With the phone lying face down, remove the nine 3 mm Phillips #00 screws from the midframe.

Gently run a plastic opening tool down along the left and right sides of the phone to separate the black midframe assembly from the silver display casing.

Carefully remove the midframe assembly from the display casing by pulling up and away from the phone.

The motherboard is housed between the screen/display casing and the midframe assembly. Removal of the screen is not necessary to access the motherboard.