Place the phone with the screen facing down onto a flat surface.

Place the flat edge of the pry tool into the seam on the side, just above the screen. (refer to picture on where to place pry tool).

Push the pry tool into the seam.

Pry apart the plates until the cover separates from the rest of the phone. Be careful not to apply too much pressure

Proceed to pull the front cover away from the rest of the phone. (refer to second picture for results) The marking foreshadows what we will be using in the next step.