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Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement

Use this guide to replace a shattered or broken...

Fairphone Fairphone 5 Easy 10 - 20 minutes Guide 168828
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Guide overview

Before you begin

Use this guide to replace a shattered or broken screen in your Fairphone 5.

Step 1

Prepare your phone for disassembly

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Prepare your phone for disassembly ⌕
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  • Unplug all cables and power down your phone.
  • Press the power and volume up buttons at the same time to bring up the shutdown menu.
Step 2

Pry up the back cover

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Pry up the back cover ⌕
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  • Insert your fingernail, or a pry tool like a spudger, under the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.
  • Pry up the back cover to release the bottom right corner clips.
Step 3

Remove the back cover

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Remove the back cover ⌕
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  • Grip the bottom right corner of the back cover with one hand and brace the phone frame with the other.
  • Lift the back cover away from the phone to release the clips around its perimeter.
  • Remove the back cover.
  • During reassembly, align the back cover over the phone and press along the perimeter until all clips snap back into place.
Step 4

Remove the battery

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Remove the battery ⌕
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  • Use your fingernail, or a pry tool like a spudger, to lift the battery by its tab along the bottom edge.
  • Remove the battery.
  • During reassembly, slide the top edge of the battery into its recess in the frame before pressing the battery into place.
Step 5

Unfasten the screen

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Unfasten the screen ⌕
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  • Use a Phillips driver to remove the eight 3.9 mm‑long screws securing the screen.
Step 6

Reposition the screen

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Reposition the screen ⌕
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  • While supporting the screen, lift the phone with the screen facing downward.
  • Pull the phone frame upward to separate it from the screen.
  • Flip the screen and frame over and lay them down with the screen resting over the top left portion of the frame, exposing the display cable.
  • Don't strain the cable. You only need enough space to access the screen press connector.
Step 7

Remove the screen

Fairphone 5 Screen Replacement — Remove the screen ⌕
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  • Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the screen press connector.
  • Remove the screen.
  • To re-attach press connectors like this one, carefully align and press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Don't press down in the middle. If the connector is misaligned, the pins can bend and cause permanent damage.