In this guide, we will show you how to remove and replace the crushed screen on the Huawei P10 smartphone.
To remove the display, you need to remove the back cover, rear camera, front camera, USB board, loudspeaker, and headphone jack from the motherboard.
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Repair Tools Needed:
0.8 pentalobe screwdriver
Phillips #000 Screwdriver
Suction cup
Pick
Spudger
Tweezers
SIM Card Eject Tool
1. Remove the SIM card tray and two Pentalobe screws
First, turn off your phone and remove the SIM card tray.
Remove the two Pentalobe screws located at the bottom next to the USB Type-C port.
2. Remove the back cover
Use a suction cup to separate the display from the back cover.
Lift the display a little bit with a suction cup and insert a pick.
Slide the pick along the display edge on both sides.
Don’t remove the back cover completely yet. The power button and volume button cables are still connected to the motherboard.
3. Disconnect the power button and volume button cable
Disconnect the power button and volume button cable using a spudger.
Once the cable is disconnected, you can remove the back cover completely.
4. Disconnect the battery connector
Remove the screw securing the metal sheet.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Disconnect the main FPC from the motherboard with a spudger.
Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard with a spudger.
5. Disconnect the display cable
Remove the Phillips #000 screw securing the metal sheet to the middle frame.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.
6. Remove the battery
Uncover the ends of the adhesive pull tabs to get a good grip on them.
Pull the tab slowly and continuously to release the battery.
There is only one cable underneath the battery.
Insert a card under the battery to separate the battery.
On the other side of the battery, there is a double-sided adhesive secured battery.
Lift the battery and remove it.
7. Remove two cameras
Remove the four screws on the motherboard.
Disconnect the antenna from the motherboard.
Peel off the conducting fabric.
Unplug the camera connector from the motherboard. Now you can remove the front camera.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Peel off the conducting fabric.
Lift the rear camera and remove it.
8. Remove the motherboard
Remove the motherboard with your fingers.
There is a clip securing the motherboard in place, and you need to release the clip first.
9. Remove the earpiece speaker
Lift the earpiece speaker with tweezers. The earpiece speaker is secured to the phone body with glue.
10. Remove the USB Type-C board
Remove the four Phillips #000 screws at the bottom.
Disconnect the cable from the board.
Remove the metal sheet with tweezers.
Disconnect the headphone jack cable and antenna cable.
Remove the antenna cable from the phone body.
Lift the USB Type-C board and remove it.
11. Remove the loudspeaker
The loudspeaker is secured by glue, making it a little challenging to remove.
Lift the loudspeaker from its port with your fingernail or blade.
12. Removing the headphone jack
The loudspeaker is secured by glue. Use tweezers to insert it into the headphone jack and wiggle the tweezers. You can remove the headphone jack.
13. Remove the vibrating motor
The vibrating motor is secured with glue, and you should pry it up with a blade or tweezers.
I suggest you buy a display assembly with the frame to replace your crushed display.
You can find the Huawei P10 Teardown here. For other parts replacement tutorials, please visit the P10 repair guide category.