Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960

Teardown difficulty:
Moderate

Duration:
14 min

Recommended tools

Heat gun

Screwdriver phillips #000

Opening tool / spudger

Tweezers

Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960 (Samsung G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM)) with each step description and the required set of tools.

Vadim Popoff

Quality assurance specialist

Author, currently - Quality Assurance Specialist

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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.

⚠️ 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.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 15 bolts in the frame of the phone.

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Step 4.

Pry and remove the upper cover with an NFC tag and buzzer (speaker) assembly.

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Step 5.

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

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Step 6.

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

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Step 7.

Disconnect connectors on the PCB.

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Step 8.

Lift up the board, disconnect the connector from the inside and remove it.

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Step 9.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 5 bolts in the lower PCB.

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Step 10.

Pry up the connector on PCB and remove the headphone jack/socket.

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Step 11.

Remove the lower PCB.

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Step 12.

Parts are in the frame of the display module.

Detailed disassembly instructions of Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960 in the video, made by our mobile repair & service center:

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Evgenii Kuzmin

Senior maintenance service and repair engineer

Disassembling\Repair has medium complexity and takes about 14 minutes in time.
Our manual is suitable for all models Samsung Galaxy S9 SM-G960 — Samsung G960F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G960F/DS (Europe, Global Dual-SIM); G960U (USA); G960W (Canada); G9600 (China, LATAM) released for markets in different countries.

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