Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite

Teardown difficulty:
Moderate

Duration:
8 min

Recommended tools

Heat gun

Screwdriver Phillips #000

Opening tool / Spudger

Tweezers

Disassembly of the mobile device Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite M1808D2TG) with each step description and the required set of tools.

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Step 1

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 2

Open the back cover and turn it over.

⚠️ 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 3

Pry up the fingerprint sensor connector and remove the back cover.

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Step 4

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 4 bolts.

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Step 5

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 5 short bolts.

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Step 6

Pry and remove the frame with an NFC tag.

Step 7

Disconnect the battery connector. The battery model of Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite is BM3J.

⚠️ Warning!

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

Step 8

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 8 bolts at the bottom.

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Step 9

Pry and remove the buzzer (loudspeaker) assembly.

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Step 10

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 1 bolt in the daughterboard.

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Step 11

Disconnect connectors on the daughterboard.

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Step 12

Remove the daughterboard, also known as sub-board.

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Step 13

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 1 bolt securing the protective lens.

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Step 14

Remove the frame with the protective camera lens.

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Step 15

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 2 bolts in the PCB.

Step 16

Disconnect connectors on the PCB.

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Step 17

Remove the PCB.

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Step 18

Pry up the connector and remove the assembly of two rear cameras.

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Step 19

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

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Step 20

Parts are in the frame of the display module.

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Evgenii Kuzmin

Senior maintenance service and repair engineer

Disassembling\Repair has medium complexity and takes about 8 minutes in time.
Our manual is suitable for all models Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite — Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite M1808D2TG released for markets in different countries.

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