Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 2 hours

Sections

5

  • Rear Case
  • 1 step
  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • SIM Card
  • 1 step
  • Midframe
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Case
  • Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.
  • Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off the back of the phone.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.

Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off the back of the phone.

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Step 2

              Battery
  • Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the recess in the bottom right corner of the battery and lift upward.
  • Remove the battery.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the recess in the bottom right corner of the battery and lift upward.

Remove the battery.

Step 3

              SIM Card
  • Remove the SIM card by first pushing the card slightly out of its housing, then pulling it the rest of the way.

Remove the SIM card by first pushing the card slightly out of its housing, then pulling it the rest of the way.

Step 4

              Midframe
  • Remove the sixteen 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
  • Grasp the cap of the S Pen and remove it from its slot in the midframe.

Remove the sixteen 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

Grasp the cap of the S Pen and remove it from its slot in the midframe.

Step 5

  • Insert a plastic opening tool between the midframe and the display assembly.
  • Work the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the phone to break the adhesive.
  • This adhesive is relatively weak, so no heat gun should be necessary.
  • Be careful to not separate the front glass panel from the rest of the display assembly, as it is still held together with adhesive.

Insert a plastic opening tool between the midframe and the display assembly.

Work the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the phone to break the adhesive.

This adhesive is relatively weak, so no heat gun should be necessary.

Be careful to not separate the front glass panel from the rest of the display assembly, as it is still held together with adhesive.

Step 6

  • Use a plastic opening tool to loosen the clasps around the battery housing.

Use a plastic opening tool to loosen the clasps around the battery housing.

Step 7

  • Push on the battery housing to separate the midframe from the display assembly.
  • You will have to apply a reasonable amount of pressure to separate the two parts.
  • If your new midframe does not come with a headphone jack assembly, you’ll need to transfer the one from the old midframe into the new one. It can be pried loose with plastic opening tools, as it is held in place with several plastic pins.

Push on the battery housing to separate the midframe from the display assembly.

You will have to apply a reasonable amount of pressure to separate the two parts.

If your new midframe does not come with a headphone jack assembly, you’ll need to transfer the one from the old midframe into the new one. It can be pried loose with plastic opening tools, as it is held in place with several plastic pins.

Step 8

              Motherboard
  • Remove the two 2.9 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the two 2.9 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 9

  • Use a set of tweezers to remove the two antenna cables.

Use a set of tweezers to remove the two antenna cables.

Step 10

  • Use a set of tweezers or the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the two ribbon cable connectors.

Use a set of tweezers or the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the two ribbon cable connectors.

Step 11

  • Gently lift the motherboard out of the phone.

Gently lift the motherboard out of the phone.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Jeb - Jun 17, 2015

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Are all variants of the note 4 the same? An att mobo could go into a vzw/sprint body or vice versa?

pcwireless - Mar 31, 2016

I would also really like an answer to this question

Ian Troy Alvaran - Apr 6, 2016

No. Even Samsung wouldn’t accept even a paid repair because parts between models are incompatible.

I’ve tried to have an SM-910G here and if you are to replace it with an SM-910C, you’ll also need to replace the front and back cameras.

KengkoyFlip - Jul 24, 2015

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I have done a few Note 4 motherboard replacements…about 10 or so. I have not been able to simply “To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.” I always have to separate the screen from the mid frame in order to plug the 2 top ribbon cables back to the motherboard. I can’t figure out a way to get the ribbon cables plugged back in without doing so. This screen separation process is very tedious, long, and stressful as it could crack the AMOLED screen if you’re not careful. If someone can show me exactly how to simply, “To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order” it’ll make it a lot easier for me. Thanks.

trentmrobertson - Jun 20, 2017

Agreed. That screen was by far the most difficult screen ive ever removed from a phone. It would be SOOO much easier if it were broken and you didn’t care.