Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          40 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

3

  • How to open the Huawei Watch GT 2 (46 mm)
  • 5 steps
  • How to disconnect the battery assembly of the Huawei Watch GT 2 (46 mm)
  • 4 steps
  • Motherboard & Daughterboard
  • 10 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the watch band
  • Before starting repairs, take your watch off the charger and power it down.
  • Remove the watch band.

Before starting repairs, take your watch off the charger and power it down.

Remove the watch band.

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Step 2

              Unfasten the screws
  • Remove the four 3.7 mm-long Torx T2 screws.

Remove the four 3.7 mm-long Torx T2 screws.

Step 3

              Insert a spudger
  • Insert the edge of a spudger into the middle loudspeaker opening at the top edge of your watch.

Insert the edge of a spudger into the middle loudspeaker opening at the top edge of your watch.

Step 4

              Pry up the back cover assembly
  • The plastic clamps holding the back cover in place sit very tight and may require some force during the prying procedure.
  • Use the spudger to pry up the back cover assembly of your Huawei watch GT 2.
  • Don’t try to remove the back cover assembly all the way yet, it’s still connected to the motherboard.

The plastic clamps holding the back cover in place sit very tight and may require some force during the prying procedure.

Use the spudger to pry up the back cover assembly of your Huawei watch GT 2.

Don’t try to remove the back cover assembly all the way yet, it’s still connected to the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Carefully swing the back cover assembly open to an upward position.

Carefully swing the back cover assembly open to an upward position.

Step 6

              Unfasten the screws
  • Remove the two 2.3 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the two 2.3 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.

Step 7

              Remove the metal shield
  • Use a pair of tweezer to remove the metal shield covering the multi-purpose flex connector.

Use a pair of tweezer to remove the metal shield covering the multi-purpose flex connector.

Step 8

              Disconnect the flex cable
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the multi-purpose flex connector.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the multi-purpose flex connector.

Step 9

              Separate the back cover assembly
  • Separate the back cover assembly from the watch case.

Separate the back cover assembly from the watch case.

Step 10

              Disconnect the main flex cable
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the main flex cable from the daughterboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the main flex cable from the daughterboard.

Step 11

              Disconnect the watch buttons
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the watch buttons flex cable from the daughterboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the watch buttons flex cable from the daughterboard.

Step 12

              Lift the daughterboard
  • Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the right edge of the daughterboard off its socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to lift the right edge of the daughterboard off its socket.

Step 13

              Remove the daughterboard
  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the daughterboard.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the daughterboard.

Step 14

  • Remove the three 2.3 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.

Remove the three 2.3 mm-long Phillips #00 screws.

Step 15

  • Use a pair of tweezers to remove the metal shield covering the display connectors.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the metal shield covering the display connectors.

Step 16

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the left display flex cable.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the left display flex cable.

Step 17

  • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right display flex cable.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the right display flex cable.

Step 18

  • Use a pair of tweezers to carefully peel the watch button flex cable off the motherboard and fold it to the side.

Use a pair of tweezers to carefully peel the watch button flex cable off the motherboard and fold it to the side.

Step 19

  • Remove the motherboard.

Remove the motherboard.

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

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Bruno Dujardin - Aug 1, 2022

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Fine, the step 15 is quite difficult, because there is a pin into the U near the edge … I did have to remove by the middle of the shield and pry It

Good job