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[REQ] Tmobile Galaxy s2 tear down pics or video

Just wanted to see if there is any pics or video of the tmobile galaxy s2 tear down. Want to see what it looks like on the inside but don't want to do that to my device. Lol
Did a search but didn't have much luck! Can anyone help? Thanks!
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darkside79 said:
Just wanted to see if there is any pics or video of the tmobile galaxy s2 tear down. Want to see what it looks like on the inside but don't want to do that to my device. Lol
Did a search but didn't have much luck! Can anyone help? Thanks!
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Check over at ifixit.com they are beast in teardown repair and rebuild guides.
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Babyj303 said:
Check over at ifixit.com they are beast in teardown repair and rebuild guides.
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With Apple devices.. Not too much else
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Maybe you can purchase something damaged at a reduced price.
- I bet a few repair shops have a FUBAR item in a box somewhere waiting for toxic-cycle.

Do you have any specific questions I tore mine apart and replaced the body. Its similar to the euro sgs2 except there is no screw directly holding the mobo in to.the chassis. If u need any specific pics I'll help u out
PJS
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xspeed9190 said:
Do you have any specific questions I tore mine apart and replaced the body. Its similar to the euro sgs2 except there is no screw directly holding the mobo in to.the chassis. If u need any specific pics I'll help u out
PJS
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where is the vibrator motor?

AznDud333 said:
where is the vibrator motor?
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Where it is in all Galaxy S & SII phones. Next to the microphone in the cable that has the fixed bottom soft buttons, microphone, and wifi antenna connector. It is a complete assembly but you may be able to de-solder the vibrator from the assembly and replace it if you are careful and have one.

ChauncyG said:
Where it is in all Galaxy S & SII phones. Next to the microphone in the cable that has the fixed bottom soft buttons, microphone, and wifi antenna connector. It is a complete assembly but you may be able to de-solder the vibrator from the assembly and replace it if you are careful and have one.
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is it hard to disassemble/reassemble this phone at all? any chance of putting up a full vid of disassembling it?

For you guys taking apart your phones... does it have an internal SWAPABLE SD card?
I know my AWS Dell Streak we were able to take it apart and replace the internal SD (micro SD card) with a larger sized one.
What about these phones?
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Vinsane said:
For you guys taking apart your phones... does it have an internal SWAPABLE SD card?
I know my AWS Dell Streak we were able to take it apart and replace the internal SD (micro SD card) with a larger sized one.
What about these phones?
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didnt take mine apart too far(because of the lack of a service manual, i didnt want to take apart things that i cant put back)
but it doesnt seem like that's possible

AznDud333 said:
didnt take mine apart too far(because of the lack of a service manual, i didnt want to take apart things that i cant put back)
but it doesnt seem like that's possible
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Its possible....as soon as I get my hands on the white parts I'll open my phone up

tiguy99 said:
Its possible....as soon as I get my hands on the white parts I'll open my phone up
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Its possible to change the internal sd card?
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xsteven77x said:
Its possible to change the internal sd card?
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Sorry guys...I miss read the post and posted out of context. please disregard my post above. I'm not sure if the internal sd can be replaced yet either but am eager to find out as well

I drop my phone and the side is all dent and scratched up. Is there any update on how to disassemble this phone yet?
Also is there a link on an oem housing replacement for the T989? I can't seem to find a thread in the accessories sub-forum regarding a new housing replacement. Thanks in advance.

I need some help
My bezel cracked. I have never dropped it, so I don't know how it happened. Samsung charges 100 dollars, but the OEM case with bezel is 17 dollars. Is it possible to replace the Bezel and not the whole screen / digitizer / bezel ?

