Samsung Galaxy S5 Teardown Repair Guide

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Samsung Galaxy S5 – Teardown Guide

Battery

• Insert the plastic opening tool in the notch in the back cover on thepower button side of the Galaxy S5.

• Work your way around the entire smartphone, gently freeing the clipsand removing the back cover.








• Now use the plastic opening tool to pry the battery up and out of itssecured location.








Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen)

• The S5 Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen) is fused together andcannot be separated. The display assembly is secured to the frame ofthe smartphone with a good amount of adhesive; it will require heat,and patience, to separate.

• This procedure is recommended only on smartphones with a display assembly that is ALREADY DAMAGED. Use a heat gun or blow drier to heat the adhesive securing the display assembly to the smartphone’s frame/front-housing.








• Next, insert the precision knife in the seam where the display assemblymeets the frame. Separate the two pieces apart enough to fit a plastictriangle opening tool into the gap.








• With liberal use of the heat gun or blow dryer, work around theperimeter of the S5. Use the triangle opening tools to keep theadhesive from coming back in contact.








• As you near the home button side of the S5 display assembly, becautious of the ribbon cables on either side of the homebutton.

• When prying around this area, make sure you do not sever the wires oryou will have to replace the S5 dock port assembly.








• Once the four sides of the display assembly are pried away from theframe/front housing, use the nylon spudger to separate the adhesivethat secures the middle of the LCD to the frame/front-housing of theGalaxy S5.








• Use the nylon spudger to remove the home button assembly from thedisplay assembly. It is secured with a small amount of adhesive.








• Next, lift the home button side (bottom) of the S5 display assemblyaway from the smartphone. This will reveal a final connection for you torelease utilizing the fine tip curved tweezers.








• Locate and remove the ten small Phillips screws (#00) thatsecure the rear housing to the Galaxy S5 (marked with orangecircles).








• Now locate and remove the three small Phillips screws (#00)that also secure the rear housing to the S5 (marked with orangecircles).








• Utilize the fine tip curved tweezers next to release the series of clipsthat secure the front housing to the rear housing.

• The series of clips are located near the earpiece speaker.








• Next, flip the Galaxy S5 over. Release the series of clips insidewhere the battery was located to separate the front and rearhousing (marked with orange circles).








• The front housing is snapped into the rear housing.

• Grip, raise, and separate them from each other carefully.








Headphone Jack & Flex Cable

• Locate the Galaxy S5 headphone jack’s flex cable connection.

• Use the fine tip curved tweezers to peel up the flex ribbon cable, andthen remove the headphone jack from its location.








Home Button Assembly

• Locate the home button’s connection.

• Use the curved tweezers to peel up the ribbon cable, and thenremove the home button assembly from its location.








• Locate and remove the two small Phillips screws (#00) that secure themotherboard to the Galaxy S5 (marked with orange circles).

• Next, locate the coaxial cable plug. Use the fine tip curved tweezers topry it from its connector (marked with a white circle).


Motherboard







• Lift the motherboard from the S5 housing (DO NOT REMOVE).

• There is a connection for the dock connector assembly on the bottomof the motherboard. Use the tweezers to release the connection.

• Now you can completely remove the motherboard from the Galaxy S5.








• Locate and pry up the rear-facing camera from its location on themotherboard.


Rear-Facing Camera







Front-Facing Camera

• The front-facing camera has an identical connection to the rear-facingcamera.

• Locate and pry up the front-facing camera from its location.








Dock Connector Assembly

• Lift and peel back the two cables for the bottom buttons.

• The dock connector assembly is secured in place with adhesive. Usethe nylon spudger to lift and remove the dock connector assemblyfrom its secured location.








Breakdown

1. Samsung Galaxy S5 Back Cover2. Samsung Galaxy S5 Display Assembly2. (LCD & Touch Screen)3. Samsung Galaxy S5 Rear Housing4. Samsung Galaxy S5 Frame/Front Housing5. Samsung Galaxy S5 Battery6. Samsung Galaxy S5 Motherboard

7. Samsung Galaxy S5 Rear Camera & Flex Cable8. Samsung Galaxy S5 Front Camera & Flex Cable9. Samsung Galaxy S5 Dock Connector Assembly10. Samsung Galaxy S5 Headphone Jack10. & Flex Cable Assembly11. Samsung Galaxy S5 Home Button Assembly


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