Sunday, June 2, 2013

How to disassemble your Samsung Galaxy S4

Tools needed:   Small Phillips Screwdriver     Tweezers       Case Opening Tool

Tools













1. Turn off the phone and remove the battery door and battery.

Battery door, battery













2. Undo all 9 screws around the edge of the rear housing.

9 screws










screws on S4





















3. Insert the case opening tool in between the LCD assembly and rear housing to release the clips around the edge.

lcd screen













4. Use Tweezers to open the clip inside the battery compartment then release the rear housing.

Rear housing













5. Take out the loud speaker module from the rear housing.

loud speaker module













6. Open 9 connectors with the help of case opening tool.

Connectors
9 connectors































7. Take out the antenna.

S4 antenna













8. Use Tweezers to pick out the USB port metal shield.

USB metal shield













9. Carefully insert the case open tool to loose the adhesive on the USB board.

metal shield













10. Take out the USB port board.

USB port














11. Undo 2 screws on the motherboard.

SIM card & SD
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12. Release the motherboard.

motherboard













13. Use the case open tool to remove the rear facing camera.

rear camera













14. Use Tweezers to open the SIM card and SD card tray clips then remove it.

sim card & sd card
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15. Use tweezers to pick out head phone jack, front facing camera and ear phone.

S4S
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