Turn
the phone over so that the back cover faces up. Locate the groove at the bottom
center of the phone. Press the groove with your thumb to release the edge of
the case from the phone.
Use
your thumb and index finger to carefully open the sides of the phone. Start
from the bottom and work your fingers up along the sides of the phone until the
back cover is completely separated from the body of the phone.
Lift
the bottom corner of the battery with your fingers. Remove the battery from the
body of the phone.
Use
a T3 or T4 (sub-models vary) Torx screwdriver to remove the nine screws shown
in the picture. Keep the screws in a safe place.
Gently
lift the plastic housing off the phone and set it aside. You can now see the
motherboard.
Use
the spudger to detach the green flat-top connector located under the rear
camera. Slowly push the connector up and back. Refer to the first and second
images. Use the spudger to detach and lift the orange flat-top connector seen
in the second image. Slowly push the connector up and back. Then, detach the
remaining two flat-top connectors one at a time to release the motherboard from
the housing.
The
motherboard is fragile. Make sure all connectors have been detached before you
remove the motherboard. Carefully remove the motherboard and set it aside on an
antistatic surface. Depending on the part you bought, you may be able to skip
the remaining steps. A complete screen and case assembly can be purchased
together. If that's what you have, simply move the motherboard to the new piece
and reverse the steps above to reassemble your device. Otherwise, continue with
the steps below.
The
screen is fragile and may crack if the screws are not removed carefully. Use a
T2 Torx screwdriver to remove the first small screw located at the top right.
Refer to the second image. Then unscrew the four screws that surround the case.
Refer to the third image. Keep all five screws in a safe place.
Turn
the phone over so that the touch screen faces you. Slide a plastic opening tool
around the rectangular edge of the phone to separate the touch screen from the
case. Start from either of the bottom corners and work your way around the
phone to loosen the screen. The connectors are connected to the phone case. Be
careful not to damage them when you separate the screen from the phone case.
Gently separate the screen from the phone case. Now, the phone is ready for a
new screen.
