iPhone 7 Plus - Removing the mainboard

1. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair. Turn your iPhone off completely to avoid damaging it during the repair.
   Press the Sleep/Wake button for about three seconds until the slider labeled “power off” appears.
2. Swipe it from left to right. Now your iPhone will shut down completely, which can take about ten seconds.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. You need a pentalobe screwdriver (PL1) to open the iPhone 7 Plus.
2. Remove the two pentalobe screws at the bottom of the enclosure. They’re to the right and left of the Lightning connector. Put the screws in the same section of your magnetic pad.

1. Avoid scratching the back of the iPhone 7 by placing it on a soft and clean surface.
2. To lift the front screen you need a suction cup, a hard plastic plectrum and a heat gun. If the screen is badly cracked, first tape it all over with package tape.
3. The screen is glued to the frame. Heat the display around the edges using a heat gun to about 60°C.
4. Attach the suction cup over the Home button (if possible), or next to it. While lifting the screen with the suction cup, insert the hard plastic pick between the aluminum frame and the display and press down the aluminum frame. Because the display is glued on, you have to slide the pick all around the iPhone. Don’t insert the pick too far on the side where the Sleep/Wake button is, because it could damage the display cables flex cables.
5. Now use the pick to push the display toward the Lightning connector so the tabs come out of the aluminum frame.
6. Rest the display on the aluminum frame, so you don’t overstretch the flex cables.

If necessary, heat the outer edges of the display a few times. Don’t forget that the flex cables for the display are on the side with the Sleep/Wake button. The display is also engaged at the edge of the earpiece.

• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• Battery Connector

Before starting the repair, disconnect the battery contact to prevent short circuits and avoid accidentally turning on your device during the repair.

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the bracket plate. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Now carefully pry off the battery connector by carefully inserting a spudger under it. If you don’t have a spudger, you can also try using your fingernail.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Use the spudger to disconnect the display and Home button cables.

• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• Facetime Connector

1. Remove the three Y-Type screws using a Y-Type Screwdriver (Y000) and lift off the cover. Put all the parts in the same box of your magnetic pad.
2. Using a spudger, carefully disconnect the FaceTime connector from the circuit board.
3. Now you can take off the display all the way.

• 1 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.4 mm Phillips

1. Unscrew the two screws from the camera bracket and remove it.
2. Disconnect the camera connectors by inserting the spudger very carefully under the connectors and prying them off.

The standoff screw is not magnetic.There are special screwdrivers for removing the standoff screw, but you can also use a regular, thin slotted screwdriver.

3. Use the spudger to pry the camera unit out of its holder and take out the camera unit.

• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Remove the Phillips screw which goes sideways into the back cover.
2. Then disconnect the connector from the board.
3. The antenna is lightly glued in place. Use a little hot air to detach the antenna or carefully disconnect it by inserting a steel spatula under the cable.
4. Then take out the antenna.

• 3 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• 1 × 1.0 mm Phillips

1. First remove the Phillips screws from the antenna bracket. Put the screws in the same box.

One of the screws is screwed into the back cover sideways.

2. Then remove the bracket.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. There are two more Phillips screws under the antenna bracket, which hold a connection piece in place. Remove these screws.
2. Now remove the connection piece.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• Conncetor
• Antenna Connector

1. Remove the two screws on the bracket plate over the connector at the top end of the logic board.
2. Carefully disconnect the connector using a spudger.
3. Then disconnect the broad connector on the side of the logic board and the two small antenna cable plugs.

• 2 × 1.8 mm Standoff
• 4 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. First remove the SIM card tray.
2. Unscrew all screws that hold the logic board in place. You can unscrew the internal thread screws using a special screwdriver or a regular, thin slotted screwdriver.
3. Now you can carefully remove the logic board by hand. Use a spudger to get it loose, if necessary.

• 2 × 1.8 mm Standoff
• 4 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Reinsert the logic board in its original position. The camera bracket should be on top of the logic board.
2. Fasten the logic board using the screws.
3. Insert the SIM card tray.

• Connector
• 2 × 1,1 mm Phillips

1. Connect the antenna cable plugs carefully. Place them over their sockets before pressing them on.
2. Then plug the two connectors to the logic board.
3. Fasten the bracket plate using the Phillips screws.

• 2 × 1.1 mm Phillips

1. Fasten the small connection piece using the Phillips screws.

• 3 × 1.1 mm Phillips
• 1 × 1.0 mm Phillips

1. Put the antenna cover back in and press it in.
2. Screw in the Phillips screws. Don't forget the sideways screw.

• 1 × 1,1 mm Phillips
• Connector

1. Put the Wi-Fi antenna back where it was originally.
2. Now fasten it with the Phillips screw.
3. Now connect the connector.
4. Then gently press on the flex cable so the glue will stick.

• 1 × 2.0 mm Standoff
• 1 × 1.4 mm Phillips

1. Reinsert the camera unit into its holder and press into place.
2. Connect the camera`s two connectors.
3. Now reattach the camera bracket plate and screw it in.

1. To make sure that the new frame sticker will really stick, remove all residue of the old glue and dirt.
2. Remove the first backing film.
3. Position it carefully on one side and press it on gently.
4. Remove the second piece of film.

Please note the correct orientation of the frame sticker. The corners of the sticker differ and will help you.Even if you use a new frame sticker, your iPhones' water resistance may not be 100% what it was before!

The photos show the iPhone 8 Plus, but there procedure is the same.

• Facetime Connector
• 2 × 1,0 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 1,3 mm Y-Type

1. Hold the display upright on the frame and connect the FaceTime connector to the logic board.
2. Rest the display on the right-hand edge of the frame.
3. Put the bracket plate of the FaceTime connector back into the iPhone and secure it with the three Phillips screws.

• Display Connector
• Home Button Connector

1. Connect the Home button and display cables to the logic board.

• Battery Connector
• 3 × 1,1 mm Y-Type
• 1 × 2,4 mm Y-Type

1. Reconnect the battery cable.
2. Put the bracket plate back in the iPhone and secure it with the four Y-type screws.

1. Attach the display on the right-hand edge of the frame and fold it onto the iPhone.
2. Slide the display in the direction of the standby button so that the tabs engage.
3. Then press down the display all over the frame to lock it in.

Your phone is no longer water-protected. You have to reglue the display to restore water protection.

• 2 × 3,3 mm Pentalobe

1. Screw the two pentalobe screws to the left and right of the Lightning connector into the case.