Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          25 - 35 minutes            

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  • Touch Screen / Digitizer
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Introduction

How to disassemble / make apart and change broken or not working touch screen. Video tutorial:

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Step 1

              Touch Screen / Digitizer               
  • Unscrew 8x screws and remove the back cover using a plastic tool.

Unscrew 8x screws and remove the back cover using a plastic tool.

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Step 2

  • Disconnect the LCD display cable and the menu buttons cable.
  • There are another two cable connector between the main board and the additional upper board.

Disconnect the LCD display cable and the menu buttons cable.

There are another two cable connector between the main board and the additional upper board.

Step 3

  • In case to remove the upper board, unscrew the screw and release the power button flex cable and the volume up/down flex cable.
  • In another side of the board is the touchscreen flex cable connector.

In case to remove the upper board, unscrew the screw and release the power button flex cable and the volume up/down flex cable.

In another side of the board is the touchscreen flex cable connector.

Step 4

  • Use hot air to warm the touchscreen.
  • With a plastic tool start to separate the touchscreen.
  • Gently release the menu flex cable from the touch screen.

Use hot air to warm the touchscreen.

With a plastic tool start to separate the touchscreen.

Gently release the menu flex cable from the touch screen.

Step 5

  • The touchscreen flex cable go between the LCD display and the upper case / housing.
  • Again use a plastic tool and hot air to free up the cable.
  • Work carefully to avoid breaking the display.

The touchscreen flex cable go between the LCD display and the upper case / housing.

Again use a plastic tool and hot air to free up the cable.

Work carefully to avoid breaking the display.

Step 6

  • I use toothpicks and hot air to make place for the cable of the new spare part.

I use toothpicks and hot air to make place for the cable of the new spare part.

Step 7

  • It’s time to assemble the phone.
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It’s time to assemble the phone.

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

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