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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Motorola Moto G Play (2023), use our service manual.

  1. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Eject the SIM tray: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Use a SIM tray ejection tool, or the one on your iFixit screwdriver's cap, to eject the SIM tray.

  2. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove part of the back plate: step 2, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove part of the back plate: step 2, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove part of the back plate: step 2, image 3 of 3
    • The back plate is very fragile in some areas, so be careful when prying. These areas are the SIM slot, power and volume buttons, headphone jack, and camera bezel.

    • Insert a shimmy tool in the SIM slot, into the edge of the plate, to create a gap. Then, insert a pick into the gap, and slide it across the edge of the phone, to unclip the plate.

    • Do not try to unclip the part around the camera. We will save that for step 4.

  3. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Push the fingerprint sensor out of the back plate: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • While carefully lifting the back plate up, push the fingerprint sensor down to separate it from the plate.

    • Again, take caution when lifting the back plate, as to not damage the area around the headphone jack, and volume buttons.

  4. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Completely removing the back plate: step 4, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Completely removing the back plate: step 4, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Completely removing the back plate: step 4, image 3 of 3
    • Insert a spudger into the phone, to separate some of the glue from the phone.

    • Be careful not to poke the battery, or the fingerprint sensor and it's ribbon cable.

    • Again, be careful as to not bend the plastic around the headphone jack, as I did on accident (shown on image 3). These things suck!

  5. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard cover: step 5, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard cover: step 5, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard cover: step 5, image 3 of 3
    • Using a TORX T5 bit, unscrew and remove the screws shown with the red circles. Then, lift out the cover.

  6. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove connections: step 6, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove connections: step 6, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove connections: step 6, image 3 of 3
    • Remove the fingerprint sensor, screen/daughterboard, and battery ribbon cables, with the spudger.

  7. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Disconnect the antenna from the motherboard: step 7, image 1 of 2 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Disconnect the antenna from the motherboard: step 7, image 2 of 2
    • Using the spudger tool, pry the WiFi antenna out of the motherboard.

  8. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard: step 8, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard: step 8, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the motherboard: step 8, image 3 of 3
    • Using a TORX T5 bit, remove the screw at the bottom corner of the motherboard, highlighted in red. Then, using the spudger, pry the motherboard out of the body.

  9. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the cameras: step 9, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the cameras: step 9, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the cameras: step 9, image 3 of 3
    • Using a spudger, pry the cameras out of their connectors on the motherboard. There are 3 cameras connected on the front of the board, and one on the back. Peel the tape off with the camera, if need be.

  10. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the daughterboard plate: step 10, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the daughterboard plate: step 10, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Remove the daughterboard plate: step 10, image 3 of 3
    • Again, using a TORX T5 bit, unscrew the screws highlighted in red. Then, use a spudger to lift the plate out.

  11. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Disconnecting stuff from the daughterboard: step 11, image 1 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Disconnecting stuff from the daughterboard: step 11, image 2 of 3 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Disconnecting stuff from the daughterboard: step 11, image 3 of 3
    • Use a TORX T5 bit to remove the screw - highlighted in red - holding in the board. Then, use a spudger to disconnect the ribbon and antenna cables.

  12. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Take out the daughterboard and antenna cable: step 12, image 1 of 2 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Take out the daughterboard and antenna cable: step 12, image 2 of 2
    • Use a spudger to take out the daughterboard, and pull out the cable with your fingers.

  13. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Removing the battery: step 13, image 1 of 2 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Removing the battery: step 13, image 2 of 2
    • Heat the front of the phone up a little bit with a hair dryer or heat gun, then use an old credit card to lift out the battery.

    • Do not poke the battery, and make sure it's been discharged. Also, do not heat the phone up to the point it gets too hot.

    • Be very careful when using isopropyl alcohol to loosen the glue! Otherwise, it will leak into the LCD and damage it.

  14. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Seperate the screen ribbon cable from the frame: step 14, image 1 of 1
    • Using a pick, separate the glue on the frame away from the ribbon cable.

  15. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Seperate the screen from the frame: step 15, image 1 of 2 Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Seperate the screen from the frame: step 15, image 2 of 2
    • Using a hair dryer or heat gun, heat up the front of the phone, until it becomes warm to the touch. Then, wedge a jimmy tool in between the frame and the screen, and glide it across the perimeter of the display.

    • Only insert the jimmy about 2mm into the screen bezel, otherwise, you will ruin the display.

  16. Motorola Moto G Play (2023) Teardown, Extracting the display: step 16, image 1 of 1
    • Insert the jimmy into the top of the phone, and pry out the display with it. Then, lift it out of the frame, and pull the ribbon cables out.

    • The teardown process is complete! In order to put everything back together, follow this guide in reverse.

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Trop cool 😎

NELSON WILSON - Reply Share

Don't forget the button flex!

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