Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
10
Time Required
10 minutes
Sections
3
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 7 steps
- Camera
- 1 step
Flags
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Using your thumb, press down and slide the back cover away from the camera.
Using your thumb, press down and slide the back cover away from the camera.
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Step 2
- Remove the battery from the phone by using your plastic opening tool to find a gap at any edge of the battery and lifting the battery up.
Remove the battery from the phone by using your plastic opening tool to find a gap at any edge of the battery and lifting the battery up.
Step 3
Motherboard
- Using a Phillips#00 screw driver, remove the six 4mm screws holding the back case together.
Using a Phillips#00 screw driver, remove the six 4mm screws holding the back case together.
Step 4
- Use a plastic opening tool to pry the case off. To do this, find a gap on any side of the phone, top preferably, and slip the tip of the tool in the gap
- Now use moderate strength and slowly maneuver the tool around the outside until the case becomes loose.
- Using your fingers, take the case off.
Use a plastic opening tool to pry the case off. To do this, find a gap on any side of the phone, top preferably, and slip the tip of the tool in the gap
Now use moderate strength and slowly maneuver the tool around the outside until the case becomes loose.
Using your fingers, take the case off.
Step 5
- The green film above the camera is the camera connector to the motherboard.
- Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the camera connector.
The green film above the camera is the camera connector to the motherboard.
Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the camera connector.
Step 6
- The golden film connector connects the keyboard to the motherboard.
- Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the keyboard connector.
The golden film connector connects the keyboard to the motherboard.
Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the keyboard connector.
Step 7
- The circular connector holds the motherboard in place.
- Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the circular connector.
The circular connector holds the motherboard in place.
Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the circular connector.
Step 8
- There is a LCD connector underneath the motherboard.
- Gently lift the far edge of the motherboard upwards toward the center of the phone.
- Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the LCD connector.
There is a LCD connector underneath the motherboard.
Gently lift the far edge of the motherboard upwards toward the center of the phone.
Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the LCD connector.
Step 9
- After disconnecting the four connectors, gently lift the motherboard up with your fingers.
- Place the motherboard in a secure area.
After disconnecting the four connectors, gently lift the motherboard up with your fingers.
Place the motherboard in a secure area.
Step 10
Camera
- Use your thumb and index finger to grip the camera connector.
- Pull the camera connector upwards to detach the camera.
- The camera was glued on, so this may require moderate strength.
Use your thumb and index finger to grip the camera connector.
Pull the camera connector upwards to detach the camera.
The camera was glued on, so this may require moderate strength.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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