Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
14
Time Required
25 - 30 minutes
Sections
3
- SIM Card Tray
- 2 steps
- Power Button
- 10 steps
- Volume Button
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
SIM Card Tray
- Insert a SIM Ejector Tool into the small hole on the left side of the top edge of the device.
- Press down until the SIM Card Tray begins to protrude out of the device.
Insert a SIM Ejector Tool into the small hole on the left side of the top edge of the device.
Press down until the SIM Card Tray begins to protrude out of the device.
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Step 2
- Remove the SIM Card Tray from the slot.
Remove the SIM Card Tray from the slot.
Step 3
Power Button
- Heat the back of the device with a heat gun for 2 minutes
Heat the back of the device with a heat gun for 2 minutes
Step 4
- Once the device is heated, place a suction cup near the bottom of the back of the device Make sure it is placed on the flat part of the glass
- Be careful holding the device after heating the back, it may burn!
- Gently pull upwards on the suction cup to separate the rear glass from the body of the phone.
- While pulling upwards, insert a pick under the rear glass
Once the device is heated, place a suction cup near the bottom of the back of the device Make sure it is placed on the flat part of the glass
Be careful holding the device after heating the back, it may burn!
Gently pull upwards on the suction cup to separate the rear glass from the body of the phone.
While pulling upwards, insert a pick under the rear glass
Step 5
- Keeping the pick under the rear glass, move the pick along the bottom edge of the device to cut the adhesive.
Keeping the pick under the rear glass, move the pick along the bottom edge of the device to cut the adhesive.
Step 6
- Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
- Leave a pick on each side as you continue to the next to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Repeat the previous heating and cutting procedure for the remaining three sides of the phone.
Leave a pick on each side as you continue to the next to prevent the adhesive from resealing.
Step 7
- Once all adhesive has been cut, gently lift up the rear glass to remove it.
Once all adhesive has been cut, gently lift up the rear glass to remove it.
Step 8
- Remove the S-Pen from the bottom of the device
Remove the S-Pen from the bottom of the device
Step 9
- Remove 20 5mm screws with a Phillips #1 Screwdriver.
Remove 20 5mm screws with a Phillips #1 Screwdriver.
Step 10
- Grip the back of the device and press down on the white square to remove the middle housing.
Grip the back of the device and press down on the white square to remove the middle housing.
Step 11
- Loosen the power button flex adhesive by holding it with the tweezers.
- With the tweezers, pry up and remove the power button flex
Loosen the power button flex adhesive by holding it with the tweezers.
With the tweezers, pry up and remove the power button flex
Step 12
- Push out the power button with the tip of the tweezers.
Push out the power button with the tip of the tweezers.
Step 13
Volume Button
- Loosen the volume flex adhesive.
- Pry up and remove the volume button flex.
Loosen the volume flex adhesive.
Pry up and remove the volume button flex.
Step 14
- Push out the volume button and remove it from the device.
Push out the volume button and remove it from the device.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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