Introduction

Use this guide to replace the defective display of your Huawei Mate 8.

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    • Switch off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.

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    • Remove the Torx T2 screws from the bottom of the phone

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    • Use an iSclack or a suction handle in the bottom area of your phone to separate the display unit from the rear panel.

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    • Use an opening pick to fully separate the clips, releasing the phone.

    • Do not fully remove the rear case. The fingerprint sensor cable is still connected to the back cover.

    • Open the phone like a book from the SIM tray side.

    • Use a spudger, to disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable.

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    • Remove the liquid indicator sticker.

    • Remove the Phillips #00 screw that holds down the metal shield.

    • The metal shield is tightly held in place. If you try to remove it without holding it down on one side, it'll break easily.

    • Use a spudger to remove the metal shield.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the display, daughterboard interconnect, and battery cables.

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    • Remove the Phillips #00 screw that holds down the interconnect cable bracket.

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    • Lift the coaxial connector off of its socket to allow access to the daughterboard interconnect cable bracket.

    • Remove the bracket.

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    • Use a spudger to disconnect the interconnect cable.

    • Remove the interconnect cable.

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    • The battery is glued in place with two adhesive strips. One with a pull tab and one without.

    • Get a good grip on the pull tab near the power button and peel out the adhesive strip by steadily pulling at the tab in a flat angle.

    • If the adhesive strip rips, grab and twist it around the tweezer tips a couple of times and then continue.

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    • Do not bend or puncture the battery, damage to the cell can cause battery fires.

    • Heat an iOpener and place it on the phone for about a minute to loosen the remaining adhesive.

    • Carefully insert the flat end of a spudger to separate any remaining adhesive at the top of the battery.

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    • Lift the top end of the battery to pull the battery off of the remaining adhesive strip.

    • When reassembling your phone, apply stretch release adhesive strips, double sided adhesive tape, or pre-cut adhesive to secure the new battery.

    • Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.

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    • Remove the four Phillips #00 screws holding the daughterboard and loudspeaker to the phone.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the loudspeaker connector cable.

    • Use the tip of a spudger to lift the daughterboard from the phone.

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    • Insert the flat end of a spudger under the loudspeaker at the gap on the left side.

    • Work the spudger under the loudspeaker to seperate it from the adhesive and remove the loudspeaker.

    • Use tweezers to take the vibration unit out of its housing.

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    • Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws securing the motherboard to the phone.

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    • Remove the bracket from the rear camera flex cable.

    • Use tweezers to disconnect the antenna cable.

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    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the volume and power flex cable on the bottom left side of the mainboard.

    • Work the flat end of a spudger under the top right side of the mainboard to pry it out.

    • Remove the mainboard.

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    • Remove the antenna interconnect cable.

    • Remove the power and volume switch assembly.

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    • Use tweezers to remove the earpiece speaker.

    • Remove the red rubber gasket.

    • Remove the ambient light and proximity sensor.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Dominik Schnabelrauch

Member since: 23/11/16

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One comment

Tidy. Really tidy like.

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