Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

17

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

Sections

4

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard Shield
  • 2 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 6 steps
  • Display with Frame
  • 6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Use an opening pick to unclip the rear cover, starting from the bottom corner.
  • Work your way around counterclockwise and carefully pry the plastic tabs open one by one.

Use an opening pick to unclip the rear cover, starting from the bottom corner.

Work your way around counterclockwise and carefully pry the plastic tabs open one by one.

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Step 2

  • There is adhesive underneath the back cover that holds it to the battery and the metal plate at the top.
  • Be careful with the flex cable at the right hand side.
  • Twist the opening pick to lever the back cover away and loosen it from the adhesive.

There is adhesive underneath the back cover that holds it to the battery and the metal plate at the top.

Be careful with the flex cable at the right hand side.

Twist the opening pick to lever the back cover away and loosen it from the adhesive.

Step 3

  • When the back cover is freed from the adhesive you can pop it off by hand completely.

When the back cover is freed from the adhesive you can pop it off by hand completely.

Step 4

              Motherboard Shield
  • Remove the nine Phillips #00 screws that secure the metal shield plate.
  • Some screws may be covered with tamper proof stickers. Remove them to ensure a proper seating for your driver.

Remove the nine Phillips #00 screws that secure the metal shield plate.

Some screws may be covered with tamper proof stickers. Remove them to ensure a proper seating for your driver.

Step 5

  • Do not remove the shield plate yet, it is attached by a connector and an adhered cable.
  • Use a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.
  • Peel the NFC antenna cable off of the metal plate.

Do not remove the shield plate yet, it is attached by a connector and an adhered cable.

Use a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.

Peel the NFC antenna cable off of the metal plate.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Remove the SIM card tray.

Remove the SIM card tray.

Step 7

  • Disconnect the motherboard flex, the battery flex and the antenna cable.

Disconnect the motherboard flex, the battery flex and the antenna cable.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the display flex and the power and volume button cable.

Disconnect the display flex and the power and volume button cable.

Step 9

  • Unplug the rear camera and the headphone jack.

Unplug the rear camera and the headphone jack.

Step 10

  • Take the camera and the headphone jack out of their recesses.

Take the camera and the headphone jack out of their recesses.

Step 11

  • Use a spudger to lift the motherboard carefully.
  • Remove the motherboard assembly.
  • On the back of the motherboard there is a thermal pad (pink rubber-like gob) for heat dissipation. If you are about to replace the display assembly, and the thermal pad broke or is too dried out, you might want to replace it with a new one.

Use a spudger to lift the motherboard carefully.

Remove the motherboard assembly.

On the back of the motherboard there is a thermal pad (pink rubber-like gob) for heat dissipation. If you are about to replace the display assembly, and the thermal pad broke or is too dried out, you might want to replace it with a new one.

Step 12

              Display with Frame
  • Remove the rubber microphone cover and the earpiece speaker.

Remove the rubber microphone cover and the earpiece speaker.

Step 13

  • Remove the seven loudspeaker screws:
  • Three silver 2.9 mm Phillips #00
  • Four black 3.8 mm Phillips #00

Remove the seven loudspeaker screws:

Three silver 2.9 mm Phillips #00

Four black 3.8 mm Phillips #00

Step 14

  • Remove the loudspeaker.

Remove the loudspeaker.

Step 15

  • Unplug the motherboard flex cable and disconnect the antenna cable.
  • Put both cables aside.

Unplug the motherboard flex cable and disconnect the antenna cable.

Put both cables aside.

Step 16

  • Now remove the daughter board.
  • Carefully peel off the contact of the vibration motor and take it out.
  • Also remove the lower microphone housing.

Now remove the daughter board.

Carefully peel off the contact of the vibration motor and take it out.

Also remove the lower microphone housing.

Step 17

  • Only pry along the SIM tray edge of the battery to protect the display flex cable that runs under the center of the battery.
  • Insert a spudger or thin prying tool at a shallow angle to avoid bending the battery and pry it up from its adhesive.
  • Compare the new and the old part for any small components that need to be transferred like buttons or gaskets.
  • Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.

Only pry along the SIM tray edge of the battery to protect the display flex cable that runs under the center of the battery.

Insert a spudger or thin prying tool at a shallow angle to avoid bending the battery and pry it up from its adhesive.

Compare the new and the old part for any small components that need to be transferred like buttons or gaskets.

Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.

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

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husam faraj - Jan 25, 2018

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I finished to replace the display yesterday and everything is perfect , thanks ifixit

Michele Rappazzo - Oct 1, 2018

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i replaced the display but the touchscreen doesn’t work

Dominik Schnabelrauch - Oct 4, 2018

You can try to reopen the phone and check if the flex cable is plugged in correctly or if any cable is ripped. If you can’t find any damage and all cables are plugged in correctly it’s possibly an issue with the replacement part.

szaszisti - Nov 8, 2018

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Hi, could you show how to replace the power button flex cable for a P9 Lite 2017? I would be greatful.

lorenz_untersulzner - Feb 6, 2019

my powerbutton connection is also missing…