1. Power down the device. Remove battery cover and battery. Place in ZONE I. Remove SIM card and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

    • Power down the device.

    • Remove battery cover and battery. Place in ZONE I.

    • Remove SIM card and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

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  2. Remove ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1. Use curved-tip tweezers to pull free any screws that get stuck.

    • Remove ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1.

    • Use curved-tip tweezers to pull free any screws that get stuck.

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  3. Picture 1: On the volume rocker side, near the bottom, push the blue pry tool between the front panel and mid-frame. Picture 2: Sweep up to the top.

    • Picture 1: On the volume rocker side, near the bottom, push the blue pry tool between the front panel and mid-frame.

    • Picture 2: Sweep up to the top.

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  4. Turn the phone face up and insert the blue pry tool in the upper-right corner. Slowly work your way down the side.

    • Turn the phone face up and insert the blue pry tool in the upper-right corner.

    • Slowly work your way down the side.

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  5. Continue peeling the mid-frame away from the front panel with your fingers. Put the mid-frame in ZONE II and front panel in ZONE III.

    • Continue peeling the mid-frame away from the front panel with your fingers.

    • Put the mid-frame in ZONE II and front panel in ZONE III.

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  6. Remove metal shield: Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2). Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2).

    • Remove metal shield:

    • Use curved-tip tweezers to grab metal shield and work it around the tabs creating tension (marked in Picture 2).

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  7. Place metal shield in COMPARTMENT B.

    • Place metal shield in COMPARTMENT B.

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  8. Use blue pry tool to disconnect front-facing camera cable. Remove front-facing camera with your fingers. Place in COMPARTMENT C.

    • Use blue pry tool to disconnect front-facing camera cable.

    • Remove front-facing camera with your fingers.

    • Place in COMPARTMENT C.

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  9. Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to disconnect earpiece speaker / proximity sensor cable. Picture 2: Use blue pry tool to lift proximity sensor up enough to grab with your fingers. Picture 3: Peel up earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly.

    • Picture 1: Use blue pry tool to disconnect earpiece speaker / proximity sensor cable.

    • Picture 2: Use blue pry tool to lift proximity sensor up enough to grab with your fingers.

    • Picture 3: Peel up earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly.

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  10. Place earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly in COMPARTMENT C.

    • Place earpiece speaker / proximity sensor assembly in COMPARTMENT C.

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  11. Picture 1: Disconnect the pictured cables: Picture 2: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect charging port cable. Picture 3: Disconnect headphone jack cable.

    • Picture 1: Disconnect the pictured cables:

    • Picture 2: Use the blue pry tool to disconnect charging port cable.

    • Picture 3: Disconnect headphone jack cable.

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  12. Picture 1: Wedge blue pry tool between logic board and front panel exactly where pictured. Lift left edge free from front panel. Pictures 2 & 3: Carefully swivel open like a book to a 45° angle. The display cable is still attached as shown in Picture 3.

    • Picture 1: Wedge blue pry tool between logic board and front panel exactly where pictured. Lift left edge free from front panel.

    • Pictures 2 & 3: Carefully swivel open like a book to a 45° angle.

    • The display cable is still attached as shown in Picture 3.

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  13. Disconnect display assembly cable. Separate logic board from front panel. Place front panel in ZONE III and logic board in ZONE IV.

    • Disconnect display assembly cable.

    • Separate logic board from front panel. Place front panel in ZONE III and logic board in ZONE IV.

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  14. Picture 1: With the curved-tip tweezers in the closed position, wedge the tip under the vibrator and pry up enough to grab the vibrator with your fingers. Picture 2: Carefully peel up the vibrator with your fingers. Picture 3: Place vibrator in COMPARTMENT D.

    • Picture 1: With the curved-tip tweezers in the closed position, wedge the tip under the vibrator and pry up enough to grab the vibrator with your fingers.

    • Picture 2: Carefully peel up the vibrator with your fingers.

    • Picture 3: Place vibrator in COMPARTMENT D.

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  15. Insert the pointed end of the spudger in the headphone jack and wiggle just enough to loosen it. Remove it with your fingers. Place in COMPARTMENT D.

    • Insert the pointed end of the spudger in the headphone jack and wiggle just enough to loosen it.

