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If your screen is unresponsive, has dead pixels, or is cracked, this guide will show you how to replace it. Removing the screen requires use of a heat gun to melt the adhesive holding the screen to the frame.
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Insert the plastic opening tool between the charging port and the rear case.
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Pry the end of the rear case up from the charging port.
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Run the plastic opening tool along the seam on the side of the phone to remove the rear casing.
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Locate the indentation at the bottom of the battery.
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Place a finger in the indentation and lift up to remove the battery.
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Remove twelve 3.5mm Phillips #00 screws from the midframe.
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Insert a plastic opening into the seam between the midframe and the bottom frame of the phone.
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Run the plastic opening tool along the seam.
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Pry up the midframe with the plastic opening tool.
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Once the midframe has been sufficiently lifted with the tool, place a hand underneath the edge to lift the entire component out of the frame.
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Locate the charging port panel at the bottom of the device.
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Remove the 2.9 mm Phillips #00 screws on the sides of the panel.
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Locate the antenna cable at the top right corner of the charging port.
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Lift the antenna cable off of the panel with tweezers.
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Flip the panel to its back side, but do not fully lift it off of the phone yet.
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Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry off the press fit connector attached to the back side of the panel.
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Lift the charging port up to remove it from the frame.
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Use tweezers to lift the retaining flap of the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector to the upright position.
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Use tweezers to pull the ribbon cable out of the ZIF connector.
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Remove the front-facing camera from the motherboard.
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Disconnect the rear-facing camera from the motherboard by pulling out the press-fit connector to its left.
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Locate the three ZIF connectors on the motherboard.
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Use tweezers to lift the retaining flap on the ZIF connector to the upright position.
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Pull the ribbon cable out of the connector by pulling to the left.
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Repeat these steps for the other two ZIF connectors.
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Locate the antenna cable on the bottom right of the motherboard and use tweezers to lift the cable off of the motherboard.
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Remove the two 2.9mm Philips #00 screws.
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Flip over the motherboard to reveal the back.
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Use a plastic opening tool to pry off the snap fit connector, located on the bottom right off of the motherboard.
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Lift up the motherboard and turn it over to place it by the side of the phone.
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Use tweezers to peel the vibrating motor off the frame of the phone.
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Use tweezers to pull out the rubber proximity sensor from the top left of the frame
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Use tweezers to peel off the screen ribbon cable from the frame.
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Heat up the surface of the screen using a heat gun or hair dryer for 20 minutes.
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Slightly flex the frame to insert a plastic prying tool between the screen and the frame.
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Run the plastic opening tool around the seam between the screen and the frame until an opening can be seen.
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Place a finger into the opening and continue peeling away the screen from the frame.
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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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I followed this guide which helped me replace my screen for my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3. The Redmi note 3 is very similar and and the screen is attached in almost an identical manner.
