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Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G (Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G 23124RA7EO) with each step description and the required set of tools.


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Step 1. Before disassembling!

⚠ī¸ī¸ Before disassembling, do not forget to turn your phone off.


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Step 2. Remove the tray

First of all, we need to remove the card tray. Pay attention, it is located at the bottom.

Gently push the tray out and put it aside.


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Step 3. Open the back cover

Next, we need to heat the surface of the back cover to a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius or 160 degrees Fahrenheit. To do this we use a heating mat - you can use a hair dryer.

And after 5 to 7 minutes, we can move on to detaching the back cover. To detach the back cover, we use a thin plastic film. We insert it into the gap between the back cover and the middle cover and gently run it along the edge, cutting off the adhesive base.

We always need to be careful around the buttons and we need to be careful around the cameras. Accordingly, not to damage the buttons cable, if it is located there, and not to damage the cameras.

Please note that in the camera area the cover opens really badly, because the cover is additionally glued around the cameras.

We need to be extremely careful not to accidentally damage the cover or damage the cameras.


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Step 4. Unscrew the screws

After that, we move on to unscrewing the nine screws on the top. For this we use a 1.5-millimeter Phillips screwdriver or Philips #000.

We place the screws on a special surface in a certain order, so that nothing can be confused when reassembling.


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Step 5. Unscrew one screw

And pay attention, one of the screws we have is located under the flashlight. We need to carefully peel off the flashlight element and unscrew the last screw.


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Step 6. Open the cover

After that, we can detach the cover hiding the motherboard.


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Step 7. Disconnect the battery connector

Disconnect the battery connector as soon as you can. Use a non-metallic or plastic tool to avoid any damage.

ℹī¸ī¸ The Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G 23124RA7EO model has a battery BN5P with a capacity of 5000 mAh (also known as a rechargeable battery).


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Step 8. Unscrew the screws

After that we move on to unscrewing the eight screws at the bottom. For this we also use a 1.5-millimeter Phillips screwdriver or Phillips #000.

All the same carefully unscrew the screws and place them on a special surface separate from the previous screws.


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Step 9. Remove the loudspeaker

After unscrewing the screws, we need to detach the cover that hides the sub board, this cover most likely comes with the speaker.

As always, we need to find the right place where we can gently pry, and remove the cover with the loudspeaker.


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Step 10. Disconnect the connectors

We disconnect the fingerprint sensor connector, disconnect the inter-board cable connector, disconnect the coaxial cable connector, disconnect the display cable connector.


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Step 11. Remove the daughterboard

And we can try to remove the sub-board.

Still in the same way we need to find the right place where to hook, lift and remove the sub-board.

On the sub-board we have the charging port, the microphone, the card connector on the back side.


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Step 12. Remove the cameras

And we detach the rear cameras.

We carefully hook them, holding the cameras on purpose so that they don't accidentally come off and we don't damage anything.

We can also disconnect the two cameras, rear and front, which are glued together with a copper heat sink foil.


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Step 13. Disconnect the connectors

We move on to disconnecting the connector of the display cable, the connector of the inter-board cable, disconnect the connector of the coaxial cable.


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Step 14. Remove the motherboard

We move on to detaching the motherboard.

Finding the right place where we need to hook the motherboard. Hook it up, try to lift it up and pull it out.

The back side of the motherboard may be held in place by thermal paste.

We also need to pull out all the cables so they don't get in the way.


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Step 15. Remove the battery

Finally, we move on to detaching the battery.

We need to unwrap the tabs. Both tabs need to be turned to the side.

And the tab that is located on the sides with the letter A, we need to gently pull upwards to remove the battery.


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Step 16. In the display frame remained

ℹī¸ī¸ In the display frame remained: the earpiece speaker, fingerprint sensor, and vibration motor.

Detailed disassembly instructions of Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G in the video, made by our mobile repair & service center:

If you have a question, ask us, and we will try to answer in as much detail as possible. If this article was helpful for you, please rate it.


Disassembling\Repair has medium complexity and takes about minutes in time. Our manual is suitable for all models Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G — Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 4G 23124RA7EO released for markets in different countries.


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