Samsung S III User manual

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TTT-9007 Small Phillips Screwdriver
TTT-9010 Plastic Opening Tools
TTT-9013 Spudger
Heat Gun / Blow Dryer
Samsung S III - Disassemble Guide
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This guide will show you how to disassemble the Samsung Galaxy S III mobile phone,
assisting in making the repair of the device both simple and inexpensive. Following the steps
we have provided will help you quickly, and safely, replace not only a broken display, but
also other internal components that may have become damaged.
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•On the headphone jack side of the phone, insert
the plastic opening tool in the notch that is in the
back case. Working your way around the entire
phone, gently free the clips.
•Remove the back case from the phone.
•Using the plastic opening tool, pry the battery up
and out of its secured location.
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•Now that the SIM card and the microSD card are
easily accessible, remove them from the phone.
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Step 4 – Headphone Jack/Speaker Assembly
•Locate and remove the ten small Phillips screws
(#00) that secure the plastic frame to the front
panel assembly.
•Locate the connector for the headphone jack/
speaker assembly. Using the plastic opening tool,
pry it up and out of its socket.
•With the headphone jack/speaker assembly
disconnected from the motherboard, use the plastic
opening tool and pry it out from the phone.
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•For the next few steps, the plastic opening tool will
be used to disconnect several connections to allow
you to remove the phone’s motherboard.
•Start with the front-facing camera connector. Locate
it and pry it up and out of its socket.
•The touch screen digitizer connector is next. Locate
it and pry it up from its socket.
Step 9
•Now, locate the LCD data cable and pry it up and
out of its socket.
Step 7 – Rear-Facing Camera
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•The Wi-Fi antenna plug is the last connection to be
disconnected from the motherboard. Locate it and pry
it from its plug.
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•Locate and remove the one small Phillips screw
(#00) that secures the motherboard into the
phone.
•With all the connections and the one small screw
securing the board down removed, carefully remove
the motherboard from the phone.
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•Still attached to the motherboard is the rear-facing
camera. Using the plastic opening tool, pry up the
camera connector.
•You can now remove the rear-facing camera from
the motherboard.
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Step 14 – Front Facing Camera
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•Locate and remove the one small Phillips screw
(#00) that secures the front facing camera into the
phone.
•Using the plastic opening tool, pry the front facing
camera assembly out from the phone.
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•Using the spudger, gently maneuver and work the
Wi-Fi antenna away from the front display
assembly.
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Step 16 – Wi-Fi Antenna
Step 17 – Volume Button & Ear Speaker Cable
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•Utilizing the flat end of the spudger, maneuver the
ribbon wire for the volume buttons and the ear
speaker out and away from the phone.
•Using the spudger, from behind the volume button,
gently push the button out of the phone’s case.
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•Repeat the same process from the previous
step to remove the power button.
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Step 20 – Vibrator
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•The vibrator unit is secured into the phone with a
generous amount of adhesive. Using the spudger,
gently pry it out of the phone.
•Remove the rubber microphone grommet from the
phone.
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Step 21 – LCD & Touch Screen Digitizer

•At this time, the LCD & touch screen are fused
together and cannot be separated. They are
secured to the frame of the phone using a lot of
adhesive that will require heat and patience to
separate. This procedure is recommended only on
phones with CRACKED or ALREADY BROKEN
screens that require replacement. The separation of
the LCD & touch screen digitizer could cause
damage to a perfectly working LCD or touch screen.
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•With the plastic opening tool, find the seam of where
the display assembly meets the frame. Slip the
opening tool in this seam and pry the two pieces
apart. Work your way around the entire display
assembly until they are separated.
•With enough patience, the assistance of the heat
gun/blow drier, and the plastic opening tool, you will
be able to successfully separate the display
assembly from the phone’s frame for replacement.
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•Use the heat gun/blow drier to begin heating the
adhesive securing the LCD & touch screen digitizer
assembly to the phone’s frame. This will loosen the
connection of the two.

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