What you need
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Turn the phone off and remove the SIM Tray before beginning the repair
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Use a suction cup and pick to get between the battery cover and frame.
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Work the pick all the way around to loosen the adhesive and remove the cover.
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Flip the cover carefully to the right side of the phone, there is a cable attached to the back cover for the fingerprint ID sensor.
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Release the ZIF connector to remove the Fingerprint scanner cable from the back cover.
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Remove the 8 upper screws that hold the metal covers.
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One of the screws may be covered with a white dot sticker. Remove the dot to access the screw.
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Once the screws have been removed (as described in the previous step) the two lower metal covers can be removed.
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The upper cover can be removed by prying the upper right corner free (2nd picture).
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Disconnect the battery connector from the mainboard.
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Remove the dual camera, the front camera and the two flex cables. The Wi-Fi antenna cable can also be disconnected
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Using the iOpener or a similar tool, loosen the cover on the right side, by prying between the cover and the frame.
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At the top of the cover (2nd picture) use the iOpener to pry up the cover to remove it from the frame.
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Underneath the cover is the daughter board containing the charger port and headphone jack. Disconnect the cable attached to the daughter board.
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Pry the daughter board to remove it from the frame, it is lightly glued, and can be reused in the new frame.
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Repeat the steps in reverse to reassemble the phone.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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24 Comments
Can the antenna cable (black thin one) be reused?
hi, when you replace a faulty battery does the screen needs to be changed as well even though the screen is fine?
Normally if you can remove the battery, without damaging the screen then just replacing the battery should be ok
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I had to replace the back cover as well as it was also damaged. You will have to try it and see if the adhesive is still strong enough to stick.
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