How To Tear Down/Disassemble Galaxy Note 5 For Screen Replacement

Samsung released its 2015 flagships the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 in August, which is a month earlier than previous years. As the successor to Note 4, the Note 5 still features a 5.7-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display protected by Corning Gorilla 4. The Note 5 sports latest Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) and Exynos 7420 chipset. As for the battery life, the Note 5 battery is 3000 mAh, which is 220 mAh lower than the Note 4. What was inside physical structures? Let’s have a look.   Tools Needed:

• 1. Hair Drier/Heat Gun
• 2. Case Opening Tool
• 3. Prying Tools
• 4. Screwdriver
• 5. Tweezers

  1. Power off the Galaxy Note 5, remove the S Pen and SIM card tray.  

  2. Remove the Galaxy Note 5 back cover.  

▪  Run the hair drier or heat gun around the edges of Note 5 on the back to soften the adhesive.

▪  Gently pry up to release the back cover. Be patient on this step as the battery cover is glued by a strong adhesive.

 

3. Release the Galaxy Note 5 rear housing.  

▪  Undo the 20 screws in the rear housing.

▪  Insert the case opening tool into the gap between the rear housing and LCD assembly to release the rear housing.

 

  4. Release the Galaxy Note 5 motherboard.  

▪  Pry up the flex connectors as shown in below pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  5. Remove the small parts.  

▪ Peel off the tape and remove the metal piece covering the ear speaker and proximity sensor module.

▪ Remove the vibrating motor.

▪  Remove the antenna cables.

 

  6. Remove the Galaxy Note 5 battery.  

▪  Heat up on the back of battery to soften the adhesive.

▪  Gently pry up to remove the battery.

 

  7. Release the Galaxy Note 5 front housing.  

▪  Undo the screw locking the Galaxy Note 5 charging port assembly.

▪  Heat up around the edges to soften the adhesive.

▪  Insert the case opening tool in between and running it around to separate the Galaxy Note 5 LCD assembly and front housing.

 

 

 

Watch below tutorial video for more Galaxy Note 5 disassembly details: