Introduction

Follow this guide to remove and replace the daughterboard on the Moto E4 Plus. The daughterboard houses the charging port, a downward facing microphone, and the vibration motor.

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    • Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.

    • Insert the edge of the spudger into the notch on the bottom right corner of the phone.

    • Twist the spudger to start releasing the back cover from the phone.

    • Slide the spudger along the bottom edge to separate the back cover from the phone.

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    • Lift the phone unit out of the back cover.

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    • Remove the nineteen 3.2 mm long T3 screws securing the plastic midframe.

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    • The plastic midframe is still held in place with clips.

    • Insert the flat end of a spudger into the midframe seam at the bottom left corner of the phone (near the microphone hole).

    • Twist the spudger to release the plastic clip.

    • Repeat the process for the clip near the top right corner of the phone.

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    • Lift the bottom edge of the plastic midframe upwards until the clips along the top edge release.

    • Remove the plastic midframe.

    • To reattach the plastic midframe, line up the midframe to the phone and squeeze along the edges to engage the clips.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery connector from its motherboard socket.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the antenna cable from its daughterboard socket.

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    • Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect cable from its daughterboard socket.

    • Pry up and disconnect the fingerprint sensor cable next to it from the daughterboard.

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    • Remove the two 3.2 mm long T3 screws securing the daughterboard.

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    • Insert the point of a spudger under the bottom right corner of the daughterboard and pry up to loosen the daughterboard.

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    • Insert the point of a spudger underneath the vibration motor and pry upwards to loosen it.

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    • Grasp the daughterboard by the edges and lift it out of its recess.

    • Remove the daughterboard. The vibration motor will be attached to it.

Conclusion

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

Arthur Shi

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