Samsung Galaxy S9 Midframe assembly Replacement

Written By: Sam Azevedo

Comments: 8

Samsung Galaxy S9 Midframe assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Use this guide to remove or replace the plastic frames covering the phone internals, including the NFC coil and antenna assemblies.

Tools

Step 1

Remove fifteen 4mm screws with a #000 Phillips screwdriver.

This is not quite as easy as the simple statement “Remove the NFC coil assembly” would lead you to believe. The top and left side of the plastic bracket attached to the coil have tabs inserted into the frame of the phone and you can’t just pick the coil assembly up. It takes a bit of force, and I used a spudger to gently pry along the top from right to left to pop the tabs free, and then the tabs on the left came out more easily. Do not just pull on the coil and bend it up.

drbenton815 -

Yeah, for more detailed instructions, check the battery replacement guide and refer to steps 9 through 11.

Evan Newman -

Step 3

Remove the motherboard bracket.

My phone did not have a separate bracket covering the motherboard.

jason boesiger - 22/05/20

The NFC/wireless charging coil is adhered to the motherboard bracket, and in my case they both came off together.

drbenton815 -

Also, for safety, the battery connecter should be disconnected in this step rather than waiting until after removing the speaker cover/antenna assembly.

drbenton815 -