Turn the phone over so that you
are facing the back side of the phone.
With your fingers, pry the back cover up starting from the top of the phone near the headphone jack and camera.
Completely remove the back cover by moving down the sides and bottom with your fingers.
With your fingers, pry the back cover up starting from the top of the phone near the headphone jack and camera.
Completely remove the back cover by moving down the sides and bottom with your fingers.
With your finger, remove the
battery from the phone by gently lifting the top-right corner nearest to the
camera.
Remove the twelve exposed 3.6 mm
Phillips screws on the rear of the phone using the 3.6 mm Phillips screwdriver.
Store all the screws in a safe
place where you will not lose them.
Remove the three circular rubber
screw covers on the back of the phone by slipping the spudger into the border
between the rubber cover and the chassis. In one motion, pry the stopper out of
the hole. This can take some force.
With the 3.6 mm Phillips
screwdriver, remove the three newly exposed 3.6mm Phillips screws.
Insert the plastic opening tool
underneath the chassis near the power button and pry the chassis from the
phone. This should take a little force.
Use the sharp end of the spudger
to pry the power button bracket from the side of the rear case.
Rotate the phone onto its side so
that the power button falls out with ease.
Make sure not to lose the power
button.
Use the sharp end of the spudger
to pry the volume button bracket from the side of the rear case.
Rotate the phone onto its side so
that the volume button falls out with ease.
Make sure not to lose the volume
button.
The motherboard is split into two
different chips. The large chip is located above where the battery rests and
the smaller chip is located below it.
Remove the three 3.6 mm Phillip's
screws on the motherboard.
A small silver piece of metal is connected to the lowest screw and may fall off. This metal holds the WiFi antenna in place and should not be lost; although the phone operates just fine without it.
A small silver piece of metal is connected to the lowest screw and may fall off. This metal holds the WiFi antenna in place and should not be lost; although the phone operates just fine without it.
Using the flat end of the
spudger, pry the four tape connectors straight up out of their respective
motherboard sockets.
This connection is a little bit
more tricky to remove. Follow these directions carefully to avoid damaging the
device.
On the right side, there are two
motherboard connections hidden underneath the motherboard.
For these, insert the spudger in between the motherboard and the connection and rotate the spudger in a rocking motion until the two cables are disconnected from the motherboard.
For these, insert the spudger in between the motherboard and the connection and rotate the spudger in a rocking motion until the two cables are disconnected from the motherboard.
Like the last step, this
connection is tricky to remove. Please pay close attention to the guide to
avoid damaging your device.
On the bottom right only one
connection is visible, however an additional connection is hidden underneath
the first. To safely disconnect both, first unplug the visible connection then
lift its tape up to expose the second socket. Similarly disconnect the second
tape.
With your fingers, gently pull
upwards on the WiFi antenna near the connection on the smaller motherboard
until the antenna is no longer connected to the bottom motherboard.
Use the spudger to carefully pry
the small motherboard off of the phone.
Start from the sides of the lower
motherboard closest to the charging port. Carefully pry the motherboard off
until it is no longer connected to the phone.
Use the spudger to carefully pry
the bigger motherboard off of the phone. Start from the top of the large
motherboard. Carefully pry the motherboard off until it is no longer connected
to the phone.
