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Use this guide to remove your Essential Phone's LCD screen—either to replace it because it's broken, or simply to get it out of the way so you can make repairs to other components.
Warning: Because of the strong adhesive securing the display, minimal clearance for inserting your tools, and very high heat required, there's a good chance of accidentally damaging the display during this procedure. If you're replacing a broken display, then you don't have to worry—but for all other repairs, work very carefully, and be prepared to replace the display afterward if necessary.
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If possible, drain the battery before disassembly. When the battery is charged, there's increased risk of a dangerous thermal event if the battery is overheated or damaged during repairs.
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Heat the perimeter of the display to soften the adhesive securing it.
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If available, use a hot plate or heat pad. Place the Essential Phone face-down and heat it to 85° C for at least 15 minutes.
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Otherwise, use a heat gun to evenly heat the entire perimeter of the display until it's too hot to touch. Try to maintain a high temperature for 15-20 minutes—but beware that without exact control over the temperature, you can easily destroy the display.
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For reference, the back of the display panel is shown at left. Note the contours of the display panel. Tools can only safely be inserted into the camera notch at the top, and along the very thin (just over 1 mm) black bezel surrounding the display.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Heavy-Duty Suction Cups (Pair)$14.95
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While the phone is still hot, apply a heavy-duty suction cup to the top half of the display.
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After positioning the suction cup, gently press down, and then close the handle to securely fasten the suction cup to the display surface.
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Pull on the suction cup handle to open a slight gap between the top edge of the display and the Essential Phone's titanium enclosure.
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Insert a thin blade or pry tool into the camera notch at the top of the display.
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Use your suction cup and blade or pry tool to widen the gap at the top of the display until you can insert a second tool under the glass, closer to the corner.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Halberd Spudger$2.99
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Insert a halberd spudger no more than 1 mm under the display, and cut the adhesive all along the top edge.
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Continue carefully separating the adhesive at the top corners and down both sides of the display.
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Pull carefully on the suction cup to swing the top edge of the display away from the chassis.
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Carefully open the clamp on the suction cup to release the suction, and remove the suction cup.
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Swing the display open to about 90° and prop it up against something sturdy so it doesn't move while you work.
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If needed, gently add a rubber band to help secure the display.
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Use a Phillips #00 driver to remove the two 1.5 mm screws securing the display cable.
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Carefully slide a pick underneath the display cable to separate the adhesive securing it to the metal shield beneath.
What if i lost the adhesive pads and can not find any online to buy.
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Use the point of a spudger to pry the display cable pop connector straight up from its socket.
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Use your halberd spudger to carefully separate any remaining adhesive along the bottom edge of the phone.
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crwdns2935267:0crwdne2935267:0Tesa 61395 Tape$5.99
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Remove the display.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Hi, do I need glue to put it back? Cause when I removed it, I also had to removed all the glue/rubber in the contours.
My screen came with adhesive tape that was white but after doing some research I heard white tape lets in light and impacts the quality of the picture so I purchased 1mm wide tape from amazon.com. Worked great no light leaks.
MSaran -
Hi thanks so much for this! But how do you replace a cracked screen with a new one? Thanks!
To be more specific I am hoping you can provide further clarification around step 16. Thanks again!
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Thank you SOOOOOOOO much for this!!!!
Update I successfully replaced my screen, not complaints can’t even tell its not the original! Thanks for the general guidance.
Where did you purchase screen?
I purchased mine from Amazon.com
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Hi MSaran, does the screen you purchase came with glue/tape to put the screen back on? Thanks
Is it possible to replace only the glass?
The screen/digitizer can be had for ~$40 off ebay, at that price you might as well replace both. They’re very easy to replace together,
Excellent guide, total repair time for me was ~45 minutes.
Heating step seems excessive. The phone I repaired only required the use of a heat gun for 5 minutes before the screen came up very easily.
my screen came off with almost no heat and there was no adhesive to be found! where should i replace the adhesive to re install the screen?
I just replaced the screen on my Essential phone, and it was considerably easier than what this tutorial made it seem.
For example, no heat gun was necessary. I did use a hair dryer for a minute, but considering the ease of screen removal, believe even that was unnecessary. Just insert a pick in the speaker slot at the top of the screen and start "cutting" away!
I used black T-7000 glue.
For an excellent, short video tutorial, look up "Essential phone screen replacement" by Real World Review on YouTube. It is what I followed and gave me confidence to replace the screen myself (I had never done so on a phone before).
There seems to be a lot of variability in the strength of the glue—the specimen used for creating this guide was very stubborn! Glad yours was easier. Also keep in mind, this guide is designed to help you remove the screen intact in case you’re just trying to make other repairs, such as replacing the battery. The YouTube guide you mention assumes the screen is already destroyed (or at least that you don’t mind destroying it). Congrats on a successful repair!
Any ideas on why screen is irresponsible (with touch) with a new screen? I’ve tried 3 different screens with different vendors and all of the screens turn on perfectly, but touch is irresponsible. I have to use a mouse with an adapter to operate the phone. I tried restarting, resetting, and battery unplug and reconnect but nothing worked.
How to put the another display. I don't know. Iam new to it
