Samsung Galaxy S5 Motherboard Replacement - Ifixit

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Samsung Galaxy S5

Samsung's 5th-generation Android-based Galaxy

smartphone was released April 11, 2014.

Improvements to the phone include a fingerprint

scanner, updated camera, larger display, and wateresistance. It is available in four different colors;

black, blue, white, and copper.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Motherboard

ReplacementReplace the Motherboard in your Samsung Galaxy S5.

Author: Sam Lionheart Difficulty: Moderate

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Back to Samsung Galaxy S5 View Edit H

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Use this guide to replace the motherboard.

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iOpener

Phillips #00 Screwdriver

Plastic Opening Tools

Spudger


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Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into t

divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.

Gently pry and twist the flexible rear cover off

back of the phone.

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EditStep 2 Battery

EditStep 3 microSD Card

EditStep 4 SIM Card

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into t

recess in the bottom right corner of the battery

and lift upward.

Remove the battery away from the phone.

Using a fingertip, pull the microSD card straigh

down out of its slot.

Remove the microSD card from the phone.

Repeat the above procedure to remove the SIM

card.
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EditStep 5 Display Assembly

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EditStep 7

Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the plastic

midframe connector panel.

Remove the connector panel with a pair of

tweezers.

There should be enough adhesive to readhere

panel upon reassembly, otherwise use a small

amount of double-stick tape.

Use the sharp tip of a spudger to pry the home

button cable connector straight up off its socke

In the following steps you will be using an iOpe

to warm the adhesive affixing the display asse

to the rest of the phone. This will allow for a sa

easier screen removal. For proper iOpener use

follow our iOpener heating guide, make sure to

pay attention to all warnings.

Place a heated iOpener on the left side of the
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EditStep 9

EditStep 10

phone for at least 90 seconds.

Reheat the iOpener and place it on the right ha

the phone.

In the following steps you will be using an open

pick to separate the adhesive securing the fron

panel glass. Only pry where directed. If you

experience resistance, stop sliding the opening

pick and reapply heat.

Insert the edge of an opening pick underneath

bottom right side of the front glass.

Slide the opening pick up along the right side o

the display.

Carefully slide the pick around the corner, stopbefore the speaker grille at the top of the phon


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The adhesive securing the top of the phone is

a narrow strip above the earpiece speaker. Slid

the pick along the top of the speaker to avoid

damaging internal components.

Slide the opening pick across the top of the phbeing very careful notto insert the pick too de

Carefully slide the pick around the upper left

corner.

If you encounter any resistance from cooling

adhesive, reapply a heated iOpener to the left

of the phone.
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Slide the opening pick down along the left half

the phone stopping at the lower left corner.

Slide the opening pick all the way to the bottom

left corner of the phone, making sure it is secu

placed.

In the following step you will be placing an iOp

over the home button end of the phone, you w

want your opening pick to slip out.

Place a reheated iOpener over the bottom por

of the display assembly.

There are delicate components in this portion

the phone, you want to ensure the adhesive is

warm and easy to loosen to protect the phone


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EditStep 18

The bottom end of the phone contains the soft

button and home button ribbon cables. If you

insert the opening pick too far into the phone y

risk cutting these cables.

Slide the very end of the opening pick across th

bottom edge of the display to separate the lastthe remaining adhesive.

Twist the opening pick to detach the glass from

phone.

If the front panel does not detach easily, it may

require additional adhesive cutting.

If the front panel is not easily freed, the adhesi

on the soft button cable may need to be

separated.

These cables are thin and easily damaged,

therefore be certain you are only peeling them

the display assembly and not lacerating them.

Insert an opening pick under the soft button ic

on the display and pry the button cables down

the inside of the front panel.
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EditStep 20

EditStep 21 Interior Midframe

Assembly

Slightly lift, but do notremove, the home butto

end of display assembly.

Do not remove the front panel entirely. It is sti

attached by a connector.

If you are reusing the home button flex cable,

careful not to sever the cable from the home

button. Adhesive can cause the cable to rip apa

from the home button. While the home button

still work, the fingerprint scanner will not.

Use the sharp tip of a spudger to lift the front

panel assembly cable connector straight up off

socket on the motherboard.

Safely remove the front panel assembly from

phone.

Remove the ten 3.4 mm Phillips #000 screws fr

the display side of the midframe.
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EditStep 22

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EditStep 24

Flip the phone over and remove the followingscrews from the battery side of the midframe:

Two 4.4 mm Phillips #000 screws near the

port on the battery side of the phone

One 4.4 mm Phillips #000 screw

Gently run a plastic opening tool down along t

left inner side of the interior frame to separate

three white plastic clips.

The midframe is composed of two halves that

encase the motherboard.
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Gently pull the long sides of the silver bezel ou

away from the phone to separate the two halv

the midframe.

It may be helpful to gently push in from the ins

of the battery compartment, but be careful no

flex the interior half of the midframe, as the

motherboard is mounted to it.

Continue on to the right side of the silver beze

pulling away from the interior section of the

midframe to separate the two halves.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry any remaining

corners out of the silver bezel.
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EditStep 27

EditStep 28 Motherboard

Assembly

EditStep 29

Carefully remove the interior

midframe/motherboard assembly from the wh

inner midframe.

Carefully wedge the tip of a spudger undernea

the antenna cable connector.

Delicately lift the spudger directly upwards to

disconnect the antenna connector off its socke

the motherboard.

Pull, but do notremove, the camera end of themotherboard up from the midframe to allow

access to the connectors on the rear.

Do notattempt to fully remove the motherboa

as it is still attached to the interior midframe b

Micro-USB port daughterboard connector.
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EditStep 30

EditStep 31 Motherboard

EditStep 32

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry the

daughterboard connector straight up off its so

on the motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the

front-facing camera connector off its socket on

motherboard.

Remove the front-facing camera from the

motherboard.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disengage the

rear-facing camera connector straight up off it

socket on the motherboard.

Remove the rear-facing camera from the

motherboard.

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Comments

Do you know if I can put a g900p motherboard in the G900I in order to get FM radio. Cheers.

James Dean, October 29

Please let someone know about the screw under the camera and flash/heartbeat monitor, holding the motherboard to the

midframe. I do not see a step for this before trying to remove the motherboard.

Jay Bird, September 17

Same and all so in the s5 I disassembled there was 2 antenna cables the a blue one and a white one.

daniel willenbrok, November 27

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