Introduction
You've shattered your screen and now you can barely use your phone without covering your hand in cuts. With this guide, you'll be able to replace that screen with a slick new one.
What you need
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Remove the two 4.5mm screws in the bottom left and right corners of the device using a T4 Torx Screwdriver.
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Holding the device in your hand, push the screen towards the top of the phone until it disconnects from the base of the phone.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Use tweezers to remove the yellow tape covering the lcd/digitizer cable connector.
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Carefully lift up the black locking tab to release the lcd/digitizer cable.
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Lift up the screen further to reveal another cable at the top of the device connecting the motherboard to the screen.
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Use tweezers to lift the black bar on top of the ZIF connector.
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Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector with tweezers.
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Now that there are no cables connecting the screen to the motherboard, remove the screen.
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Tool used on this step:Tweezers$4.99
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Remove the two 2.0mm T4 Torx screws near the top of the screen.
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Remove the metal plate protecting the front camera and ear speaker with tweezers.
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Using a plastic openining tool, lift up the front camera and ear speaker assembly.
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Remove the assembly with tweezers.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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