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17

Time Required

                          20 - 50 minutes

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  • Screen Replacement
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Screen Replacement
  • Use sim card attachment for the screwdriver found in the IFIXIT box to remove the sim card tray from the phone.

Use sim card attachment for the screwdriver found in the IFIXIT box to remove the sim card tray from the phone.

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Step 2

  • Remove the 3.5 mm screws on both sides of the charging port, at the bottom of the phone, using the T2 screwdriver.

Remove the 3.5 mm screws on both sides of the charging port, at the bottom of the phone, using the T2 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Use the opening tool to separate the screen and the plastic body of the phone.

Use the opening tool to separate the screen and the plastic body of the phone.

Step 4

  • Utilize the PH #00 attachment to remove the two 3.3 mm screws in the bracket to the top left of the battery.

Utilize the PH #00 attachment to remove the two 3.3 mm screws in the bracket to the top left of the battery.

Step 5

  • After removing the bracket and screws, pull up on the battery from the bottom of the unit and set aside.

After removing the bracket and screws, pull up on the battery from the bottom of the unit and set aside.

Step 6

  • Remove all three screws near the top of the phone with the PH #00.
  • The top right and left screws are 3.25 mm.
  • The middle screw is 2.65 mm.

Remove all three screws near the top of the phone with the PH #00.

The top right and left screws are 3.25 mm.

The middle screw is 2.65 mm.

Step 7

  • De-solder the single black speaker wire attached on the left side of the phone.

De-solder the single black speaker wire attached on the left side of the phone.

Step 8

  • Use the flat-edge side of iFixIt plastic spudger to detach both of the ribbon cables off of the motherboard at their connection point.

Use the flat-edge side of iFixIt plastic spudger to detach both of the ribbon cables off of the motherboard at their connection point.

Step 9

  • Use the tweezers to lift up on the edges of the motherboard located above where the battery was, then remove the motherboard.

Use the tweezers to lift up on the edges of the motherboard located above where the battery was, then remove the motherboard.

Step 10

  • Remove the speaker cover at the bottom of the casing by taking out all five 3.25 mm screws with the PH #00.

Remove the speaker cover at the bottom of the casing by taking out all five 3.25 mm screws with the PH #00.

Step 11

  • Gently pry off the ribbon cable from speaker housing with the flat-edge side of the iFixit plastic spudger.

Gently pry off the ribbon cable from speaker housing with the flat-edge side of the iFixit plastic spudger.

Step 12

  • Remove the speaker once exposed.

Remove the speaker once exposed.

Step 13

  • Use iOpener to soften the adhesive keeping the screen on the device.

Use iOpener to soften the adhesive keeping the screen on the device.

Step 14

  • Pry off the screen beginning at the right-hand side toward the bottom of the phone with the plastic flat-edge spudger.

Pry off the screen beginning at the right-hand side toward the bottom of the phone with the plastic flat-edge spudger.

Step 15

  • Progress around the perimeter of the phone with the pry tool till the screen is off.

Progress around the perimeter of the phone with the pry tool till the screen is off.

Step 16

  • Remove the screen by pulling the attached ribbon cable out through the exposed opening.

Remove the screen by pulling the attached ribbon cable out through the exposed opening.

Step 17

  • The finished product will be a screen with nothing attached to the body of the phone.

The finished product will be a screen with nothing attached to the body of the phone.

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