Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
11
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
3
- Back Cover
- 3 steps
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Display Assembly
- 6 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- First switch off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.
First switch off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.
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Step 2
- Remove both screws on the bottom with a Torx T2 screwdriver.
- Use a plastic opening tool to get between the display and the case. Open the smartphone by carefully prying out the display with all the parts out of the case.
- Don’t open the phone all the way, yet. The fingerprint sensor cable is still connected to the back cover.
Remove both screws on the bottom with a Torx T2 screwdriver.
Use a plastic opening tool to get between the display and the case. Open the smartphone by carefully prying out the display with all the parts out of the case.
Don’t open the phone all the way, yet. The fingerprint sensor cable is still connected to the back cover.
Step 3
- Swing open the phone to the right side.
- Disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable with a spudger.
Swing open the phone to the right side.
Disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable with a spudger.
Step 4
Battery
- Peel out the adhesive strip which is placed beneath the battery by steadily pulling at the tab in a flat angle.
- If the adhesive strip breaks, grab and twist it around tweezer tips a couple of times and then continue.
Peel out the adhesive strip which is placed beneath the battery by steadily pulling at the tab in a flat angle.
If the adhesive strip breaks, grab and twist it around tweezer tips a couple of times and then continue.
Step 5
- If the battery is not freed, use an opening pick to pry under the battery, freeing it from the remaining adhesive.
- Remove the battery.
- When reassembling your phone, replace old adhesive with stretch release adhesive strips, double-sided tape, or pre-cut adhesive strips.
- Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.
If the battery is not freed, use an opening pick to pry under the battery, freeing it from the remaining adhesive.
Remove the battery.
When reassembling your phone, replace old adhesive with stretch release adhesive strips, double-sided tape, or pre-cut adhesive strips.
Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.
Step 6
Display Assembly
- Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws that hold the motherboard in its place.
- Unplug the antenna cable with a tweezer.
- After you removed all screws there are still small clamps which hold the motherboard in its place. Don’t break them while removing it but press them a little bit to the side to make the removal easier.
- Use a spudger to carefully lift up the motherboard including all components holding onto it and remove it.
Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws that hold the motherboard in its place.
Unplug the antenna cable with a tweezer.
After you removed all screws there are still small clamps which hold the motherboard in its place. Don’t break them while removing it but press them a little bit to the side to make the removal easier.
Use a spudger to carefully lift up the motherboard including all components holding onto it and remove it.
Step 7
- Remove the earpiece speaker by levering it up from the side.
- Take care not to bend the metal connectors.
- Disconnect the antenna cable and remove it carefully.
Remove the earpiece speaker by levering it up from the side.
Take care not to bend the metal connectors.
Disconnect the antenna cable and remove it carefully.
Step 8
- Move down to the bottom part of your phone and remove the five Phillips #00 screws.
- Remove the metal shield that covers the connection of the motherboard flex cable.
- Use a spudger to unplug the motherboard flex cable and remove it.
Move down to the bottom part of your phone and remove the five Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the metal shield that covers the connection of the motherboard flex cable.
Use a spudger to unplug the motherboard flex cable and remove it.
Step 9
- Use a spudger to disconnect the loudspeaker and the charging port flex cable from the daughterboard.
Use a spudger to disconnect the loudspeaker and the charging port flex cable from the daughterboard.
Step 10
- Use a spudger to carefully lever up the daughterboard and remove it. Don’t break the small clamps that hold down the daughter board but press them a little bit to the side to make the removal easier.
Use a spudger to carefully lever up the daughterboard and remove it. Don’t break the small clamps that hold down the daughter board but press them a little bit to the side to make the removal easier.
Step 11
- Use a spudger to remove the loudspeaker and the charging port. There is some adhesive underneath and the unit might be a little bit sticky.
- Use a tweezer to loosen the glued in vibration motor and remove it.
- If you’re having a hard time while removing the loudspeaker or the vibration motor you can use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive and try it again.
- Before reassembly check your new part for any components that might need to be transferred from the old one.
- When reassembling your phone, replace old adhesive with stretch release adhesive strips, double-sided tape, or pre-cut adhesive strips.
Use a spudger to remove the loudspeaker and the charging port. There is some adhesive underneath and the unit might be a little bit sticky.
Use a tweezer to loosen the glued in vibration motor and remove it.
If you’re having a hard time while removing the loudspeaker or the vibration motor you can use an iOpener to loosen the adhesive and try it again.
Before reassembly check your new part for any components that might need to be transferred from the old one.
When reassembling your phone, replace old adhesive with stretch release adhesive strips, double-sided tape, or pre-cut adhesive strips.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Before reassembly check your new part for any components that might need to be transferred from the old one.
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JPBrokenIT - May 21, 2018
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why take out the battery??
Dominik Schnabelrauch - Jun 21, 2018
Hi JPBrokenIT,
this is a guide for the full display assembly. This means you’ll exchange the display including the whole mid frame for a new one. If you’re going to leave the battery in its place. You need a new one for your spare part. If you don’t want to buy a new battery, you’ll need to transfer it from the old mid frame with display, to the new one. If you want to exchange the display without the mid frame, you need to follow this guide - Huawei Mate 9 Display Replacement
Chris V - Dec 28, 2018
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Hi guys, just a small Thing, but you missed to mention one additional screw which holds the Speaker unit on top of the “arm” to the left. Anyway, very good and helpful guide. Christian
Dominik Schnabelrauch - Jan 2, 2019
Hi Chris V,
thanks for mentioning. I made the correction.
Sky Land - Jan 2, 2021
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I was stuck at step 2. I could not pry open the case, not even a tiny gap, and the plastic opening tool broke. The assembly and case were attached so tight. I even tried to use a flat metal screw driver to try to get an “entering point”. But the case was so well snugged onto the assembly. Maybe Huawei put some glue during assembling process. I halted the repairing. At least the phone is now still functioning with a broken screen.
