Introduction
Use this guide to replace your Nexus 4 Display Assembly. This is especially useful if your device has a cracked screen or other display related problem
What you need
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Tool used on this step:SIM Card Eject Tool$2.99
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Power off the phone, by long-pressing the power button and touching Power off.
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Remove the SIM tray using the SIM Card Eject Tool.
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Tool used on this step:T5 Torx Screwdriver$5.49
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Remove the two screws from the bottom of the phone with a T5 Torx Screwdriver.
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Gently open the back case by prying along the edge of the cover, starting at a corner of the phone and circling around the phone using a plastic opening tool.
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Remove the two 1.8 mm Phillips screws holding down the battery connector.
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Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the battery cable from its socket on the motherboard.
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Tool used on this step:Plastic Cards$2.99
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Remove the blue tape that secures the white antenna cable to the battery.
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Using a spudger, carefully disconnect the white antenna cable.
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Carefully pry the battery out with a Plastic Opening Tool, starting at the top left-hand corner and working down towards the bottom right-hand corner.
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Remove the nine 4.6 mm Phillips #000 screws. Gently lift out the plastic cover.
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The midframe is held in with two clips, one at either side. Use a plastic spudger to release each side and gently lift up and away.
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Remove the two 4.8 mm screws that hold the speaker enclosure together using the Phillips 00 screwdriver.
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Gently pry the speaker up and away from the back of the phone using a plastic opening tool, and lift it out of the phone.
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The audio port will likely lift out together with the ambient light sensor rubber cap.
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Remove the cap from the old part and move it to the new one. Ensure the cap stays in place when installing the new audio port into the phone.
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Gently pry the metal tab up using a spudger, and lift up the disconnected black flap.
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With a spudger, carefully pry up the black tab connecting the camera to the motherboard.
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Lift up the camera from the socket.
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Remove the white antenna interconnect cable that attaches the motherboard to the bottom right-hand corner of phone by pulling on it gently.
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Remove the tab located in the bottom right-hand corner of the motherboard attaching the motherboard to the front display assembly using a spudger.
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Remove the last tab connecting the motherboard to the front display assembly located in the upper right-hand corner of the motherboard using a spudger.
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Using a spudger, gently lift up the motherboard from the front display assembly.
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Carefully remove the motherboard using your hands.
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Grasp the daughterboard with tweezers.
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Gently pull upwards to slide the connector out of the charging port housing.
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Remove the daughterboard from the display assembly.
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