â ī¸ī¸ Before disassembling, do not forget to turn your phone off.
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Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro (Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro M2003J6B2G) with each step description and the required set of tools.
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Step 2. Remove the tray
Use the Key tool (aka Needle) or Paperclip. Push the tip all the way into the hole until the tray ejects. Then pull the tray of SIM and Memory card (Micro SD) out.
â ī¸ī¸ Pay attention! The tool must be inserted into a hole on the edge of the phone's housing. Do not press too hard. It may break the tray eject mechanism.
Step 3. Open the back cover
We recommend using a special heating device such as a separator machine, heat gun, or heating mat. It will simplify the process. You can use a home hairdryer, but you will have to make a nozzle by hand or have a suitable one in the kit to gently heat and concentrate the heat flow in the right place.
âšī¸ī¸ The surface of the back cover must be heated to soften the adhesive underneath. The approximate heating temperature is 50° C / 125° F.
Use a thin plastic film or pick for separation. To facilitate the process, you can use isopropyl alcohol. It is often most difficult to pass the tool between the parts to be divided. Choose the far edge from the FFC cables or buttons.
Do not use a lever or any force for separation that could damage the elements inside.
Do not let the liquid get inside the smartphone.
The process can be seen in our video entirely so as well as in detail, at the end of the instructions.
Step 5. Open the cover
Remove the cover with antennas that protect the printed circuit board (PCB). Try to lift the covers by the edges and not push anything between them to not accidentally touch or short-circuit anything on the PCB.
âšī¸ī¸ On the upper cover, you can see the metalized coating on the plastic in the form of tracks and contact pads. These are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS antennas.
â ī¸ It is crucial while reassembling, checking the spring contacts on the board, and the contact pads on the cover match and touch. Otherwise, signal loss or signal may be quite weak.
Step 6. Disconnect the battery connector
Disconnect the battery connector as soon as possible.
âšī¸ī¸ The Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro model has a battery BN53 with 5020 mAh capacity (aka rechargeable battery).
â ī¸ī¸ It is highly recommended to disconnect the connector to avoid possible short circuits during disassembly.
Also, try not to use a metal tool to disconnect the rechargeable battery connector or do it carefully.
Step 7. Unscrew the screws
Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH #000), unscrew the seven screws.
âšī¸ī¸ Be sure to note the location of the screws before disassembling. When assembling the device, screwing the screw in the wrong place may damage the device or its parts. To avoid damage, the removed screws and individual pieces (as gaskets or brackets) must be laid out in the appropriate order, or the screws and their holes in the phone must be marked with colored markers.
Step 9. Remove the daughterboard
Carefully, preferably from the edge, disconnect the connectors and remove the inter-board cable connecting the mainboard to the daughterboard (also known as the sub-board).
â ī¸ī¸ 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.
âšī¸ī¸ An arrow on the FFC cable (flexible flat cable) indicates its correct position.
Step 11. Remove the daughterboard
Remove the sub-board. It is glued to the frame with metalized tape, so to facilitate the process, the board can be heated a bit.
âšī¸ī¸ The board contains a charging port (Micro USB), microphone, vibration motor, spring contacts for the speaker, and an antenna unit.
â ī¸ī¸ It is not necessary to insert the tool under the board when removing the sub-board. Internal components could be damaged.
Step 12. Remove the cameras
Disconnect the connectors and remove the assembly of the four rear cameras.
Step 13. Remove the front camera
Pry up the connector on the motherboard. Remove the front (selfie) camera.
â ī¸ī¸ Try not to touch the camera. The camera is quite fragile! If you leave prints or other marks on the lens, it will be difficult enough to clean the lens, and the quality of the images may deteriorate.
Step 14. Unscrew one screw
Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew one screw securing the motherboard.
Step 15. Disconnect the connectors
Pry up the connectors of the side buttons cable and display module cable.
â ī¸ī¸ 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.
Step 16. Remove the motherboard
Carefully remove the printed circuit board. There is no need to use a lever or try to reach the board by force. Make sure that nothing is getting in the way or holding the board.
â ī¸ī¸ Do not bend the circuit board when removing it or push tools under it. Unbeknownst to yourself, you can damage components or cables from the inside.
Step 17. In the display frame remained
âšī¸ī¸ In the display frame remained: the earpiece speaker, battery, coaxial cable, and vibration motor.
Detailed disassembly instructions of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro in the video, made by our mobile repair & service center:
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