Replacing the screen

OnePlus One Repair guide

OnePlus One - Replacing the screen

75 min.
Medium
22 Steps

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The screen is broken or remains black.

In this repair guide, we show you how to replace your OnePlus One’s defective display unit. You need this repair if the glass is cracked, the touchscreen no longer responds to touch, or the LCD remains black or flickers.

Required tools

For storing screws

For storing screws

We recommend storing your screws so you don’t mix up the various screws and small parts.
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Menda ESD Spudger

Menda ESD Spudger

You need a flat plastic prying tool to disconnect the various plugs and connectors.
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Tweezers

Tweezers

We recommend using tweezers to remove screws and various small parts from your device.
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Steel Laboratory Spatula

Steel Laboratory Spatula

You need a flat and sturdy prying tool to disconnect glued parts.
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Phillips PH00 screwdriver

Phillips PH00 screwdriver

You need the right screwdriver for removing PH00 screws.
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Required replacement part

OnePlus One Screen

OnePlus One Screen

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Steps

22 Steps

Removing the SIM card tray

Removing the SIM card tray

Step 1

Removing the back cover

Removing the back cover

Step 2

Removing the plastic cover

Removing the plastic cover

Step 3

Removing the battery

Removing the battery

Step 4

Removing the speakers

Removing the speakers

Step 5

Disconnecting the antenna cable

Disconnecting the antenna cable

Step 6

Disconnecting the buttons

Disconnecting the buttons

Step 7

Disconnecting the connectors on the logic board

Disconnecting the connectors on the logic board

Step 8

Removing the logic board

Removing the logic board

Step 9

Removing the earpiece

Removing the earpiece

Step 10

Removing the dock connector and speaker cables

Removing the dock connector and speaker cables

Step 11

Removing the heat shield

Removing the heat shield

Step 12

Preparing the new display

Preparing the new display

Step 13

Installing the dock connector and speaker cables

Installing the dock connector and speaker cables

Step 14

Installing the earpiece

Installing the earpiece

Step 15

Installing the logic board

Installing the logic board

Step 16

Installing the buttons

Installing the buttons

Step 17

Connecting the antenna cable

Connecting the antenna cable

Step 18

Inserting the speakers

Inserting the speakers

Step 19

Installing the battery

Installing the battery

Step 20

Attaching the plastic cover

Attaching the plastic cover

Step 21

Attaching the back cover

Attaching the back cover

Step 22

Getting started with the repair of your OnePlus One

If you get stuck or have questions, you can post a comment. We’d be happy to help.

22 steps

Removing the SIM card tray
First turn off your OnePlus One.

You can use the SIM Tool or a paperclip to remove the SIM card tray. Press the SIM Tool into the small hole in the SIM card tray to remove it.
Removing the back cover
Insert a thin, flat, tapered spudger into the gap at the corner of your smartphone. There are several clips on the outside under the back cover. You have to disconnect them by moving the spudger around the entire smartphone one time. Alternatively, you can detach the back cover using your fingernails.

Then you can take off the back cover.
Removing the plastic cover
Remove all 15 Phillips screws that hold the plastic cover in place.

5 Phillips screws are hidden under a rubber cover. Use a sharp object to lift out the cover.
12 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws

Now you can remove the following screws.
12 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws
2 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws (small)
1 x 3.1 mm Phillips screw

Lift out the logic board cover. Carefully insert the pointed tip of the ESD spudger into the headphone jack and lift the black cover. Also pry it out at other points.
Removing the battery
If your OnePlus One is still on, turn it off now by holding down the standby button for about three seconds and following the prompt on the display.

Now you can detach the battery connector. Be very careful. Place the pointed tip of the spudger very slightly below the contact and carefully lift it up. The pictures show where you should put the spudger to avoid breaking off the little resistors even if it slips.

Now lift the battery with the spudger and then remove it.
Removing the speakers
Insert the flat end of the spudger below the cover at the level of the charging port and carefully lift the cover. The stereo speakers are under it.

Now you can remove them.
Disconnecting the antenna cable
ZFirst you have to remove the two black stickers on the side. You can easily pull them off with a pair of tweezers.

Now you can disconnect the antenna cable from the connector using the pointed tip of the metal spatula, and then remove it.
Disconnecting the buttons
The standby button and volume buttons are attached to separate ribbon cables, which are soldered onto the logic board.

Using the metal spatula, detach the cable, which is lightly glued to the frame.
Disconnecting the connectors on the logic board
Now you can disconnect the following five connectors. Be very careful.

Place the pointed tip or flat end of the spudger very slightly below the contact and carefully lift it up. Make sure you don’t break off the resistors/coils that are soldered onto the logic board.
Removing the logic board
Please remove the little screw close the camera connector Achte darauf, die kleine Schraube unterhab der Kamers zu entfernen.

Now you can carefully lift the logic board using the spudger and remove it by hand.
Removing the earpiece
Remove the earpiece. Insert the pointed tip of the laboratory spatula or spudger below the earpiece. It’s sometimes glued firmly in place. If you still can’t detach the earpiece, you can use a heat gun to warm it slightly and soften the glue.

Now remove it.
Removing the dock connector and speaker cables
Now remove the two ribbon cables, which are lightly glued in place next to each other.

First pull off the ribbon cable for the Micro-USB port. It’s lightly glued to the frame. You can also pull off the cable separately, along with the port.

Now you have to pull off the ribbon cable for the stereo speakers, the vibration motor and the antenna connector. An extension of it goes into the frame a little bit. You also have to detach this part.

The second large ribbon cable is also glued to the lower edge of the frame. Carefully insert the flat end of the spudger below the cable and detach it.

Now remove it.

Removing the heat shield
You still have remove the heat shield and the copper pad.
Preparing the new display
Not all available displays have the same features. If necessary, you may have to transfer more parts than the ones we talk about here before installing your new screen.

Now remove the plastic film from the adhesive strips. (You can also do this later.)

Stick the heat shield and copper pad back in their original positions.
Installing the dock connector and speaker cables
Now put the dock connector and speaker cables back in their original positions.

The dock connector cable just goes on the speaker cable where the old glue holds it in place.
Installing the earpiece
Now put the earpiece back in the appropriate position.
Installing the logic board
Now put the logic board back in the frame.

Make sure the cables don’t get under the logic board.

Use the picture to check whether your logic board is positioned correctly.

Insert the little placeholder on the display connector.

Reconnect all the connectors to the logic board.
Installing the buttons
Install the standby button and the volume buttons again. Use the spatula to press them into the appropriate positions.
Connecting the antenna cable
Now guide the antenna cable back through the little opening and connect it securely to the logic board.

Then put the adhesive strips back on.
Inserting the speakers
Now install the cover with the stereo speakers and put them back in the appropriate positions.
Installing the battery
Put the battery back in and connect it.
Attaching the plastic cover
Now put the cover back on.

Then fasten all the Phillips screws again.
12 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws
2 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws (small)
1 x 3.1 mm Phillips screw

Don’t forget to put the little rubber plugs back in.
Attaching the back cover
It’s very easy to put the back cover back on. Put it on in the correct position and press it on all the way around the phone until it’s completely clicked into place.

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