Screen Replacement For Samsung Note 20 Ultra Repair Guide

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Introduction

What you need

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Step 1

              Identify the problem

On this Note 20 the OLED is clearly broken and has a crack on the side.
The back has no damage to it so apply heat.
Apply Heat to back glass
I do not have a picture of my heating process I hope you have a heat gun I use a crock pot with rubber in it.

On this Note 20 the OLED is clearly broken and has a crack on the side.

The back has no damage to it so apply heat.

Apply Heat to back glass

I do not have a picture of my heating process I hope you have a heat gun I use a crock pot with rubber in it.

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Step 2

              Prep for back glass removal

BE SURE THE BACK GLASS IS TO HOT TO TOUCH!
I prep my ifixit splicer with 99% alcohol to help losen adhesive.
Start from the buttom straight up and down push tool in until you hit the frame you while hear a sound
Slide tool at angle stop at the curve

BE SURE THE BACK GLASS IS TO HOT TO TOUCH!

I prep my ifixit splicer with 99% alcohol to help losen adhesive.

Start from the buttom straight up and down push tool in until you hit the frame you while hear a sound

Slide tool at angle stop at the curve

Step 3

              Back Glass Removal

After loosening the buttom pull tool out.
Heat is Applied
Now pry with your fingers and pull up with suction cup.
While sticking splicer on curved edge side slowly working wiggling down the curve edge
Lift and wiggle the back glass off

After loosening the buttom pull tool out.

Heat is Applied

Now pry with your fingers and pull up with suction cup.

While sticking splicer on curved edge side slowly working wiggling down the curve edge

Lift and wiggle the back glass off

Step 4

              Remove Sim/Stylus

We did it no cracks! High Five Youself
Remove Sim Card
Remove stylus

We did it no cracks! High Five Youself

Remove Sim Card

Remove stylus

Step 5

              Wireless Charging Coil

Remove 6 PH000 Screws from the wireless charging pad covering the battery connection.
Disconnect wireless coil from connections with plastic spudger
Use spudger at top on the metal squeezing it under the top of the wireless charging pad bracket.
Lift and wiggle slowly the charging pad off while locating the battery connection
Battery Connection!!

Remove 6 PH000 Screws from the wireless charging pad covering the battery connection.

Disconnect wireless coil from connections with plastic spudger

Use spudger at top on the metal squeezing it under the top of the wireless charging pad bracket.

Lift and wiggle slowly the charging pad off while locating the battery connection

Battery Connection!!

Step 6

              Disconnect Battery

Disconnect the battery with spudger!

Disconnect the battery with spudger!

Step 7

              Ear Speaker Bracket

Remove 4 PH000 Screws to the ear speaker bracket.

Also disconnect this connection!

Step 8

              Mainboard

The battery should already be disconnected!
Use a spudger
Make sure its disconnected
Disconnect all yellow boxed connections!
Remove the 2 PH000 Screws holding the camera
Lift mainboard with spudger from ear speaker goin down using the frame as a leveler
With all the connection the board may snag on the connections be slow and observer feel for tension.

The battery should already be disconnected!

Use a spudger

Make sure its disconnected

Disconnect all yellow boxed connections!

Remove the 2 PH000 Screws holding the camera

Lift mainboard with spudger from ear speaker goin down using the frame as a leveler

With all the connection the board may snag on the connections be slow and observer feel for tension.

Step 9

              Front Camera

Front Camera do not break it is serialized to the phone! Can’t be repaired if is broken!
Front Camera Location
Use heat or 99% alcohol to get it removed
Use straight edge blade at bottom of camera to break it loose. You can actually pull the glue/adhesive out it will come out in one chunk.
Lift camera out slowly

Front Camera do not break it is serialized to the phone! Can’t be repaired if is broken!

Front Camera Location

Use heat or 99% alcohol to get it removed

Use straight edge blade at bottom of camera to break it loose. You can actually pull the glue/adhesive out it will come out in one chunk.

