Huawei P10 Display Assembly with Frame Replacement

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch

Comments: 17

Huawei P10 Display Assembly with Frame Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

1 - 2 hours

Introduction

In this guide we show you, how to remove and replace the display assembly with frame in your Huawei P10 smartphone.

To protect your eyes from glass shreds and get a better grip to open the phone you might want to apply some tape onto the screen.

When reassembling apply new adhesive where it is necessary. Before reassembly check your new part for any components that might need to be transferred from the old one.

Tools

Parts

Huawei P10 Screen

Step 1

Switch off your phone.
Remove the two Pentalobe P2 screws at the bottom.
Remove the SIM card tray.

Das Honor 9 hat an der Unterkante keine Schrauben.

Wie ist das Honor 9 zu öffnen?

Michael Tuschek - 16/08/19

Vielleicht beantwortet diese Anleitung deine Frage ;)

Tobias Isakeit - 19/08/19

Hi, my P10 does not have screws, just two tiny holes. Do I push in here to unfasten? Einar, Norway

Einar Ryvarden - 04/12/20

Hi Einar Ryvarden,

in case you bought a used or refurbished phone, someone might have forgotten to put them back in. Since you have holes at the bottom edge next to the charging port this is likely. You can try to start with step 2 and see if you can lift the phone assembly (don’t forget to remove the SIM tray first). As far as I know there is no version of the regular Huawei P10 with no screws. However you there are none in the P10 lite and in the P10 plus, maybe one of the opening procedures for those phones might help you.

Dominik Schnabelrauch - 10/12/20

Step 2

Insert a plastic opening tool between the display and the case starting at the bottom area of your phone.
Carefully pry the display with its parts out of the case.
Getting the prying tool in will require some effort, be careful not to slide the tool too much or you might slightly damage the housing.
After you pried out the bottom end, use the opening tool to open the clamps on both sides.

Hi! I cannot find a way to insert the plastic opening tool. Any suggestions on how I can create a gap to start. Everything seems quit rigid.

Also, where will I find your reply.

vbr/lars.skoldebring@gmail.com

lars.skoldebring - 04/02/19

Hi Lars, you might want to use a suction handle to lift the display and create a small gap to insert the plastic tool. If you don’t have a suction handle you can “build” a handle with tape that you stick onto the display in a shape similar to this —> __∏__ (also you may want to edit your post and remove your email address ;) )

Tobias Isakeit - 05/02/19

Hi,

I’m stuck at this step for about two hours… There’s nothing I can do to open the case. Tried all kinds of opening tools and a suction handle. There is no gap at all between the display and the body. How can anything be inserted into a gap that practically does not exist? Please help.

Mark Movshovich - 10/04/21

Sorry to hear that. You could try and lift the display by using a suction cup and pull to create a small gap for a tool to get in.

Tobias Isakeit - 28/04/21

Step 3

Don't open the phone all the way, yet. The cable for the standby and volume buttons is still connected to the back cover.
Swing open the phone backwards.
Use a spudger to disconnect the power- and volume button flex cable.

The cable is for the standby and volume buttons, not for the fingerprint sensor!

JaL - 07/06/18

Thanks JaL, of course it is.

Tobias Isakeit - 07/06/18

Step 4

Remove the two Phillips #00 screws.

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Il Lando - 29/08/20

Step 5

Use tweezers to remove the two cable brackets.

Step 6

Use a spudger to disconnect the battery, the interconnect and the display flex cable.

Step 7

The battery is glued in place with two adhesive strips. One with a pull tab and one without.
Peel out the adhesive strip which is placed beneath the battery by steadily pulling at the tab in a flat angle.
It is likely that the adhesive strip rips. In this case you can grab and twist it around a tweezers tip a couple of times and then continue.
Use an iOpener to loosen the remaining adhesive.

It wasn’t easy to find the piece to pull. It was a black label, folded and stuck to the battery

Donato Grieco -

Step 8

Take care to not bend or puncture the battery.
Insert an opening pick or spudger beneath the battery and carefully pry it out.
Remove the battery.
When reassembling your phone, replace old adhesive with stretch release adhesive strips, double-sided tape, or pre-cut adhesive strips.
Never reinstall a battery that has been bent or damaged during removal.

Step 9

Remove the four Phillips #00 screws.
Use tweezers to remove the metal plate that covers the charging board and the main flex cable.

Step 10

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flex cable of the headphone jack.
Remove the headphone jack with tweezers. There's a little adhesive underneath so it can be a bit sticky.
Unplug the antenna cable with tweezers.

Step 11

Disconnect the main flex cable with a spudger and remove it.
Disconnect the loudspeaker flex cable.
Carefully remove the charging board.

Step 12

Remove the vibration motor. If the adhesive is too strong, heat an iOpener to soften it and ease removal.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up under the speaker.
Remove the loudspeaker.

Step 13

Remove the rubber gasket with tweezers.
If the gasket is included in your new part, there is no need to remove it from the old one.

Step 14

Remove the four Phillips #00 screws from the motherboard.

Step 15

Disconnect the antenna cable and remove it.

Step 16

Use the pointed end of a spudger in the top right corner of the motherboard and pry it out until you can get a good grip.
The front and the rear cameras are still connected to the motherboard. Don't damage them while you remove the motherboard.
Remove the motherboard.
On the back of the motherboard there are thermal pads (pink rubber-like gobs) for heat dissipation. If these thermal pads broke or are too dried out you might need to apply new thermal pads on the new display assembly or the motherboard.

Can I replace the pink thermal pad with thermal paste? Because I can't any online store sell pink thermal paste for phone.

muhd syafiq - 07/04/21

Step 17

Remove the earpiece speaker with a tweezer.
Take care of the metal connectors to not bend them.
Carefully remove the proximity sensor from its recess.
Before reassembly check your new part for any components that might need to be transferred from the old one.
When reassembling your phone replace old adhesive with double-sided tape or pre-cut adhesive strips.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. When reassembling apply new adhesive where it's necessary.

Author

Dominik Schnabelrauch

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4 comments

Are the pink/purple blobs unter the motherboard thermal paste? If so, should I re-apply any when reassembling?

Martin Düren - 01/08/18

Gonna upload an easy and faster way to do it whitout removibg the battery or upper boards and cameras, wait for it, my 1st guide.

mauro-diaz1 - 12/11/19

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mbc judo - 28/04/20

I didn’t add the tape. I don’t know why the battery comes with it, plus, it is ultra strong, I was all the time afraid to ruin the battery, but fortunatly, everything went well

Ciro Monteiro -