The Samsung deal sounds good, but if it is just scratched... maybe live with it until you actually break it?
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I'll see if I can figure out how to do this...
I left this one on the bumper of my truck and went to the store, thirty minutes later, I found it in a busy road, face down. It was run over by a car as I went to pick it up. Whether two tires or 200, I don't know, but the screen was a total loss, and the bezel was so dented I wouldn't even try to put a new screen in it. The phone rang as I was holding it, so it still works. I replaced the whole screen assembly in five minutes, but it cost $170! Price gouging, I'm sure. Anyway, this housing is basically the real structure of the phone, made of metal and the screens are glued into it.
I don't recall seeing anything that looked like a replaceable internal SD card.
I took the old screen off the bezel, just out of curiosity, and it looks extremely difficult to remove any working part from the bezel without destroying it. The AMOLED and digitizer are very fragile, have connections running all around the edges which could be nicked and cause an open circuit, even using plastic tools. I'd recommend replacing broken digitizers or screens, but not broken bezels. I'm also unsure how a metal bezel breaks without cracking the screen, but that is beside the point. I've replaced a broken digitizer on a HTC EVO 4G, for a friend and it took about two hours, required some specialized industrial two sided tape (no foam!) and I risked damaging the AMOLED in that while doing it. Cost was $12.
I'll now try to post some photos.
Galaxy S2 T-Mobile T989 photos

Backing Plate Removed (With Pics)

Ok, so this isn't anything special...yet. But I do intend to see how much more I can find out over the weekend.
I decided I was gonna see what's under that back panel, so here are some pics, and what I did.
What you need:
-Patients
-Precision Screw Driver (Philips Head)
-Thin Guitar Pick
1st, Remove the top and bottom covers on the phone. This will expose 4 of the 5 screws you need to remove.
2nd, Peel up the bottom label. BE VERY CAREFUL AND VERY SLOW!!! This will expose the 5th screw to remove the back.
***This bottom label is designed to snap away from itself if removed too quickly. I don't know if this would void anything, so don't chance it.
3rd, Using a guitar pick on the HDMI PORT SIDE of the phone, carefully wedge open the seam down the side of the phone. Once this is done completely on that side, the backplate just kinda peels off, so to speak.
It appears as if there are a total of 6 water indicator stickers once the cover is removed.
NOTE: When you put the backplate back on, there is a single snap just above the camera that has to be secured before the top cover will go back on properly. BE CAREFUL, it looks like it can break easy.

Good tutorial. At least we have a tutorial on how to take apart the back of the ion. Hopefully there's future battery replacements that offer better battery life so we can use this method to change the batteries or other needed purposes.

Do you think it is possible to change the battery? It'll be great knowing that once this battery died I can buy a replacement.
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Also, it looks like our phone is built like a tank! I think a lot of phones just have one layer of plastic
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Getting to the battery is my goal. I've a second part-time job at a battery shop, so... once someone or myself can get to it, I can see if it can be ordered or if we can build it in the lab.
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tribalartgod said:
Getting to the battery is my goal. I've a second part-time job at a battery shop, so... once someone or myself can get to it, I can see if it can be ordered or if we can build it in the lab.
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UPDATE: This coming weekend, I will be taking this phone apart some more. Any warranty stickers I encounter, if any, will not be touched unless I can do so and still be able to reapply it. I will be taking pictures of everything I do, and will post them here. Stay tuned...
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I have do it before. My Phone is dead to "brick", I removed the battery cables and repair

vuhien said:
I have do it before. My Phone is dead to "brick", I removed the battery cables and repair
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Did you happen to take photos? If so, would you share them with us?
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tribalartgod said:
Did you happen to take photos? If so, would you share them with us?
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At Flash, my battery level is too low to result in dead phone, I tried to fix by simply removing the hardware but it's a big mistake, just flash the full charge the battery when everything is all right, no need to remove and reinsert the battery cable. sorry I do not have time yet capture

So I was having major trouble and decided to try and take the battery out. got one step further than tribalartgod, and took off the second plate by removing the torx screws (t5 fyi) and got nowhere after that. any who, Just thought I'd post the pic of whats next.
btw got the phone back up and running just had to charge a long time and reflash.

