What you need
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Insert the end of a paper clip into the holes on each side of the phone to eject the SIM card and Micro SD card.
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Set the cardholders aside.
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Use a metal spudger to pry up the left edge of the upper grey front plate.
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Use the narrow plastic pry tool to carefully separate the black ribbon antenna from the grey plate.
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Use the plastic pry tool to pry around the edge of the phone.
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Slowly pull up from the right side of the screen like opening a book.
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Use the plastic spudger to peel the foam adhesive around the camera away from the back plate.
Only open the back enough to gain access to the foam adhesive around the camera. If you open too much before separating the camera, you will rip the ribbon connector apart & the camera will never work again. Thank you !!!
Is there anything else that can destroy the camera?
I was careful and did not think that I destroyed anything, also there is no damage visible. But the camera doesn’t work, I cannot even switch from front to main camera. Any idea or hopeless?
Once the back is pried enough to reach inside, you can use the plastic spudger tool to reach in and pry the sides of the square camera body away from the back of the case. You are trying to protect the camera body, and the ribbon cable that connects it to the main board, by carefully separating the adhesive around the sides that fasten the camera body to the hole in the back cover of the phone.
There are several plastic clips around the perimeter of the phone. I found it easiest to unclip the one right blow the volume button first, then work down the right side of the phone (two more on the side, one at the corner) then work up the right side (one at the upper right corner) then along the top and bottom.
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Peel off the long yellow pieces of tape on the right and left side of the copper plate.
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Use the pointed end of the spudger to pop off the four antenna connectors. Three are located on the top left corner of the motherboard and one on the bottom right.
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Use the narrow plastic pry tool to pop off the two ribbon cable connectors located at the bottom of the upper circuit board.
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Use a prying motion on each side of the battery with the narrow plastic pry tool to lift the battery from the frame and remove it.
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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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3 Comments
I just went through this with my phone and got it all back together, but I just plugged it in to charge and the screen just shows a gray blob slowly getting darker until the LED charging light shuts off and the screen goes blank. I don’t know if maybe I missed connecting something or what. Any suggestions on what may be unplugged/damaged?
Same here, Anthony. Did you ever resolve grey blob problem?
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funny I got the same problem, the charge light stays on and if you press vol dn and power button at same time it buzzes after 5 seconds