What you need
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Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly.
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Remove the two 6.7 mm-long pentalobe screws at the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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If your iPhone has a cracked screen, keep further breakage contained and prevent bodily harm during your repair by taping over the glass.
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Lay overlapping strips of packing tape over the iPhone's display until the whole face is covered.
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If the broken glass makes it difficult to get a suction cup to stick in the next few steps, try folding a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lifting the display with that instead.
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Lay overlapping strips of clear packing tape over the iPhone's screen until the whole face is covered.
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If you can't get the suction cup to stick in the next few steps, fold a strong piece of tape (such as duct tape) into a handle and lift the screen with that instead.
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Tool used on this step:Clampy - Anti-Clamp$24.95
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Pull the blue handle backwards to unlock the Anti-Clamp's arms.
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Slide the arms over either the left or right edge of your iPhone.
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Position the suction cups near the bottom edge of the iPhone—one on the front, and one on the back.
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Squeeze the cups together to apply suction to the desired area.
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Pull the blue handle forward to lock the arms.
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Turn the handle clockwise 360 degrees or until the cups start to stretch.
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Make sure the suction cups remain aligned with each other. If they begin to slip out of alignment, loosen the suction cups slightly and realign the arms.
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Heat an iOpener and thread it through the arms of the Anti-Clamp.
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Fold the iOpener so it lays on the bottom edge of the iPhone.
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Wait one minute to give the adhesive a chance to release and present an opening gap.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
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Skip the next three steps.
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Use a hairdryer or heat gun, or prepare an iOpener and apply it to the lower edge of the iPhone for about a minute in order to soften up the adhesive underneath.
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If you're using a single suction handle, apply it to the bottom edge of the phone, while avoiding the curved portion of the glass.
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Pull up on the suction cup with firm, constant pressure to create a slight gap between the front panel and rear case.
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Insert an opening pick under the screen and the plastic bezel, not the screen itself.
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Slide the opening pick around the lower left corner and up the left edge of the iPhone, slicing through the adhesive holding the display in place.
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Re-insert your pick at the bottom edge of the iPhone, and slide it up the right side to continue separating the adhesive.
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Slide the opening pick around the top corner of the display, while gently pulling or wiggling the display down in the direction of the Lightning port.
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Slide the pick to the opposite corner and cut any remaining adhesive securing the display.
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Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.
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Lean the display against something to keep it propped up while you're working on the phone.
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Tool used on this step:Magnetic Project Mat$19.95
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Remove three 1.2 mm Y000 screws securing the battery connector cover bracket.
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Remove the bracket.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry the battery connector straight up out of its socket.
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Bend the connector slightly away from the logic board to prevent it from accidentally making contact with the socket and providing power to the phone during your repair.
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Remove the two 1.2 mm Y000 screws securing the display connector bracket.
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Remove the bracket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the digitizer cable.
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Remove the five screws securing the logic board connector bracket to the rear case:
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One 1.3 mm Phillips #000 screw
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One 1.5 mm Phillips #000 screw
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Three 1.2 mm Y000 screws
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Remove the bracket.
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Use the tip of a spudger to pry the front sensor assembly connector up from its socket.
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Remove the two screws securing the rear camera cover:
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One 1.6 mm Phillips screw
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One 2.4 mm standoff screw
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Use an opening tool or fingernail to disconnect the camera cable connector by prying it straight up from its socket.
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Insert the tip of a spudger at the top left corner of the camera, between the camera assembly and the iPhone's frame.
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Gently pry up to lever the camera out of the iPhone.
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Disconnect the remaining Front Panel Connectors
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There are 5 FPC's near the iSight camera.
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There are 4 FPC's near the SIM reader.
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Remove the following screws:
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2.9mm standoff screw
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1.5mm Phillips #000
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1.6mm Phillips #000
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Remove the grounding bracket
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Pull the SIM reader
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