iPhones are great phones to have but they can also be sensitive. If you drop it on a hard surface, chances are it will need screen replacement. The iPhone screen replacement is one of the hardest tasks to perform and you will have to know a few things for it. In this article you will have a step by step guide for iPhone screen replacement.
In order to replace your iPhone’s screen, you need to disassemble it completely. This is not as hard as it sounds but there are many components you should keep in mind. In order to make this operation easier, labeling the parts of the iPhone is a very good idea. The screws, the cases and just about every component should be labeled properly.
You should have clean hands when you attempt to replace the screen of your iPhone. Also, you will need a small screw driver, a paper clip for removing the SIM card and, of course, the new screen. The process is not a very complicated one and it is described in the lines below.
First of all, you need to eject the SIM card with the help of the paper clip. All the operations you do now will have to be redone in the reverse order so you should place the SIM card next to the aluminum case. After that you will have to remove the screws holding the aluminum case. It is secured with a metal ribbon which you will have to detach from the main iPhone part and not from the metal case. Label all the resulting parts with paper.
The next step is maybe the hardest as it involves the actual replacement of the iPhone screen. You will have to remove the antenna cable which is secured with glue. You should pry it and afterwards remove the screws around the sides.
After that you will have to remove the motherboard screws too. Remember to label the screws as well because you will forget their order otherwise. The motherboard and battery should be removed together. After that, you will have access to the screen and you will be able to remove it.
Replacing the actual screen is the most difficult part of the job because you will have to do it with extreme care. Otherwise you will ruin your work. Removing the clips and taking the screen off is not as easy as you might think. Once you do it, you can use the replacement screen to insert it instead of the old one. You will have to assemble your iPhone back to its original state using the labels.
In summary, iPhone screen replacement is not as hard as you might think. However, you will need to know a few aspects about it in order to succeed. These aspects are presented in the above step by step guide and they will help you replace the iPhone screen with no problems.
Thanks this is very helpful but I’m not happy with iphone anymore. I’ll be switching to blackberry soon.