Did they have to have the top of the plastic connector open almost like a lid to pull out the ribbon? That's how most all of them are on the PSP. Maybe the same on the phone. Thanks for the pics.
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Sorry, I didn't think to take any pictures of the plastic backing part. But, no I didn't have to remove any ribbons. Its just another plastic backing. I think there might have been some connectors but they were just contacts, no pins or plugs.
Oh and make sure the sim card and removable memory are out when you remove the plastic because they slide through the plastic into the slots. Its helpful to have a snap tool or guitar pick. I started from the bottom of the phone near the camera button and worked my way up and around. These snaps are harder to pop off too.

Nice. I appreciate the tip. I'm so behind on things I want to and need to do with this phone. I only get about 4 hours a week I can play, so.. I'll get to do everything I say I will, it just may be delayed.
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test points?
after looking at both of your brave pictures. i noticed a slot under the sticker on the right side, in tribalartgod's pics, where you can see contacts. also in Guregnack's pics the plastic is gone and contact points are exposed.
could these be test points for SETool unlocking?
i have the at&t ion an have no 'official' unlock method. have seen the paid test point method for alot of other xperia's. i got my ion for free so,why not pay to unlock it.
thanks for the nice pics how about a video next time you get brave.

any idea what the prongs by the flash are for? look a bit similar to SGS3's wireless charging cover contacts. I could be hallucinating though.

Guregnack said:
So I was having major trouble and decided to try and take the battery out. got one step further than tribalartgod, and took off the second plate by removing the torx screws (t5 fyi) and got nowhere after that. any who, Just thought I'd post the pic of whats next.
btw got the phone back up and running just had to charge a long time and reflash.
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I actually just reflashed mine, myself. Sucks.
I notice in your photos there appear to be two more water indicator sticks. If they are, I say bravo to Sony... Placing those at various levels could tell them the extent of water damage. Pretty smart move if you ask me.

twent4 said:
any idea what the prongs by the flash are for? look a bit similar to SGS3's wireless charging cover contacts. I could be hallucinating though.
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Might be for camera auto focus emitter ring around lense
~Jaramie
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ToledoJab said:
Might be for camera auto focus emitter ring around lense
~Jaramie
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most likely its nfc antenna connectors ,
nfc tags are working only if i hold it just right next to camera

im having problem removing the bottom cover. it seems tightly secure; i dont really want to scratch anything lol.

I just took out the back cover and see in the little bit that's see through on top of the white sticker label (the rectangle see thorugh thing that is covered by some orange plastic) what is that? because mine looks like it's broken but it might be just like that abnyways... It doesn't look neat compared to the others and that it looks like it's burnt or something but I'M NOT SURE, cant see it properly
My phone can't turn on, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1896123 for my problem...
I can't take picture cause I don't have camera that can focus that close :/

Replacement screen

Hi everyone,
Actually, I should begin by asking, is the screen on our phone (the gorilla glass) user replaceable? As it approach its one year anniversary, my phone has started accumulating a serious amount of scratches and defects on the screen. I have one dot crack (a miniscule indentation as though made by a very strong needle), two superficial scratches caused by a slight brush against a stainless steel object, and various other wear and tear minor scuffs. I didn't mind the dot crack and scuffs, but the stainless steel scratch is pretty visible and started annoying me so I'd really like to replace the screen.
Now if it is user replaceable, anybody know where i can get a real replacement screen? I'd like to have an exact gorilla glass replacement screen. Pls advice if anybody knows where to get one. Thank you.
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I'm not sure if this is gorilla glass.... but the screen is replaceable
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rani9990 said:
I'm not sure if this is gorilla glass.... but the screen is replaceable
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Oh the screen is gorilla glass. Its been confirmed by LG itself on their forum. There's a thread here regarding it too.
So it is replaceable? Hmm.... that is good. Thank you Now just to find a replacement screen.
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Yes, it IS replaceable, but I haven't seen any good guide for doing it for this phone. By the way, you are talking about the digitizer, not the screen.

