Huawei P10 Lite Display Replacement

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch (and 7 other contributors)

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Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

1 - 2 hours

Introduction

Use this guide to remove and replace the display in your Huawei P10 Lite smartphone.

To protect your eyes from glass shreds and get a better grip to open the phone you might want to apply some tape onto the screen.

When reassembling apply new adhesive where it is necessary.

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Huawei P10 Lite Screen

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Huawei P10 Lite Display Adhesive

$4.99

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Step 1 Back cover

Insert the tip of an opening pick between the back cover and the mid frame and slide it around the phone, to cut the adhesive.

Using a suction handle to lift the back cover may help to get an initial gap for the opening pick to put in.

If the adhesive is hard to cut, use an iOpener to loosen it.

Insert the tip of an opening pick between the back cover and the mid frame and slide it around the phone, to cut the adhesive.
Using a suction handle to lift the back cover may help to get an initial gap for the opening pick to put in.
If the adhesive is hard to cut, use an iOpener to loosen it.

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Step 2

After you cut the adhesive on every edge, twist your opening pick, to separate the rear cover from the phone.

Flip the rear cover over to the right side of the phone.

After you cut the adhesive on every edge, twist your opening pick, to separate the rear cover from the phone.
Flip the rear cover over to the right side of the phone.

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Step 3

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker.
Remove the two Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the four 2.5 mm Phillips #00 screws.

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Step 4

Use tweezers to remove the mainboard shield.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the finger print sensor flex cable.

Use tweezers to remove the mainboard shield.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the finger print sensor flex cable.
When reassembling apply new adhesive where it is necessary.

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Step 5 Battery Disconnection

Remove the Phillips screw holding the battery connector plate in place.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery flex cable.

Remove the Phillips screw holding the battery connector plate in place.
Remove the battery connector plate.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery flex cable.

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Step 6 Battery

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive beneath the battery.

Insert a spudger between the battery and the mid frame to create a gap.

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive beneath the battery.
Insert a spudger between the battery and the mid frame to create a gap.
Be careful not to puncture or crease the battery.
Insert an opening pick or use the spuder in the gap to cut the adhesive beneath the battery.
There are flex cables running under the battery. Don't damage them with your tools.

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Step 7

Use a spudger to cut the rest of the adhesive and lever the battery out of the phone.

Tool used on this step:

Tesa 61395 Tape

$5.99

Use a spudger to cut the rest of the adhesive and lever the battery out of the phone.
Remove the battery.
When reassembling your phone replace old adhesive with double-sided tape or pre-cut adhesive strips.
Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.

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Step 8 Display

Remove the Philipps screw holding the display connection bracket in place.

Use the flat end of a spudger, to disconnect the display flex cable.

Remove the Philipps screw holding the display connection bracket in place.
Remove the display connection bracket.
Use the flat end of a spudger, to disconnect the display flex cable.

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Step 9

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive under the display.

Insert the tip of an opening pick between the display and the midframe.

Insert a second opening pick next to the other one.

Use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive under the display.
Insert the tip of an opening pick between the display and the midframe.
Insert a second opening pick next to the other one.

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Step 10

Slide one of the opening picks round the phone, to cut the adhesive.

Slide one of the opening picks round the phone, to cut the adhesive.

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Step 11

After you slid the opening pick completly around the phone, twist it at the top of the phone, to seperate the display from the midframe.

Grab the phone at the upper part and seperate the display from the frame while working the flex cable through the gap.

When reassembling your phone replace old adhesive with double-sided tape or pre-cut adhesive strips.

Tool used on this step:

Tesa 61395 Tape

$5.99

After you slid the opening pick completly around the phone, twist it at the top of the phone, to seperate the display from the midframe.
Grab the phone at the upper part and seperate the display from the frame while working the flex cable through the gap.
When reassembling your phone replace old adhesive with double-sided tape or pre-cut adhesive strips.