How to disassemble/take apart/tear down your Apple iPhone 5

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Tools Needed:

Sucking Disc  Tweezers  Pentalobe Screwdriver   Small Phillips Screwdriver  Straight Screwdriver

1. Use Pentalobe Screwdriver to release 2 screws.

2. Press the Sucking Disc on the digitizer assembly, carefully pull it up. 

3. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 3 screws.

4. Use a pair of Tweezers to pick up the metal shield then disconnect 3 connectors

5. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 3 screws then for the 2 metal sheild

6. Disconnect the battery connector then remove the battery

7. Disconnect 2 antenna connectors and charging port connector

8. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 4 screws then a metal shield.

9. Disconnect another antenna connector then Straight Screwdriver to remove 3 screws.

10. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to release 2 screws on top of the rear housing

11. Turn over the motherboard assembly then disconnect a connector to release it

12. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 2 screws and a metal shield then release the rear facing camera.

13. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 7 screws

14. Remove the charging port assembly

15. Use Tweezers to separate the charging port flex cable and loud speaker

16. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 2 screws and a metal shield then the home button can be released.

17. Use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove 2 screws, the metal shield and ear phone can be released.

18. Remove the front facing camera with sensor flex cable ribbon.

19. Remove 6 screws then the LCD heat shield can be removed.