Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Repair

Step 1 — Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Teardown 

• Remove the back cover. It comes off easily.

Step 2 

• Remove battery, SIM card.
• Don't forget the S Pen.

Step 3 

• Remove the 16 screws all together on the middle housing. That is a lot of screws.

Step 4 

• Cut the adhesive sticker between the screen and the middle housing. It will be easier if you apply low heat degree less than 85℃. Be careful to avoid breaking touch panel.
• Carefully flip the housing over and loosen the hidden tabs around the battery slot.
• Loosen the middle housing and then push the front assembly--this may take a little extra effort.

Step 5 

• Separate front assembly from middle housing successfully.
• The whole front assembly comes with motherboard, USB board, cameras, LCD screen and some other small components.
• The back housing comes with power & volume button, headphone jack and loudspeaker. And except loudspeaker, other parts are easy to remove.

Step 6 

• Get the flex free from the adhesive underneath and remove headphone jack naturally.

Step 7 

• Unlike the Galaxy S5, the Note 4 power and volume buttons are easy to remove.

Step 8 

• Cut the adhesive between LCD screen and mid plate carefully. Especially care about the position of the flex very much.
• The adhesive is in the red scale, it's strong and we had damaged the foil film on the back of the screen when cut the adhesive. Heat with a low degree will make easier.
• Release the connectors from motherboard. The right one is S Pen sensor film connector and the left one is LCD screen connector.
• You also can see the soft keys on the bottom side. So be careful when cut the adhesive, don't hurt that part.
• At last, remove LCD screen assembly carefully.

Step 9 

• Release navigation button flex connector ,get it free from the adhesive on the mid-plate and remove it.

Step 10 

• Remove 2 pcs of signal flexes. And maybe different versions Galaxy Note 4 comes with different numbers of signal flexes. Possibly one or two.

Step 11 

• Twist off two screws securing motherboard and USB board at first.
• Don't forget to release the earpiece speaker connector.

Step 12 

• Pry up the motherboard.
• Release USB charging board from motherboard.
• Finally, remove Galaxy Note 4 motherboard.

Step 13   

• By the way, remove rear camera from motherboard. Release the connector and can take the camera away easily.

Step 14  

• Now, it's the turn of front camera assembly.
• Release the connector at first, and then get free the two clasps, at last remove the front camera with sensors together.

Step 15 

• Get recent apps button and back button free from the adhesive on the mid plate.
• Pry up the USB charging board and remove it.

Step 16 

• Pry up and remove earpiece speaker.

Step 17 

• Vibrator comes with power button flex together.

Step 18 

• Remove volume button flex.

Step 19 

• Done.