Samsung Galaxy Note7 Screen Repair, Teardown and Reassemble
Samsung Galaxy Note7 Screen Repair, Teardown and Reassemble Guide
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Recommended Tools:
Plastic Triangle Opening Tool
Nylon Spudger
SIM Card Ejection Tool
Fine Tip Curved Tweezers
Precision Knife Set
2mm Red Adhesive
Multi-Purpose Heat Gun
Professional Phillips Screwdriver
Playing Cards
Step 1
Power down your Samsung Galaxy Note7 phablet.
Step 2 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 SIM and MicroSD Card Tray and S Pen Stylus)
Eject the SIM and Micro SD Card Tray.
Smoothly remove the Samsung Galaxy Note7 S Pen.
Step 3 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Rear Glass Panel)
The Note7 rear glass panel is glued on solidly and is a tight fit within the frame. Apply heat to soften the adhesive.
With the precision knife create enough space to insert a playing card.
Attack the adhesive and carefully dislodge the rear glass from the chassis.
Step 4 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Wireless Charging Coil and NFC Antenna)
Remove the following 11 Phillips screws.
Peel up the wafer-thin assembly that includes the wireless charging coil and NFC antenna.
Step 5 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Single Speaker with built-in Antenna)
Pry the Galaxy Note7 battery connector off the motherboard.
Remove the single speaker with built in antenna.
Step 6 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Battery)
The Note7 battery is well wedged and adhered in place. Use the spudger to muscle it free from the adhesive securing it to the midframe.
Extricate the 3500 milliampere-hour (mAh) Samsung Galaxy Note7 battery.
Step 7 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Motherboard)
Disconnect the bevy of cables from the Galaxy Note7 motherboard.
Remove the following 2 Phillips screws.
Lift up the motherboard and detach the daughterboard connector on its underside, then extract it from the Note7 phablet.
Step 8 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Iris Scanner, Front-Facing Camera, and Rear-Facing Camera)
Spudge up the Note7’s iris scanner, followed by the 5-megapixel selfie cam.
Flip the motherboard over and pull out the 12-megapixel Note7 rear-facing camera.
Step 9 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Modular Headphone Jack and Daughterboard that includes the USB-C Port and Microphone)
Remove the following Phillips screw.
Disconnect and pluck out the modular headphone jack.
Remove the following 2 Phillips screws.
Use the tweezers to free the daughterboard from the midframe. It includes the Galaxy Note7’s USB-C port and primary microphone.
Step 10 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Vibrator, Earpiece Speaker, Status LED, IR Blaster, and Proximity Sensor)
Remove the spring-contact-connected vibrator, followed by the Note7’s earpiece speaker.
The next component to surrender is a front-facing sensor array that contains the status LED, the IR blaster to enable iris scanning, and the proximity sensor.
Step 11 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Volume Buttons Cable and Power Button Cable)
With the tweezers in hand, take out the Note7 volume buttons cable, followed by the power button cable. The power and volume button covers are trapped within the outer case and can’t be removed.
Step 12 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Display Assembly)
Begin to free the Note7 display assembly by using the heat gun to warm up the adhesive.
Use playing cards to attack the adhesive securing the display assembly to the Note7’s midframe.
Take your time and apply additional heat as needed.
Once you have sliced through the adhesive, be mindful of the home button and the cables for the bottom buttons when decoupling the Note7 screen from the midframe.
Step 13 (Samsung Galaxy Note7 Home Button/Fingerprint Scanner and Cables for the Bottom Buttons)
Peel up and remove the assembly that includes the bottom button LED cables and the Note7 modular home button and fingerprint sensor.
* To reassemble your device, follow the steps in reverse order.