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12

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                          4 hours

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Introduction

What you need

Video Overview

Step 1

              Turn off the phone and remove SIM Card
  • Press the wake button and volume down button to turn off the phone.

Press the wake button and volume down button to turn off the phone.

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Step 2

              Open the phone
  • Use the Pentaloble screwdriver to remove the charging port screws. Heating the phone with a heat gun will the phone easily to be opened.

Use the Pentaloble screwdriver to remove the charging port screws. Heating the phone with a heat gun will the phone easily to be opened.

Step 3

              Remove the iPhone X OLED screen
  • Undo 5 screws shown in the picture below with a tripoint #Y000 screwdriver
  • These screws are all different sized so keep track of where they go
  • Release the battery/LCD screen/digitizer/ear speaker connectors with a spudger.

Undo 5 screws shown in the picture below with a tripoint #Y000 screwdriver

These screws are all different sized so keep track of where they go

Release the battery/LCD screen/digitizer/ear speaker connectors with a spudger.

Step 4

              Remove the ear speaker
  • Undo 3 Y000 screws and heating the flex cable with a heat gun, we can remove the ear speaker easily

Undo 3 Y000 screws and heating the flex cable with a heat gun, we can remove the ear speaker easily

Step 5

              Remove rear-facing cameras.
  • Remove the 2 Phillips #PH00 screws and remove the metal plate, release the rear cameras connectors.
  • These screws are also different sizes

Remove the 2 Phillips #PH00 screws and remove the metal plate, release the rear cameras connectors.

These screws are also different sizes

Step 6

              Remove motherboard.
  • Release all connectors on the motherboard with a spudger
  • Undo 3 Phillips #PH00 screws on the mother board then we can take out the mother board.

Release all connectors on the motherboard with a spudger

Undo 3 Phillips #PH00 screws on the mother board then we can take out the mother board.

Step 7

              Remove Loudspeaker and Taptic engine
  • Undo 8 screws on the retaining plate then remove the plate taking care to not break the small connector on the plate that connects just under the taptic engine
  • Remove the loud speaker and the taptic engine.

Undo 8 screws on the retaining plate then remove the plate taking care to not break the small connector on the plate that connects just under the taptic engine

Remove the loud speaker and the taptic engine.

Step 8

              Remove battery
  • Pulling out 4 battery adhesives with a tweezers then we can remove the battery.

Pulling out 4 battery adhesives with a tweezers then we can remove the battery.

Step 9

              Remove front-facing camera
  • Heating the front facing camera with a heat gun will make it easily to be removed

Heating the front facing camera with a heat gun will make it easily to be removed

Step 10

              Remove the charging port and antenna
  • Release 4 screws on the frame shown in the picture
  • Heating the charging port flex cable then we can remove it easily

Release 4 screws on the frame shown in the picture

Heating the charging port flex cable then we can remove it easily

Step 11

              Remove Wi-Fi antenna
  • Release 7 screws on the Wi-Fi flex cable
  • Heating the flex cable with a heat gun make it easier to be removed

Release 7 screws on the Wi-Fi flex cable

Heating the flex cable with a heat gun make it easier to be removed

Step 12

              Remove power button flex cable
  • Release 3 screws on the power button
  • Heating the flex cable with a heat gun then it can be removed easily

Release 3 screws on the power button

Heating the flex cable with a heat gun then it can be removed easily

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

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Chalak Chomani - Nov 10, 2017

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It’s good

Andy Lee - Nov 13, 2017

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excellent guide!!!

Mandy - Nov 15, 2017

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The iPhone X assemble video: https://youtu.be/E5jyuxgpE_g

Arnoud - Dec 2, 2017

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What About the backside ? I heard that when the backside is shattered, it’s almost impossible to repair, because of the glue that holds the backside and parts together ?

Mandy - Dec 3, 2017

Hi avdk, we don’t tear down the back glass but we will pay attention to this question. If there is a definite answer, I will reply to you .Thank you.