Coolpad Defiant Screen Replacement

Turn the phone with the back cover facing towards you.

Carefully remove the back cover by holding one corner of the case and carefully pulling it away from the phone.

Remove the back cover from your device.

Find the gap on the bottom of the battery.

With a tool or with your hands, pull the battery upward and set it aside safely.

Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the screws holding the rear mid-frame cover to the mid-frame assembly.

Using either a plastic pry tool or your hands, pry the plastic cover away.

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the three screws holding the top logic board to the main frame.

Using the plastic pry tool, remove the flex cables for the screen, side buttons, and digitizer.

Using the same tool, remove the antenna from the bottom logic board

Carefully pull up on the upper logic board starting from the top and pull it straight up.

Once the logic board is lifted perpendicular to the mid-frame, remove the flex cable on the bottom left side of the board.

Flipping the logic board upside down, use the plastic pry tool to disconnect the flex cable connecting the camera to the logic board.

Pull straight up on the camera and it will slide out of the logic board.

Using the plastic pry tool, remove the lower logic board, starting with the removal of the vibrator and working across the board.

The board is held down by adhesives, so force is required to remove it.

Place the suction cup tool on the bottom left corner of the screen.

Pull straight up on the suction cup to pop the screen off.

Some heat may need to be applied to loosen the adhesive. Use a hair dryer or heat gun. This device was easy pulled apart without heat tho.

Once the screen is free from the adhesive, slide the flex cable through the middle chassis assembly.