[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] repairsuniverse:
This repair guide will show you how to take apart the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini to perform a basic repair and help you fix any problem you may come across such as a cracked or shattered touch screen digitizer, a damaged LCD screen, or other faulty internal parts such as blown speakers, buttons not reading and torn flex cables. We welcome you to use this repair guide to help you in the disassembly of your Galaxy S4 Mini to fix or replace to get your device looking and working like new again!

This guide will help install the following Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini part(s):

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LCD + Touch Screen Assembly - Blue

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini LCD + Touch Screen Assembly - White

Other Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini parts

Tools Required:

Small Phillips Screwdriver

Safe Open Pry Tool

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Repair Guide:​

When starting this repair make sure that your device is completely powered off.

Now start by removing the back battery cover. Note, to remove the cover it’s easiest to remove it by lifting the tab near the power button. Once this is done, take out the battery and the sim card, and memory card (the cards are found directly beneath the battery).

(Figure 1) Now with a Small Phillips Screwdriver, remove the ten (10) Small Phillips screws that are located on the back housing (circled in red).

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(Figure 2.1 - 2.2) Now with the screws removed you can remove the back housing. Using either a Safe Open Pry Tool or even your fingernail, wedge between the seam of the housing and the screen assembly and slide it along all the sides releasing the clips that hold the housing in place. (including top and bottom)

With the back housing removed, you will have to release all the motherboard connections in order to remove the motherboard from the housing.

(Figure 2.3) At the top left corner you will remove a small metal cover with some tweezers, which covers the camera and proximity sensor.

(Figure 2.4) Now there are (6) pop up flex cable connectors on the motherboard that need to be released and disconnected using the pry tool (all highlighted in green). Pop them up from under the connections and lift up to release them.

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(Figure 3.1) Now you can swing over the motherboard to the right (Be careful! There is still a cable connected from underneath the motherboard), Now lift up the left side and slowly flip the motherboard to the right taking notice where its connected still to the motherboard. Note, during this step the ear speaker flex cable (top right) might fallout (this is normal), place it to the side for your reassembly later.

(Figure 3.2) With the motherboard exposed, you will now release the screen by releasing the flex cable. This will release the motherboard fully.

(Figure 3.3) Now that the motherboard has been removed, you’re able to access and remove the main camera which is held in by its own jaw connector. Using the pry tool lift the black tab to the left of the camera, and lift and release the camera.

(Figure 3.4) The Headphone Jack located near the top right may now be taken out.

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(Figure 4.1) The next component to remove is the Vibrate Motor; this is located near the top left (highlighted in purple). This part will take a little more prying because it is held down with surprisingly strong adhesive. It is important to use caution as the flex cable is very fragile.

(Figure 4.2) Using the pry tool remove the Dock Port flex cable, this is done by releasing the microphone (highlighted in orange) and pry beneath the cable in order to loosen and remove it.

(Figure 4.3) Lastly, you will remove the sim card and micro SD card flex cable. To release the cable lift up on the tab, and then pull out the flex cable holding it in.

(Figure 4.4) Now you can lift out the flex cable using your pry tool, use caution as the flex cable is easily torn.

You have now completed the disassembly of your device.

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