Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
18
Time Required
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Sections
6
- Stylus
- 1 step
- Rear Case
- 2 steps
- MicroSD Card
- 1 step
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Midframe
- 8 steps
- Front Facing Camera Assembly
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Stylus
- Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.
Grasp the end of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.
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Step 2
Rear Case
- Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
Step 3
- Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.
Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.
Step 4
MicroSD Card
- If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
- After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
- Remove the microSD card.
- For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.
If you have an SD card inserted, use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
Remove the microSD card.
For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.
Step 5
Battery
- Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
Step 6
- Remove the battery from the midframe.
Remove the battery from the midframe.
Step 7
Midframe
- Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.
Step 8
- Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
- Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Insert your plastic opening tool between the midframe and front panel assembly on the side of the phone.
Slide the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Step 9
- Continue to run the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Continue to run the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Step 10
- Carefully pry around the corner with a plastic opening tool.
Carefully pry around the corner with a plastic opening tool.
Step 11
- Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.
Pry along the top of the phone with a plastic opening tool.
Step 12
- Push the plastic opening tool down to free the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.
Push the plastic opening tool down to free the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.
Step 13
- Free the clips along the power button side of the phone.
- Lastly, free the two clips along the top and bottom edge of battery compartment.
Free the clips along the power button side of the phone.
Lastly, free the two clips along the top and bottom edge of battery compartment.
Step 14
- Lift the display assembly out of the midframe.
Lift the display assembly out of the midframe.
Step 15
Front Facing Camera Assembly
- Remove the 3mm Phillips #00 screw from the front-facing camera bracket.
Remove the 3mm Phillips #00 screw from the front-facing camera bracket.
Step 16
- Remove the front-facing camera bracket.
Remove the front-facing camera bracket.
Step 17
- Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front-facing camera connector.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front-facing camera connector.
Step 18
- Remove the front-facing camera.
Remove the front-facing camera.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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