Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Xiaomi RedMi 1S (Xiaomi RedMi 1S 2013029) with each step description and the required set of tools.

Using a spudger or a plastic pick, carefully, around the edge, detach the back cover clips, and remove it.

Do not insert the tool deeply or bend it. Otherwise, the housing may be tampered with or damaged.

There is an indentation at the end of the battery on the middle cover. Hook the battery at this point, lift it up and remove the battery.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH #000), unscrew the ten screws.

Pry over the edges. Move an opening tool along the edge detach the clips and remove the middle cover with a loudspeaker and antenna pads and tracks. The middle cover protects the printed circuit board (PCB).

Try to lift the cover by the edges and don't push anything too far inside, so as not to accidentally break or short-circuit anything on the circuit board.

Pry up the coaxial cable connector.

Using a screwdriver (Philips 1.5 mm PH #000), unscrew the two screws securing the sub-board.

Turn over the sub-board, disconnect the inter-board cable connector from the inside and remove the sub-board.

ℹ️️ The sub-board contains a charging port (Micro-USB), microphone, spring contacts for an antenna unit.

Disconnect the connector. Pry at the bottom of the body and remove the rear camera.

⚠️️ Be careful! The camera is glued a bit with adhesive.

⚠️️ If we pry the camera in the middle, we may break the rear camera in half.

Pry up the connectors of the display cable, touchscreen cable, cable to the front camera, proximity sensor and with contact pad for a loudspeaker.

⚠️️ Be careful when removing the cables from the connectors, the cables are pretty thin, and it is easy enough to break them or damage the contact tracks inside.

Using a screwdriver (Philips 1.5 mm PH #000), unscrew the two screws securing the motherboard.

Turn over the motherboard.

Pry up the connectors of the inter-board cable, coaxial cable and remove the motherboard.

Pry at the bottom and remove the earpiece speaker.

⚠️️ Be careful! The earpiece speaker is glued a bit with adhesive.

⚠️️ If we pry the speaker in the middle we may break the earpiece speaker in half.

Pry at the bottom of the body and unstick the flat cable with a front (selfie) camera, proximity sensor and contact pad for loudspeaker.

⚠️️ Be careful! The camera is glued a bit with adhesive.

⚠️️ If we pry the camera in the middle, we may break the front camera in half.

ℹ️️ In the display frame remained: