DISASSEMBLING
PROCEDURE
Grasp
the cap of the stylus and remove it from its slot in the midframe.
Pry
with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the right of
the rear-facing camera, near the volume rocker.
Lift
and remove the rear case from the phone.
Battery
removal
Insert
your finger in the notch of the battery compartment. Press the battery toward
the rear facing camera while pulling outward.
Use
the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card
slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.
After
the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.
Remove
the microSD card from its slot in the midframe.
Use
a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, to push the SIM card out of its
compartment.
Slide
the SIM card out the rest of the way with your thumb and remove it from the
device.
Remove
the nine 3.4 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display
assembly.
Insert
your plastic opening tool to the left of the power button between the midframe
and the front panel assembly and pry.
Slide
the plastic opening tool down the seam.
Insert
your plastic opening tool to the left of the headphone jack between the
midframe and the display assembly. Slide the opening tool along the top edge of
the phone. Continue to run the plastic opening tool around the perimeter of the
phone until the midframe is separated.
Remove
the midframe from the display assembly.
Remove
the three 3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the speaker enclosure to the front
panel assembly.
Remove
the speaker enclosure from the display assembly.
