Huawei P9 Display Assembly with Frame Replacement
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Last updated on Apr 23, 2019
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓Use this guide to replace the display assembly including the frame of your Huawei P9.
Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. The battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured, but the chances of that happening are much lower if discharged.
What you need
Fix Kit
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Parts
Tools
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First switch off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.
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Unscrew the two Pentalobe P2 screws located at the bottom next to the device's USB C port.
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Use an iSclack or a suction handle to separate the phone assembly from the rear panel.
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Unplug the antenna cable.
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Remove the sticker that sits on top of the screw.
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Unscrew the two Phillips #00 screws that hold the metal plate in place.
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The plate, which is covering the battery connector, has two little hooks on each side. Use a tweezer to free them and unhinge the plate by carefully moving it upwards.
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Now you can unplug the battery connector and bend it aside.
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The EVA-L09 model has an NFC antenna adhered onto the battery.
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The battery is secured with three pieces of adhesive, a removable pull-tab in the center, and on the SIM tray side. A third piece of adhesive on the button side has no pull-tab.
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Pull the adhesive tabs in a slow constant movement to free the battery.
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Slowly lift the battery toward the button side and free it from the remaining hidden piece of adhesive.
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Remove the other five Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard.
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Disconnect the motherboard flex cable as well as the power and volume button cable.
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Unplug the LCD screen flex cable.
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Remove the motherboard assembly.
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Remove the earpiece speaker (mind adhesive underneath).
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Remove the proximity sensor module from its bracket.
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Carefully peel off the motherboard flex cable.
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Remove the three Phillips #00 screws from the daughterboard.
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Carefully remove the metal bracket. The headphone jack connector might stick to it.
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Unplug the motherboard flex connector and put the cable aside.
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Unplug the connector of the loudspeaker.
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Remove the daughterboard.
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Pry the speaker off of the adhesive holding it to the display assembly.
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Remove the headphone jack out of its recess.
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Pry the vibration motor out of its adhered recess in the display assembly.
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Carefully remove the fragile contact cable from the adhesive holding it to the frame.
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Remove the antenna cable and the power and volume bottom cable on either side.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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