Samsung Stratosphere Display Replacement

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Última atualização em May 7, 2024

40 - 50 minutos

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This guide will show you how to detach and replace the phone's touchscreen display.

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Passo 1 Battery

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Using your fingers, pry along the groove at the top of the phone.
Pull back on the rear casing until it comes free from the device.
The casing will make a cracking sound as it is removed.

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Passo 2

With your fingers, pry from the bottom of the battery to loosen it.
Lift away to remove the battery from the phone.

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Passo 3 Motherboard

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Locate the red and white sim card located above the battery housing.
Remove the sim card by sliding it downwards from its slot with your fingers.

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Passo 4

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Remove the seven silver 3mm screws securing the rear panel using the Phillips #000 screwdriver.
Once loosened, some screws may get stuck in the casing. Use tweezers to remove them.

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Passo 5

Pry around the rear panel with a plastic opening tool to loosen it.
Prying too deeply may damage delicate components inside the phone.
Remove the rear panel from the phone with your fingers.

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Passo 6

Remove the four black 3mm screws securing the motherboard with the Phillips #000 screwdriver.

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Passo 7

Locate the flex cable attachment at the tab with a green arrow printed on top.
Pry from the side the arrow is pointing with your fingers.
The cable will audibly snap as it is removed from its attachment.
Let the cable hang loosely to the side of the phone.

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Passo 8

Pull the motherboard up from the side opposite the loose flex cable.
If necessary, use a plastic opening tool to separate the motherboard from the key pad underneath.
Lift to remove the motherboard from the device.

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Passo 9 Front Camera

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Insert a plastic opening tool into any side of the phone case to separate the keyboard from the rear panel.
Pry the keyboard away from the casing with the plastic opening tool.
The keyboard should come off with almost no force at all.

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Passo 10

Remove the 7 silver 2mm screws attaching the silver metal plate to the rear panel with the Phillips #000 Screwdriver.

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Passo 11

Use the plastic opening tool to carefully loosen the golden metal plate.
The golden metal plate is stuck to the rear panel with a strong adhesive, so a moderate amount of force may be needed.

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Passo 12

Lift the gold plate with your fingers, repositioning it to slide through the keyboard casing underneath.
Carefully take off the keyboard casing with your fingers.
The golden metal plate should fit through the wide slot of the casing.

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Passo 13

Slide the silver metal plate down and away from the to the flex cable and gold metal plate.
The metal plate is attached to springs that offer a small amount of resistance, so it will snap into place.

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Passo 14

Unscrew the 4 black 3mm screws from the rear panel with the Phillips #000 Screwdriver.

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Passo 15

Insert the plastic opening tool into the groove at the top of the rear panel.
Firmly slide the plastic opening tool all around the rear panel. The panel will audibly snap as it comes apart.
These 2 pieces are attached well, so a significant amount of force is needed to separate them.

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Passo 16

Lift the flex cable and position it so the part containing the metal plate can come free.
Pull the part containing the metal plate away from the rest of the rear panel.

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Passo 17

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Use tweezers to loosen the front-facing camera from the plastic casing.
Pull the black rectangular piece, attached to the front facing camera, away from the rear panel.

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Passo 18 Flex Cable

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Carefully peel the blue tape from the bottom of the flex cable and set it aside.

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Passo 19

Use one of the plastic opening tools to loosen the flex cable from its central housing.
Pull lightly on the flex cable to free it from the housing.
The cable may audibly snap as it is freed from its attachment.

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Passo 20

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Use tweezers to loosen the flex cable and speaker from the bottom of the phone.
Pull upward with the tweezers and the flex cable will come loose.
The flex cable will come free with the front-facing camera attached. In order to remove the front-facing camera, see our guide here.

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Passo 21 Display

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Locate the clamp holding the gold display cable to the back of the screen.
Using the plastic opener tool, lightly pry the cable attachment into an upright position.
The clamp attachment will snap as it is pried upright.
Once completed, the attachment should resemble the marked section.

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Passo 22

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Using the tweezers, carefully pull the gold display cable to remove it from its attachment.
Be careful not to bend the display cable as this is a very sensitive part of the phone.

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Passo 23

Pry around the screen with a plastic opening tool to loosen it from the frame.
Repeat this process as necessary; a lot of adhesive holds the screen to the frame.
Gently push forward from the back of the display to remove the screen from the frame.