How to Take Apart iPad Mini Retina for Screen or Parts Replacement

Apple iPad Mini with Retina display, also called iPad Mini 2, has enjoyed a good reputation for its design. But when people buy it, they will take into account the quality, price as well as the reparability of the device. Is it difficult to repair the screens of iPad mini Retina display or other parts? We have disassembled the iPad Mini Retina display and revealed how to fix the damaged iPad mini 2 screen and the reparability. Also, you can learn from this tutorial how to replace some broken parts of the iPad Mini Retina device:

tear down iPad mini retina display for parts replacement

• Replace cracked or shattered iPad Mini Retina Screen.

• Fix the damaged iPad Mini 2 LCD

• Replace malfunctioned earphone jack of iPad Mini with Retina display

• Replace iPad Mini Retina display broken headphone jack and speaker

• Fix iPad Mini Retina device front or rear facing camera

• Replace damaged iPad Mini 2 battery

• Repair broken iPad Mini 2 rear housing

What repair tools and product you’ll need to tear down or fix broken iPad Mini 2 parts

Hair Dryer

Metal Pry Tool

Suction Cup

Screwdrivers

Triangle Case Opening Tool

Plastic Pry Tool

Tweezers

A new iPad Mini with Retina display screen replacement or other iPad mini 2 replacement parts you need

Step 1 Power off the iPad mini with Retina display

Step 2 Loosen the LCD assembly adhesive of iPad Mini 2

Warm the iPad Mini 2 digitizer with a hair dryer for about five minutes to loosen the adhesive of the LCD assembly.

loosen iPad mini 2 screen adhesive

Step 3 Gash a gap between the digitizer and the housing

Gently gash a gap between the iPad Mini Retina digitizer and the housing with the help of a sharp blade.

make a gap between ipad mini 2 digitizer and rest parts

Step 4 Wedge case opening tool for the iPad Mini Retina device

When the gap is ready, you can wedge several case opening tools in the gap.

wedge case opeing tools for the ipad mini retina device digitizer

Step 5 Pry out the screen with the plastic pry tool

Pry out the iPad Mini 2 screen from the gap with the help of plastic pry tool.

Note: You should be careful when you pry the screen to avoid the damage to the Retina Display, for the screen is too thin and fragile. Or you can use the suction cup to pull up the iPad Mini 2 digitizer gently.

pry the iPad mini 2 screen

Step 6 Undo the screws securing the iPad Mini 2 LCD display

After the digitizer is separated from the iPad Mini Retina housing, you can undo the four screws on the corners of the LCD display.

undo four screws of iPad retina LCD display

Step 7 Pry out the iPad Mini Retina LCD part

Once the screws are removed, pry out the LCD part carefully with a plastic pry tool.

pry out the iPad Retina LCD part

Step 8 Unscrew the seven screws holding the LCD metal shield

undo seven screws on the LCD metal shield

Step 9 Take out the LCD metal shield of the iPad Mini Retina Display

Take out the LCD metal shield of the iPad Mini Retina Display

Step 10 Remove the metal cover

Undo three screws and remove the metal cover at the left corner of the iPad Mini 2 housing.

undo the metal cover for iPad Mini retina

Step 11 Release the digitizer and LCD display

Disconnect the flex cable to release the digitizer and LCD display of the iPad Mini Retina Device with the plastic prying tool.

disconnect LCD display and digitizer flex cable for iPad Mini 2

Step 12 Peel off the tape

Use tweezers to peel off the tape on the flex cable to disconnect one connector under there.

peel off the tape

Step 13 Remove the gasket with the tweezers.

Remove the gasket covering the front camera of the iPad Mini 2.

remove the gasket covering the iPad Mini 2 camera

Step 14 Take out the front facing camera

Take out the front facing camera for the iPad Mini Retina. You may need the tweezers.

remove the iPad Mini retina camera

Step 15 Peel off the tape and release the connector

release the connector

Step 16 Undo one screw on the ear phone jack for the iPad Mini 2

undo one screw on the iPad mini 2 on the ear phone jack

Step 17 Remove the iPad Mini Retina display microphone

remove the iPad mini retina microphone

Step 18 Take out the ear phone jack

take out the earphone jack for iPad mini 2

Step 19 Disconnect the iPad Mini Retina rear camera

After remove the cover, you can disconnect the rear camera.

disconnect rear camera for iPad mini 2

Step 20 Undo the screws on the antennas

undo the screws on the antennas

Step 21 Remove the iPad Mini 2 antennas for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

The long one is Bluetooth antenna while the short one is Wi-Fi antenna.

remove the bluetooth and wifi antenna

Step 22 Unscrew four screws securing the loud speaker

undo four screws on the loud speaker

Step 23 Remove the two loud speakers of iPad Mini Retina Display

remove loud speaker of iPad Mini 2 Step 24 Undo screws to detach the side key flex cable from the motherboard

Detach the side key flex cable from the motherboard

Step 25 Heat up the adhesive underneath the motherboard

heat up the adhesive underneath the motherboard

Step 26 Gently pry out the iPad Mini 2 motherboard

Remember to undo two screws on the charging port. pry out the motherboard of iPad mini 2

Step 27 Take out the motherboard and the charging port

iPad Mini Retina Display motherboard and charging port

Step 28 Pry out the iPad Mini 2 rear facing camera

pry out the rear facing camera

Step 29 Undo two screws on the power button for iPad Mini 2

undo two screws on the power button

Step 30 Peel off the flex cable ribbon

peel off the flex cable ribbon

Step 31 Release the side keys and the power button

After unscrewing two screws securing the side keys and the power button, you can remove the two parts. release the side keys and the power button Step 32 Heat up the adhesive underneath the battery

heat up the adhesive underneath the battery

Step 33 Remove the iPad Mini Retina display battery

Pry out the battery with the help of the pry tool.

pry out the iPad Mini 2 battery

Step 34 The iPad Mini 2 is completely disassembled

This is the iPad Mini 2 rear housing.

iPad mini 2 is completedly take apart

Step 35 All the iPad Mini with Retina display Replacement Parts

iPad Mini Retina Display replacement parts

Have you experienced any problems of repairing iPad mini with Retina? Please let us know in the comments. Also, you can follow this iPad Mini 2 Tear Down Video to step - by -step repair you iPad mini Retina display.
  1. BY mando
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    after i replaced the LCD LED display as it was broken, my ipad mini wont turn on or display anything. any suggestions?

  2. BY katherinewatson
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  3. BY Briston
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    The way of using hair dryer as a power tools is appreciated. photos are speaking in this post. There are no description needed for this. clearly understood for viewers. Great efforts.

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