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.
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25 Guide 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?