Samsung Galaxy S5 Interior Midframe Assembly Replacement

Written By: Sam Goldheart
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Interior Midframe Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prereq to remove the interior midframe and motherboard assembly.

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    • Remove the ten 3.4 mm Phillips #000 screws from the display side of the midframe.

    It’s probably a good idea to remove (and subsequently screw back in) these screws in a sort of “star fashion” (e.g. alternating from top-to-bottom, left-to-right) in order to equally distribute the tension.

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    • Flip the phone over and remove the following screws from the battery side of the midframe:

    • Two 4.4 mm Phillips #000 screws near the USB port on the battery side of the phone

    • One 4.4 mm Phillips #000 screw

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    • Gently run a plastic opening tool down along the left inner side of the interior frame to separate the three white plastic clips.

    There are also two more white clips just along the edges of the battery connection terminals (to the right of the 3 shown in the pictures). Using a spudger to pry these loose too will make separating them later much easier.

    Peter Morris -

    Yes, I second that! You definitely need to loosen those two other clips or you may have problems separating this interior frame from the midframe.

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    • The midframe is composed of two halves that encase the motherboard.

    • Gently pull the long sides of the silver bezel out away from the phone to separate the two halves of the midframe.

    • It may be helpful to gently push in from the inside of the battery compartment, but be careful not to flex the interior half of the midframe, as the motherboard is mounted to it.

    maybe my phone was stuck a little, but i had to work it pretty hard to get this step. Just take your time.

    andrew beals -

    Personally I wouldn’t recommend separating the midframe-motherboard assembly like this. What I recommend is the following: 1. Insert the flat end of a spudger between the main speaker grille and the main camera assembly (technically, between the gray and black plastic pieces. 2. Pry up on the black plastic piece (using the gray plastic piece as a fulcrum) in such a way that allows you to lift that end of the interior midframe-motherboard assembly from the inner midframe (see step 27). THEN 3. Once you have created enough space, insert a triangular pick tool, and THEN use a plastic opening tool to pry any remaining corners out of the silver bezel (see step 26). WARNING: BE VERRRRY CAREFUL WHERE YOU INSERT TOOLS or apply pressure because there are many sensitive components along that top part (where the cameras and infrared sensors are located).

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    • Continue on to the right side of the silver bezel, pulling away from the interior section of the midframe to separate the two halves.

    Personally I wouldn’t recommend separating the midframe-motherboard assembly like this. What I recommend is the following: 1. Insert the flat end of a spudger between the main speaker grille and the main camera assembly (technically, between the gray and black plastic pieces. 2. Pry up on the black plastic piece (using the gray plastic piece as a fulcrum) in such a way that allows you to lift that end of the interior midframe-motherboard assembly from the inner midframe (see step 27). THEN 3. Once you have created enough space, insert a triangular pick tool, and THEN use a plastic opening tool to pry any remaining corners out of the silver bezel (see step 26). WARNING: BE VERRRRY CAREFUL WHERE YOU INSERT TOOLS or apply pressure because there are many sensitive components along that top part (where the cameras and infrared sensors are located).

    OmniWeb Technical Education -

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry any remaining corners out of the silver bezel.

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    • Carefully remove the interior midframe/motherboard assembly from the white inner midframe.

    Did two of these phones, and a small white hard plastic cap fell out. Can anyone tell me where this goes on reassembly? See pic: http://library-static.snapfish.com/libra...

    Brian Guild -

    The white plastic cap which fell out is actually the piece that covers a small hole marked R2 near the original philips head screw you remove when first disconnecting the small display connector. The good news is that this cap can be put back on after fully reassembling the phone.

    Brian Guild -

Conclusion

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

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