HTC One A9

Teardown difficulty:
Hard

Duration:
16 min

Recommended tools

Heat gun

Screwdriver torx t5

Screwdriver phillips #000

Opening tool / spudger

Tweezers

Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device HTC One A9 (HTC One A9u 2PQ9100) with each step description and the required set of tools.

Vadim Popoff

Quality assurance specialist

Author, currently - Quality Assurance Specialist

Step 1.

Using the key tool, open the SIM card and Micro SD card trays and remove them.

⚠️ Warning!

Do not push too hard this may cause damage.

Step 2.

Open the back cover.

⚠️ Warning!

For careful separation, we recommend using a heat gun. At the same time, it is necessary to heat carefully in order, not to damage the surface of the device.

Step 3.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 2 bolts and remove the bracket holding the display module connector.

Step 4.

Pry up the connector and remove the display module.

Step 5.

Using a screwdriver (hex T5), unscrew 8 bolts.

Step 6.

Pry and remove the middle cover.

Step 7.

Disconnect the battery connector. The battery model of HTC One A9 is B2PQ9100.

⚠️ Warning!

We strongly recommend disconnecting the connector to avoid a possible short circuit during disassembly.

Step 8.

Using a screwdriver (hex T5), unscrew 3 bolts.

Step 9.

Using a screwdriver (hex T5), unscrew 1 bolt in the daughter board.

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Step 10.

Disconnect connectors on the daughterboard.

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Step 11.

Turn over PCB, disconnect the coaxial cable connectors from the inside and remove the board.

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Step 12.

Remove the Home button.

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Step 13.

Using a screwdriver (hex T5), unscrew 3 bolts in the PCB.

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Step 14.

Disconnect connectors on the PCB.

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Step 15.

Remove the PCB.

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Step 16.

Disconnect the connector on PCB, and remove the main camera.

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Step 17.

Disconnect the connector on PCB, and remove the front (selfie) camera.

Detailed disassembly instructions of HTC One A9 in the video, made by our mobile repair & service center:

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Evgenii Kuzmin

Senior maintenance service and repair engineer

Disassembling\Repair has hard complexity and takes about 16 minutes in time.
Our manual is suitable for all models HTC One A9 — HTC One A9u 2PQ9100 released for markets in different countries.

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