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.

Step  - Battery

Step 

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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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Step 

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Samsung S III–Disassemble Guide

•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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Samsung S III–Disassemble Guide

•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.

Samsung S III–Disassemble Guide

•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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