OnePlus 5T - Replacing the screen

Turn off your OnePlus 5T completely to protect it from damage.

1. Press and hold the standby button until the "Switch off" option appears.
2. Tap again to confirm.

If your OnePlus 5T touchscreen no longer works, you can also turn it off by pressing and holding the standby button for about 10-15 seconds.

• 2 × Torx T2

To open the OnePlus 5T, you need a Torx T2 screwdriver.

1. Remove both screws on the bottom edge of the case. They are located to the right and left of the USB port.
2. Place the screws on one field of the magnetic pad or sorting box.

Remove the SIM card holder with a SIM tool or paper clip. Push the tool into the small hole on the SIM tray and pull it out.

The OnePlus 5T consists of a back cover and a display unit. All the electronics and the screen are installed in the display unit. The back cover is designed as a case.

1. Push down the frame of the back shell with the tip of a plectrum and push the plectrum into the resulting gap. It is best to take a hard plastic plectrum with a stopper. This cannot slip too far into the device and damage components inside.

A suction cup can help you lift the display. Attach it to the bottom of the display and pull lightly as you slide the pick between the display and frame.

1. Now slide the pick around the whole frame. You can twist the pick a little to lever off the display. The device is not glued, but clipped. Use the plectrum to release the clips one by one. When all clips are released, you can lift off the back cover. The clips at the upper edge come off last.
2. The back shell is still connected with two sensitive flex cables. Lift up the back cover and hold it to prevent damaging the cables.

• Fingerprint Connector

1. Turn the device over and lay it on the screen.

1. Now disconnect the connector of the fingerprint sensor with a plastic spudger.

• Battery Connector

1. Remove the cover over the battery connector with ESD tweezers.
2. Now disconnect the battery with a plastic spudger.

In general you should disconnect the battery as soon as possible to avoid short circuits.

• USB/audio flex Connector

1. Disconnect the connector of the USB/audio flex cable from the mainboard.
2. Now you can put the backcover aside.

• 6 × 2,3 mm Phillips

1. Remove the 6 Phillips screws on the speaker unit.
2. Now you can take it out of the device.

• Connector
• 9 × 2,3 mm Phillips

1. First remove the cover over the flex cable and disconnect the connector.
2. Then loosen the 9 Phillips screws that secure the mainboard.

One of the screws is covered by a white moisture indicator. Remove it with a pair of tweezers and put it aside. You can put it back later.

1. Then disconnect connectors from the mainboard.
2. You can remove the antenna connector from the mainboard with a slight twist of a pair of tweezers.
3. Bend all cables slightly to the side to make it easier to remove the mainboard.
4. Now you can carefully remove the board from the device.

• Connector

1. Disconnect the flex cable and remove it from the device.

1. Unstick the two transparent adhesive tabs on both sides of the battery.
2. Now pull the green tab until the battery comes out. Pull carefully so the tab won't tear.

Be careful not to bend the battery. The battery is not very sticky, but if the adhesive is too strong, you can heat the unit from the display side.

• Connector

1. Disconnect the antenna connector from the sub-board.
2. The sub-board is slightly glued. You can heat the glue to loosen it more easily.

1. Loosen the sub-board gradually with a flat tool. Be careful, the cable is very sensitive.

Make sure that the adhesive stays on the underside of the board. If it remains in the device, remove it with tweezers and reattach it to the sub-board.

• Connector

1. Now disconnect the display flex cable.
2. Then remove the rubber spacer on the inside of the battery compartment.
3. Carefully remove the transparent adhesive foil of the battery from the device. You can put the foil back into the new display later.
4. Heat the flex cable and then carefully pull it out.
5. At the bottom you can use a steel spatula to loosen the cable.

1. The vibration motor is slightly glued. If necessary, heat it to loosen the adhesive.
2. Use a spatula to loosen the vibrator's flex cable very carefully and then remove it from its socket.
3. Take the vibration motor out of the device.

1. Pry the earpiece out of its socket with a flat tool and take it out of the device.
2. Use a pair of tweezers to remove the grille from the unit.

1. Remove the tape strip which glues the antenna cable to the frame.

1. Now pull the antenna cable out of its guide and put it aside.

1. Loosen the volume keys with a spatula.
2. You may need to heat the glue.
3. Also remove the glued flex cable with the spatula and take the keys out of the device.

Now do the same on the other side for the standby button.

1. First remove the tape over the button.
2. Heat the button and then remove it from the case.
3. Also loosen the glued flex cable.

Check your spare part for visible damage before installation. If something is wrong, you should not install it, but return it to your vendor.

1. If everything is in order, check if you have to take any small parts like plastic guides or spacers from the old display.
2. If so, remove the parts from the old display and insert them into the new one.
3. Also remove all protective films from the spare part.

1. Put the standby button in its place.
2. Press it on to make it stick.
3. Also press the flex cable to the frame.
4. Then put the tape back over the button.

Now proceed in the same way on the other side for the volume keys.

1. Put the volume key in its place.
2. Press it on to make it stick.
3. Also press the flex cable to the case.

1. Insert the antenna cable into its guide.
2. Then attach the black tape strip over the antenna cable.

1. Place the grille and the earpiece in its opening and press it down to make it stick.

1. Place the vibration motor in its opening and press it in.
2. Then press the flex cable to the case.

• Connector

1. Position the flex cable at the bottom of the device and then press it lightly down everywhere.

1. Apply the adhesive film for the battery over the flex cable and press it on.
2. Reinsert the rubber spacer.
3. Connect the connector of the flex cable with your fingers. Be careful not to bend sensitive pins. The connector should click into place.

• Connector

1. Put the sub-board into the device and press it on to make it stick.
2. Position the antenna connector over its connector on the board and press it firmly.

1. Put the battery in the device.
2. Then press on all adhesive tabs to make the battery stick.

1. Position the plug of the flex cable and connect it.

• 9 × 2,3 mm Phillips
• Connector

1. First bend away all connectors so they don't get stuck under the board.
2. Put the motherboard into the device and press it in lightly.
3. Position the plug of the antenna cable and gently press it on so that you feel a light snap.
4. Plug the connector of the flex cable to the mainboard.
5. Plug the large connector to the mainboard.
6. Fasten the 9 screws of the mainboard.

You can also put the moisture indicator back in.

Be careful not to slip with the connectors, as the small pins may get damaged. You should feel the connectors engage with a light snap.

• 6 × 2,3 mm Phillips

1. Put the speaker in its place.
2. Fasten the 6 screws of the speaker unit.

• Connector

1. Connect the USB/audio flex cable to the mainboard.

• Connector

1. Now reconnect the battery.
2. Reinsert the cover over the battery and USB/Audio Flex connectors.

• Connector

1. Position the plug with a pair of tweezers.
2. Press the plug tight with your fingers.

Test the device before you finally close it again.

1. Check the minimum and maximum brightness of the display and check for pixel errors.
2. Drag an app across the screen in a zig-zag pattern. If it follows your finger and doesn't jump, the touch function is working.
3. Also test other functions, such as the cameras, the speaker and the earpiece, using a recording app for example.

1. Now take the device in your hands and push the display unit back into the back cover.
2. Attach the upper edge first. The backcover has three clips there.
3. Clipping the device together takes some strength. It is best to grab the device with both hands and squeeze it together with your fingers.

1. Insert the SIM/SD cards and slide the tray back into the device.

• 2 × Torx T2

1. Fasten the two screws to the left and right of the USB port.