    • Remove it with your fingers.

    • Place in COMPARTMENT D.

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  16. Pictures 1 & 2: Use blue pry tool to disconnect home button cable. Picture 3: Dislodge the microphone from its socket. Don't try to remove the microphone - it's part of the charging port assembly.

    • Pictures 1 & 2: Use blue pry tool to disconnect home button cable.

    • Picture 3: Dislodge the microphone from its socket.

    • Don't try to remove the microphone - it's part of the charging port assembly.

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  17. Wedge spudger under charging port and sweep under to free it from the adhesive holding it in place. Place charging port / microphone assembly in COMPARTMENT E.

    • Wedge spudger under charging port and sweep under to free it from the adhesive holding it in place.

    • Place charging port / microphone assembly in COMPARTMENT E.

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  18. Peel up the rubber microphone gasket Place gasket in COMPARTMENT F. Display Assembly remains.

    • Peel up the rubber microphone gasket

    • Place gasket in COMPARTMENT F.

    • Display Assembly remains.

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  19. Retrieve replacement display. Seat microphone gasket from COMPARTMENT F. Seat microphone gasket from COMPARTMENT F.

    • Retrieve replacement display.

    • Seat microphone gasket from COMPARTMENT F.

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  20. Seat charging port / microphone assembly from COMPARTMENT E: Guide microphone in first then continue seating the charging port.

    • Seat charging port / microphone assembly from COMPARTMENT E:

    • Guide microphone in first then continue seating the charging port.

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  21. Picture 1: Press microphone firmly into its socket. Picture 2: Make sure the openings on the charging port are lined up with the tabs on the front panel. Press charging port firmly into place Picture 3: Seat home button cable.

    • Picture 1: Press microphone firmly into its socket.

    • Picture 2: Make sure the openings on the charging port are lined up with the tabs on the front panel. Press charging port firmly into place

    • Picture 3: Seat home button cable.

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  22. Seat headphone jack from COMPARTMENT D. Seat headphone jack from COMPARTMENT D.

    • Seat headphone jack from COMPARTMENT D.

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  23. Seat vibrator from COMPARTMENT D: Line up two tabs in red squares first, then continue seating vibrator with your fingers.

    • Seat vibrator from COMPARTMENT D:

    • Line up two tabs in red squares first, then continue seating vibrator with your fingers.

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  24. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle. Push display cable firmly into place. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle. Push display cable firmly into place. Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle. Push display cable firmly into place.

    • Bring logic board and front panel together at a 45° angle. Push display cable firmly into place.

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  25. Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board. Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board.

    • Guide charging port and headphone jack cables above the logic board.

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  26. Connect the charging port and headphone jack cables.

    • Connect the charging port and headphone jack cables.

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  27. From COMPARTMENT C, use your fingers to seat earpiece speaker / proximity sensor. Connect the cable. Connect the cable.

    • From COMPARTMENT C, use your fingers to seat earpiece speaker / proximity sensor.

    • Connect the cable.

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  28. From COMPARTMENT C, seat front-facing camera with your fingers. Connect the cable. Connect the cable.

    • From COMPARTMENT C, seat front-facing camera with your fingers.

    • Connect the cable.

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  29. Retrieve metal shield from COMPARTMENT B: Picture 2: Make sure tab is lined up (red square) and push metal shield into place. Picture 3: Shows where the metal shield should be secured.

    • Retrieve metal shield from COMPARTMENT B:

    • Picture 2: Make sure tab is lined up (red square) and push metal shield into place.

    • Picture 3: Shows where the metal shield should be secured.

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  30. Picture 1: Line up mid-frame with front panel. Seat bottom near charging port first. Picture 2: Work your way to the top. Picture 3: Check the perimeter to make sure all edges are snapped into place.

    • Picture 1: Line up mid-frame with front panel. Seat bottom near charging port first.

    • Picture 2: Work your way to the top.

    • Picture 3: Check the perimeter to make sure all edges are snapped into place.

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  31. Replace ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 1. Replace SIM and SD cards from COMPARTMENT A. Replace battery and battery cover from ZONE I.

    • Replace ten 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

    • Replace SIM and SD cards from COMPARTMENT A.

    • Replace battery and battery cover from ZONE I.

    • Power up device and test replacement part or parts.

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