DISASSEMBLING PROCEDURE
Place the phone face down.
Slide the back cover panel away from you, until you hear a click.
Lift the back cover panel off.
Place the plastic opening tool in the gap between the camera and battery.
Pry the battery up.
Remove the battery.
Locate the six 3mm torx screws holding the plastic mid frame in place.
Remove the six torx screws with the T4 torx screwdriver.
Place the plastic opening tool in the charging port.
Pry up to loosen the bottom edge of the plastic mid frame.
Work the plastic opening tool along the seam, until the the plastic mid frame is detached.
Remove the plastic mid frame.
Locate the power button.
Locate the volume botton.
Slide the two buttons up and out of the phone.
The removed buttons are incredibly easy to lose, so be sure to keep an eye on them.
Locate the power button sensor strip.
Place the plastic opening tool under the sensor strip.
Pry the sensor strip up.
Locate the volume button sensor strip.
Place the plastic opening tool under the sensor strip.
Pry the sensor strip up.
Locate the outer screen connector.
Place the plastic opening tool under the screen connector.
Pry the screen connector up.
Locate the inner screen connector.
Place the plastic opening tool under the screen connector.
Pry the screen connector up.
Place the plastic opening tool in the charger port.
Pry the motherboard up.
Remove the motherboard.
Pick up the front half of your phone with your left hand.
Slowly rotate the phone so the screen falls into your right hand.
Be extremely careful not to drop the screen.