Lift camera out slowly

Step 10

Remove 5 PH000 Screws for the Loudspeaker bracket
Use spudger to lift out bracket
Disconnect flex cables
Remove 3 Black PH000 Screws to microphoned board and charger port

Remove 5 PH000 Screws for the Loudspeaker bracket

Use spudger to lift out bracket

Disconnect flex cables

Remove 3 Black PH000 Screws to microphoned board and charger port

Step 11

Lift out Microphone board 1st
Then lift out charge port wiggling it loose
Good lift spot with point end of spudger at arrow location
Loosen Adhesive

Lift out Microphone board 1st

Then lift out charge port wiggling it loose

Good lift spot with point end of spudger at arrow location

Loosen Adhesive

Step 12

              Small Parts

Remove 2 black PH000 Screws on top right lifting flex out.
Remove 2 PH000 Screws on Bottom right lift flex out.
Use heat it has adhesive holding it down.
The top right flex can disconnect from connection not sure 100% what all these parts do yet.

Remove 2 black PH000 Screws on top right lifting flex out.

Remove 2 PH000 Screws on Bottom right lift flex out.

Use heat it has adhesive holding it down.

The top right flex can disconnect from connection not sure 100% what all these parts do yet.

Step 13

Suction Cup, Green Plastic Spudger, and Alcohol to get it out.
Spray with alcohol start a little pry to get alcohol under battery
Lift with suction cup on battery
Bam its out not damaged

Suction Cup, Green Plastic Spudger, and Alcohol to get it out.

Spray with alcohol start a little pry to get alcohol under battery

Lift with suction cup on battery

Bam its out not damaged

Step 14

Move back all small parts into new frame screen assembly
Vibator
Frame Flex Cables
Charge Port goes in 1st
Then microphone board goes on top of charge port. Connect the flex cables
3 Black PH000 Screws

Move back all small parts into new frame screen assembly

Vibator

Frame Flex Cables

Charge Port goes in 1st

Then microphone board goes on top of charge port. Connect the flex cables

3 Black PH000 Screws

Step 15

Lay the main board down in new frame
Insert the front camera after laying the board down

Lay the main board down in new frame

Insert the front camera after laying the board down

Step 16

Lay out adhesive for under the battery
Connect the battery 1st then lay it on adhesive
Disconnect battery
Connect al loose flex cables to there connections

Lay out adhesive for under the battery

Connect the battery 1st then lay it on adhesive

Disconnect battery

Connect al loose flex cables to there connections

Step 17

Screw brackets down and wireless charge pad to test phone before putting it fully together
Apply adhesive to back of phone lay back glass back down
If you have to replace back glass you have to move microphone from old back glass rear camera lens to the new back glass.

Screw brackets down and wireless charge pad to test phone before putting it fully together

Apply adhesive to back of phone lay back glass back down

If you have to replace back glass you have to move microphone from old back glass rear camera lens to the new back glass.

Step 18

I use liquid adhesive to hold the back glass down
Clamp the back down for a couple hours

I use liquid adhesive to hold the back glass down

Clamp the back down for a couple hours

Step 19

We are done!
Did not have to replace back glass on this one :)

We are done!

Did not have to replace back glass on this one :)

Step 20

Replaced back glass on this one and added a fun twist of my face.
To remove back glass paint use acetone and blade to pull paint off.

Replaced back glass on this one and added a fun twist of my face.

To remove back glass paint use acetone and blade to pull paint off.

During this repair on the black Note 20 Ultra I noticed the screen looked refurbished had issues with screws being stripped I did some serious work drilling into the phone. Which is not included in this guide.Before I worked on the phone that had the stripping screw issue I already had worked on the phone which I made a video and had not issues with screws stripping the phone I did the picture guide was clearly refurbished straight talk phone.

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Abe Arslan - Mar 25, 2021

I did the repair and ran into issues with the REAR camera. I retraced all my hardware. its all connected. the selfie cam works. nothing got disconnected when I removed the mother board. i’ve tried to reset app cache

help plz

Stow - Mar 26, 2021

Do you have all the screws back in with the speakers and wireless charger coil on the phone?

Mark D Schlossman - Mar 27, 2021

Rear camera hmm did you try repeating the connection did the cameras work before repair?

s ner - Apr 26, 2021

Thanks for the effort here with the guide. Unless I am missing something (lol) where is the part of the screen replacement (by screen = the display screen, right?) I see the back replacement here. You do mention the OLED screen being broken at the beginning but the guide is for the back replacement, right? (not as title suggests ‘screen replacement) Sorry maybe am wrong here.

Daniele Carminati - Apr 26, 2021

He transfered anything from the original phone to the new sreen/frame assembly.

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