Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Headphone Jack Replacement

Introduction

The headphone jack is the port you connect your headphone to in order to receive the sound from the tablet through headphones. Over time, the headphone jack or the terminal connections can become worn out or damaged, which may result in headphones not receiving sound properly. In this case, the headphone jack has to be replaced and this guide will show you how.

What you need

Step 1 Back Cover

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Remove the Samsung S-Pen stylus.
Remove the micro SD storage card.

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Step 2

Using the plastic opening tool, start where the S-pen was located and carefully pry up the corner.

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Step 3

Work your way around the entire device by carefully prying and sliding the plastic opening tool.
There are clips approximately 2cm apart. As you are removing the back cover you should hear the clips being dislocated from the tablet.

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Step 4 Battery

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Remove the 8 Phillips#00 3-mm screws holding the battery in place.

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Step 5

Lift the top left corner of the battery up by the black tab.

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Step 6

Gently grasp and lift up the white connector located at the bottom right corner of the battery. It is connected to the battery by two blue and two red wires.
Do not yank the connector by the wires. If it does not disconnect easily, slide a plastic opening tool between the white connector and the board to lift the connector away from the board.

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Step 7 Headphone Jack

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Remove the two 4.5-mm black phillips head screws using a #00Phillips screwdriver.

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Step 8

Gently pry up the teal connector.
Do not yank the connector. If it does not disconnect easily use a plastic opening tool between the connector and the board to lift the connector away from the board.

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Step 9

Gently pry up the gold connector.
Do not yank the connector. If it does not disconnect easily use a plastic opening tool between the connector and the board to lift the connector away from the board.

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Step 10

Remove the headphone jack from it's housing.
If difficult, use a plastic opening tool to pry up.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Lightning struck while my son was on his tablet... no more headset audio? Replaced recommend parts still no audio. Plays fine without earbuds??? Insurance claim? What else could be the issue? Motherboard?

Shasta - Aug 17, 2017 Reply

what are these connectors on the left side of headphone jack which are connected to the backside plate?

sanco - Apr 16, 2019 Reply

this did not help getting the broken headphone jack out of my Samsung note 8

joshua- collins - Mar 7, 2024 Reply

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Headphone Jack Replacement

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