Apple iPhone 5s - Handset

Guide with all the steps necessary for you to change the iPhone 5s headset yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Opening

Before starting make sure that the mobile is off.

Remove the 2 Pentalobe screws on the bottom of the iPhone.

Step 2

For the opening of the iPhone we suggest this tool with suction cups, it is easy to use and will avoid unnecessary damages.

Simply hold the iPhone with the suction cups, just above the "Home" button and press the tool to open it.

Step 3

If you do not have the suction cup tool, you can also do it manually.

Glue a suction cup just above the "Home" button and pull up while holding and prying the joint with the plastic opening tool.

If you pull too hard you can break the flex cable of the fingerprint reader.

Step 4

Remove the metal shield covering the flex connector from the fingerprint reader.

Step 5

Disconnect the flex cable from the fingerprint reader. This will allow you to separate the screen except the upper part, still attached to the base plate by the flex cables.

Step 6 Baseboard connectors

Remove the metal shield covering the connectors, held by 4 Phillips screws.

Step 7 screen

Disconnect the flex cables from the motherboard and separate the screen.

Step 8 Handset

Remove the metal support from the handset held by 2 Phillips screws.

Step 9

Remove the handset.

Video Tutorial summary

In this video you can watch a quick summary of the tutorial, but we recommend to follow the complete tutorial, with its explanations and detailed images.
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