drumist said:
Yes, it IS replaceable, but I haven't seen any good guide for doing it for this phone. By the way, you are talking about the digitizer, not the screen.
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Wait, I'm confused lol. What I want to replace is the upper most layer where I directly touch. I thought that was the screen, the glass. Now I'm confused between what is called screen and digitizer lol.
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aquariuz23 said:
Wait, I'm confused lol. What I want to replace is the upper most layer where I directly touch. I thought that was the screen, the glass. Now I'm confused between what is called screen and digitizer lol.
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Well "screen" is kind of ambiguous. The part you are talking about is called the digitizer, but could also be called the "touchscreen". However, "screen" also can be used to describe the display (LCD). For clarity's sake, most people call them "digitizer" and "display" so it's clear which part you are talking about!

drumist said:
Well "screen" is kind of ambiguous. The part you are talking about is called the digitizer, but could also be called the "touchscreen". However, "screen" also can be used to describe the display (LCD). For clarity's sake, most people call them "digitizer" and "display" so it's clear which part you are talking about!
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Thank you very much for the clarification! Now I know what to look for. Another thing I was wondering, I guess the moment i replaced the digitizer, dust will get in between the display n the digitizer then am I correct? I'll have to work in a vacuum environment lol.
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aquariuz23 said:
Thank you very much for the clarification! Now I know what to look for. Another thing I was wondering, I guess the moment i replaced the digitizer, dust will get in between the display n the digitizer then am I correct? I'll have to work in a vacuum environment lol.
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Yeah, it's pretty hard to make it look as good as new.
You probably should watch some tutorial videos on YouTube for how to replace the digitizer on another similar phone to see sort of what it entails. It sucks that no one seems to have made a guide for the P930 specifically though, at least I can't find one anywhere.

aquariuz23 said:
Thank you very much for the clarification! Now I know what to look for. Another thing I was wondering, I guess the moment i replaced the digitizer, dust will get in between the display n the digitizer then am I correct? I'll have to work in a vacuum environment lol.
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To minimize the amount of dust on your phone while replacing the screen, try working on the sink near the shower after the shower, while all the steam is still there. Its how you minimize dust on your screen while installing screen protectors so it would help while you replacing the screen.
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drumist said:
Yeah, it's pretty hard to make it look as good as new.
You probably should watch some tutorial videos on YouTube for how to replace the digitizer on another similar phone to see sort of what it entails. It sucks that no one seems to have made a guide for the P930 specifically though, at least I can't find one anywhere.
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There is no video on how to replace the digitizer, but there is a pretty nice tear-down guide I followed when I had to replace mine. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613813
When you buy the digitizer, keep in mind that it is SO much easier to get one with the housing included instead of replacing the glass in the original housing, although that IS possible. If you replace the housing, make 100% sure you get the housing for your specific model. I found out the hard way that the housing for the SU640 looks exactly the same as the housing for the P930... except for where the screw holes are.
Also, I don't know if the replacement I bought was Gorilla Glass or not... all I know is that it was an OEM replacement but that most certainly doesn't mean it was Gorilla Glass.

Thanks guys, I'm gonna have to contemplate on doing it or not. The price itself almost makes me not want to do it unless it is completely broken, but with some minor scratches , I can just wait until my upgrade time arrives.
On the side note, if the optimus G ends up a great phone, do u think arcee will work on it as well? I'm hoping that phone will arrive in att by the time my upgrade is available.
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I'm sure Ricardo will be all over that amazingly spec'd device. LG sends him devices to dev on, so I'm sure this will be no different. I'm simply amazed the guy finds time for it all.

