Samsung Galaxy S4 SGH-i337 User manual

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5-0016 Small Phillips Screwdriver
5-0019 Plastic Opening Tools
5-0022 Nylon Spudger
5-1370 Fine Tip Curved Tweezers
Heat Gun / Blow Dryer
Samsung Galaxy S4 (SGH-i337)
DISASSEMBLE GUIDE
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Baery
Near the headphone jack, on the side of the Galaxy
S4, insert a plastic opening tool in the notch located in
the back cover. Work your way around the entire S4
smartphone gently freeing the clips that secure the
back cover in place.
1.
Next, use the plastic opening tool or nylon spudger to
pry up and remove the battery from the Galaxy S4.
2.
The SIM card and the microSD card should now be
easily accessible, remove both of them from the S4.
Now, locate and remove the nine Phillips screws (#00)
that secure the plastic rear housing and loud speaker to
the S4 display assembly and front housing.
3.
Loud Speaker

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Clips secure the loud speaker into the Samsung
smartphone, use the fine tip curved tweezers to pry the
loud speaker up and out of the Galaxy S4.
4.
The rear housing can be removed utilizing the plastic
opening tool. Begin separation toward the bottom of
the S4 and carefully work your way around the entire
smartphone releasing the clips that hold the rear
housing in place.
5.
Locate and remove the Phillips screw (#00) that secures
the motherboard into the Samsung smartphone.
(marked with an orange circle)
Locate and disconnect the coaxial cable from its
socket. (marked with white circle) The dock connector
assembly has a metal bracket securing it to plastic
posts on each side of the dock port. Utilize the fine tip
curved tweezers to pry up on the bracket and release it
from the plastic posts. (marked with black circles)
Next, locate the six wafer connections and use the fine
tip curved tweezers to release them from their sockets.
(marked with white rectangles)
6.

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With the single Phillips screw removed and all connec-
tions released from the motherboard, you should now
be able to carefully remove the motherboard from the
Galaxy S4.
7.
Use your nylon spudger to pry up and remove the
rear-facing camera from the S4.
8.
The dock connector assembly is now secured to the S4
by a small amount of adhesive. With the flat side of the
nylon spudger pry up and remove the dock connector
assembly from the Galaxy S4.
9.
Rear-Facing Camera
Dock Connector Assembly

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Locate and remove the two Phillips screws (#00) that
secure the components located toward the top of the
S4. (marked with orange circles)
10.
Next, use the fine tip curved tweezers to lift the
headphone jack assembly from the Samsung
smartphone.
11.
Utilize the fine tip curved tweezers to remove the metal
clip securing both the front-facing camera and the
earpiece speaker assembly.
12.
Headphone Jack Assembly
Front-Facing Camera

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Earpiece Speaker Assembly
Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen)
You can now use the fine tip curved tweezers to pry up
and remove the front-facing camera from the S4.
13.
The earpiece speaker assembly is secured in place with
a small amount of adhesive. Utilize the fine tip curved
tweezers to gently pry up and remove the earpiece
speaker assembly from the Galaxy S4.
14.
The S4 SGH-i337 Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen)
is fused together and cannot be separated. The display
assembly is secured to the frame/front housing of the
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.
15.

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16. To separate the Samsung display assembly from the
frame/front housing, utilize one of the screwdrivers or
the plastic opening tool and through the front-facing
camera hole, while securely gripping the sides of the
S4’s frame/front housing, carefully push the damaged
display assembly away from the S4’s frame/front
housing.
You can now use the nylon spudger or plastic opening
tool to continue working around the Galaxy S4 display
assembly slowly separating it from the frame/front
housing. Be mindful of the home button assembly
toward the bottom of the Samsung smartphone.
17.
With the S4 display assembly seperated from the
frame/front housing, you can utilize the flat end of
the spudger to remove the home button assembly.
18.
Home Buon Assembly

Breakdown
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1. Samsung Galaxy S4 Frame/Front Housing
2. Samsung Galaxy S4 Back Cover
3. Samsung Galaxy S4 Display Assembly (LCD & Touch Screen)
4. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Housing
5. Samsung Galaxy S4 Battery
6. Samsung Galaxy S4 Motherboard
7. Samsung Galaxy S4 Home Button Assembly
8. Samsung Galaxy S4 Loud Speaker
9. Samsung Galaxy S4 Front Camera & Flex Cable
10. Samsung Galaxy S4 Earpiece Speaker Assembly
11. Samsung Galaxy S4 Headphone Jack Assembly
12. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Camera & Flex Cable
13. Samsung Galaxy S4 Dock Connector Assembly
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