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This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your Motorola i450 Boost Mobile, use our service manual.

  1. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Antenna: step 1, image 1 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Antenna: step 1, image 2 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Antenna: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Place the phone on a flat surface with the front facing down and the antenna fully extended.

    • Use a spudger to remove the circular rubber cover from the base of the antenna.

    • Remove the 3.2 mm Torx T5 screw located under the rubber cover.

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    • Remove the antenna by grasping from the white plastic piece just below the antenna and pulling away from the phone.

    • Do not grasp the black antenna piece to pull it out. Doing so may damage it.

  3. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Back Cover: step 3, image 1 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Back Cover: step 3, image 2 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Back Cover: step 3, image 3 of 3
    • Place the phone on a flat surface with the front facing down.

    • Insert your finger under the gray plastic cover at the bottom end of the phone.

    • Lift the cover off the phone.

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    • Place your thumb in the notch in the lower left corner of the battery compartment.

    • Lift the battery up and away from the phone.

    • Remove the battery.

  5. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, SIM Card: step 5, image 1 of 2 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, SIM Card: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Locate the metal slider that holds the SIM card in place.

    • Push the slider away from the metal flap which contains the SIM card. The flap will pop up.

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    • Lift the metal flap to gain access to the bottom of the SIM card.

    • Remove the SIM card by sliding it out parallel to the bottom of the flap.

  7. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Circuit Board: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Extend the antenna.

  8. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown: step 8, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the four 4.8 mm Torx T6 screws from the corners of the back of the phone.

    • If the antenna is not fully extended, the top left screw will not be accessible.

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    • Gently lift off the back half of the phone and set to the side.

    • Permanent circuit connections prevent the cover from completely separating from the phone. Do not attempt to disconnect these circuits.

  10. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Keypad: step 10, image 1 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Keypad: step 10, image 2 of 3 Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Keypad: step 10, image 3 of 3
    • Gently lift the end of the circuit board farthest from the phone hinge.

    • The circuit board is permanently connected to the phone casing at the end nearest to the hinge.

    • Grasp the keypad at the bottom of the phone, raise it, and pull it away.

  11. Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown, Motorola i450 Boost Mobile Teardown: step 11, image 1 of 1
    • Exploded view of all phone components.

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