Malnilion said:
I'm sure Ricardo will be all over that amazingly spec'd device. LG sends him devices to dev on, so I'm sure this will be no different. I'm simply amazed the guy finds time for it all.
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I'm sure he's got clones of himself toiling tirelessly in his basement making all those different cm7,9,10 for all those LG phones lol.
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[Q] Require Pictures of location of Void Stickers

Hi all,
i would be grateful if somebody can send pictures of the Desire HD and the locations of the Void Stickers.
I require to send my desire hd back to htc as it no longer reads any sim cards. i think the reader is broken. i restored to factory settings.
i remeber a while back they was 1 sticker which fell off when the phone was new but i do not remember if it was under the battery flip or the screws near the sim card reader itself.
so could someone please send me photos of the screws near the battery with the cover open and also the sim card reader cover open and where the void warranty stickers are?
i would like to thank the community in advance.
i have read similar threads to thisthis and also when starting this thread there was a list of other questions too which i went through before posting.

I have an inspire but assume they are the same. My only camera is my phone so I can't show you pictures. The void stickers are on two screws. One is on the screw under battery cover on the bottom screw below volume down. The other is on the screw under sim cover right below where it say SD.

Gizmoe said:
I have an inspire but assume they are the same. My only camera is my phone so I can't show you pictures. The void stickers are on two screws. One is on the screw under battery cover on the bottom screw below volume down. The other is on the screw under sim cover right below where it say SD.
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Thanks for taking the time out to reply. i appreciate it.
i will miss my desire hd when it goes for repairs.

El_Nino9 said:
Thanks for taking the time out to reply. i appreciate it.
i will miss my desire hd when it goes for repairs.
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Here is what they look like

Gizmoe said:
I have an inspire but assume they are the same. My only camera is my phone so I can't show you pictures. The void stickers are on two screws. One is on the screw under battery cover on the bottom screw below volume down. The other is on the screw under sim cover right below where it say SD.
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could you please confirm if the picture i've attached of my desire hd looks like yours?
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Here is what they look like
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Thanks ronnie, i am aware how they look like thought however was unsure on their locations.

El_Nino9 said:
could you please confirm if the picture i've attached of my desire hd looks like yours?
Thanks ronnie, i am aware how they look like thought however was unsure on their locations.
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Yup Its right.
How and where did you get that sticker?

GLADS said:
Yup it’s right.
How and where did you get that sticker?
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I got it off Amazon or eBay (I can't remember) I know I was watching both and decided to go with one of them. Sadly I didn't even tamper with any off them. The issue was the sticker near the battery compartment with time came off, i.e. the sticker became like a paper with a sticky substance which slid off. It’s a shame as I didn't tamper with the hardware and technically it has voided my warranty.

El_Nino9 said:
could you please confirm if the picture i've attached of my desire hd looks like yours?
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Yep mine looks the same as well.
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Note 10 plus 5G inside back cover sticker

Hello,
Does anyone know what this grey/graphite sticker is for on the inside of the back cover, picture attached...

mattyxkrist said:
Hello,
Does anyone know what this grey/graphite sticker is for on the inside of the back cover, picture attached...
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A couple of speculatory guesses.
First is maybe a pad of some sort meant for holding down or stabilizing something.
Another possibility is it maybe for heat dissipation, but after looking at teardown videos I have doubts that is what it's for.

My guess is it is part of a separate water proofing "chamber" which houses sim/sdcard and probably the mics too....
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Thx for replies, I forgot to mention that the exact same sticker is on the underneath of the battery behind in line where the fingerprint reader is, maybe it's shielding? I'm not sure if it needs it though, most of the glass back door panels sold don't have it on

mattyxkrist said:
Thx for replies, I forgot to mention that the exact same sticker is on the underneath of the battery behind in line where the fingerprint reader is, maybe it's shielding? I'm not sure if it needs it though, most of the glass back door panels sold don't have it on
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It needs it. Those ones don't come with it probably because you're supposed to keep your original one? Not sure. But the best bet is, if something is there, it's there for a reason and it should stay there. :good: