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iPhone 12 Teardown
Attributed iFixit repair guide for iPhone 12.
Apple iPhone 12
Moderate
2 hours
Guide 152903
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Unscrew the lower screws
Raise the display
- Apply a heated iOpener all around the edge of the screen to loosen the adhesive under the display.
- Lift the display with a suction cup and insert a thin object to separate the screen from the frame.
- Slide the fine object along the entire edge to cut the adhesive.
- Raise the display.
Disconnect the display
- Remove the 6 Phillips # 00 screws.
- With a spudger or with your fingernails, lift the two connectors.
- Lift the connector underneath.
- Disconnect the display connector.
- Raise the display.
Remove the rear camera
- Unscrew the 4 Phillips # 00 screws.
- With a spudger or fingernails disconnect the two rear camera connectors.
- Remove the rear camera.
Remove the front camera.
Remove the battery holder
- With a spudger or fingernails disconnect the battery holder connector.
- Unscrew the 3 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Remove the battery holder.
Remove the camera flash
- With a spudger or fingernails disconnect the rear camera flash connector.
- Unscrew the 3 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Unscrew the 2 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Remove the rear camera flash.
Remove the SIM card holder
- Unscrew the 4 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Unscrew the 2 screw holders with the suitable screwdriver.
- With a spudger or fingernails to disconnect the SIM card holder connector.
- Remove the SIM card holder.
Remove the battery logic board
- Remove the 2 Phillips # 00 screws.
- With a spudger or fingernails disconnect the 3 battery connectors.
- Unscrew the screw holder with a standoff screwdriver for iphone.
- Remove the film with a spudger.
- Remove the logic board.
Remove the speaker
Remove the taptic engine
- Remove the 2 screw holders with a standoff screwdriver for iphone
- Unscrew the 3 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Remove the taptic engine connector with a spudger or fingernail.
- Remove the taptic engine.
Remove the battery
Remove the charging port
- Unscrew 6 Phillips # 00 screws.
- Remove the 4 screw holders with an iPhone standoff screwdriver.
- Remove the film with a spudger.
- Remove the charging port.
Repair step
- And here are all the components that make up the new iPhone 12.