Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Front Panel
  • 5 steps
  • Speaker
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

  • Remove the batteryRemove the front panelReplace the speaker

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               
  • Hold the phone with the back facing you.
  • Press the silver tab down and remove the cover.

Hold the phone with the back facing you.

Press the silver tab down and remove the cover.

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Step 2

  • Pull up on the top edge of the battery to remove it.

Pull up on the top edge of the battery to remove it.

Step 3

              Front Panel               
  • Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the bottom cover loose.
  • Do not use excessive force at risk of damaging the antenna, which is under this casing.
  • Pull the cover from the front of the phone after the back is loose.

Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry the bottom cover loose.

Do not use excessive force at risk of damaging the antenna, which is under this casing.

Pull the cover from the front of the phone after the back is loose.

Step 4

  • Remove the two top screws with a T5 Torx screwdriver.
  • The screws are 8mm long.

Remove the two top screws with a T5 Torx screwdriver.

The screws are 8mm long.

Step 5

  • Gently pry off the side casings from the top.
  • The side casings cannot be fully removed yet because they are screwed on at the bottom.
  • You will not need to remove the sides on the bottom.

Gently pry off the side casings from the top.

The side casings cannot be fully removed yet because they are screwed on at the bottom.

You will not need to remove the sides on the bottom.

Step 6

  • Use a plastic opening tool to detach the securing clips holding the the front panel in place.
  • There are six securing clips total.

Use a plastic opening tool to detach the securing clips holding the the front panel in place.

There are six securing clips total.

Step 7

  • Carefully remove the front panel.
  • You may need to apply some force in removing because the front panel is attached to the rest of the device with adhesive.

Carefully remove the front panel.

You may need to apply some force in removing because the front panel is attached to the rest of the device with adhesive.

Step 8

              Speaker               
  • Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the four screws located on the corners of the keyboard frame.
  • The screws are 6mm long.

Use a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the four screws located on the corners of the keyboard frame.

The screws are 6mm long.

Step 9

  • After the bottom two screws have been removed the side casings can be removed.

After the bottom two screws have been removed the side casings can be removed.

Step 10

  • Remove the back case.
  • The speaker is located on the back case.

Remove the back case.

The speaker is located on the back case.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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