Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7'' SM-T820

Teardown difficulty:
Hard

Duration:
26 min

Recommended tools

Heat gun

Screwdriver phillips #000

Opening tool / spudger

Tweezers

Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7'' SM-T820 (Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 SM-T825) with each step description and the required set of tools.

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Step 1.

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.

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Step 2.

Peel back the protective films and disconnect the display and touchscreen connectors.

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Step 3.

Separate the display module from the 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.

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Step 4.

Turn over the Tab and using the key tool, open the SIM and Micro SD cards tray, and remove it.

⚠️ Warning!

Do not push too hard this may cause damage.

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Step 5.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 22 screws in the frame of the phone.

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Step 6.

Pry and remove the middle frame.

Step 7.

Disconnect the battery connector. The battery model of Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is EB-BT825ABE.

⚠️ Warning!

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

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Step 8.

Pry up the flashlight connector and remove the frame.

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Step 9.

Disconnect connectors and remove the inter-board cable.

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Step 10.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 5 screws securing the battery.

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Step 11.

Remove the battery.

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Step 12.

Pry and remove assemblies of two buzzers (loudspeakers).

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Step 13.

Disconnect connectors and remove the coaxial cables.

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Step 14.

Pry and remove assemblies of two buzzers (loudspeakers). The upper one connects with a vibration motor.

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Step 15.

Disconnect connectors on the daughterboard.

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Step 16.

Remove the daughterboard, also known as sub-board.

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Step 17.

Remove the headphone jack/socket.

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Step 18.

Disconnect connectors on PCB and remove the main and front (selfie) cameras.

Step 19.

Disconnect connectors on the PCB.

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Step 20.

Remove the PCB.

Step 21.

The housing/case.

Step 22.

The frame.

Step 23.

The display module.

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Evgenii Kuzmin

Senior maintenance service and repair engineer

Disassembling\Repair has hard complexity and takes about 26 minutes in time.
Our manual is suitable for all models Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7'' SM-T820 — Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 SM-T825 released for markets in different countries.

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