Alright, so today we’re going to take apart the HTC 8XT for Sprint.
It’s a moderately difficult phone to take apart.
There are lots of wires and ribbons and stuff inside that you got to watch out for.
We’re going to start off by taking apart 13 screws here along the outside edge.
Then there is also one underneath the camera.
I will put all of the…you know, any parts that become available in the video description
below as well as all the tools that you’ll need.
So just check right below the video inside the video description for all the links to
all of those.
There’s a void sticker right there in the top corner as well, so doing this does void
your warranty but it is a pretty straight forward thing once you get this casing off.
To get the casing, start on the top side there are two little latches that you just fold
back just a tiny bit with your pry tool.
Then once those are up or unhooked from the actual frame of the phone, the rest of it
just kind of unclips from the outside edge.
So if you unclip it from both sides…and then along the bottom it’s kind of got a
firmer grip around the base of the phone.
So you’ll just have to bend that back with your finger and then the back casing pops
away from the screen housing and motherboard.
Alright, so now we’re going to take apart these two screws at the very bottom of the
motherboard.
And it’s very important that you keep the screws grouped together so you can put them
back in later, because they are different sizes.
The back housing had 4, no 3 different size screws.
And then these screws are all different sizes as well so keep them separated.
Alright, so we’re going to take apart the digitizer ribbon cable from the motherboard
right here, so just lift up the tape.
And then there’s a little latch right here that you flip up and then once the latch is
flipped up, you can take the ribbon cable and pull it out of the connection.
These little connectors are more like Legos; they just kind of clip into place.
So there’s one here on the side of the camera and then there’s one right here on the other
side of the camera.
So lift both of those up and away.
And this one’s a wire cable so it has a little circular head on it that just clips
on – also similar to a Lego.
Be very careful when putting these back together though; it’s easy to bend the edges of it.
So take the tape off of this other wire cable as well.
This one goes down towards the base of the phone.
It will unclip right here, so just kind of wedge it up and it pops off the little nub
that it’s attached to.
Then underneath this tape right here, be very careful when you’re lifting it up because
there is a little ribbon cable underneath and if you pull away too hard it will rip
the cable underneath and then it will be out of your phone.
So just be very careful and just kind of pull it away parallel to the phone body, that way
it won’t put as much pressure on the cable itself.
So here’s another one of those Lego ribbon connectors, so pop that up.
Then here’s a regular ribbon connector where you have to release the latch.
So pull off the sticky tape, flip up the latch, and then the little ribbon just slides out.
This is the battery connection right here; it does have two little screws on it.
So undo each of the screws and then the connection pops up just like the Lego ribbon connectors.
Just like that.
One more wire connector here you just have to wedge up.
Windows phone has a lot of these.
Alright and then the last connection is this speaker wire right here.
You just lift it up and out.
And there you go.
There’s the motherboard.
Alright, so now we’re going to work on the top section – the top circuit board.
So there’s the little ribbon cable right there for the audio jack.
Just lift up the little ledge, pull out the cable and you’re good to go.
This one is more like a plug, like a wall outlet plug.
You have to pull it out.
This is for the vibrator.
Once the one side is out, you’re good.
And then there’s another cable along the top.
This is for the power button.
So you have to just very gently wedge it up.
It’s stuck along the top with tape.
And then also just a little bit on the back of the phone as well.
So just kind of peel it back.
Once again, if you rip that, you’re kind of screwed so be very very careful with that.
And then the last connector on this top circuit board is one of those little Lego ribbon connectors
on the very back.
So what I’m going to do is I’m going to fold the part over, and then you have access
to it.
Then you just pop it off just like you did with the other ones.
Just like that.
Okay, so here are the cameras.
Both the cameras are replaceable, you just adjust the little ribbon connectors that you
latch up and then pull out.
I’ll put the parts in the video description below, as soon as I can find them.
Amazon is the best place for parts I think.
So here’s the battery.
It’s an 1800 milliamp battery.
So we’re going to pull it away from the housing.
It is glued on so you might rip the little black covering on the battery.
It’s not a big deal.
It’s not an actual part of the battery, it’s just a covering.
I’ll show you as soon as I get it pulled away from the phone.
So very gently I pulled it out and you can kind of see here on the back side it’s just
ripped a little bit.
Then here is the bottom speaker housing.
So this is where the loud speakers are.
So I’m going to pull this away.
There are 4 screws around the outside and then you just kind of wedge it up with your
pry tool.
And we’re good to go.
Then here is the charging port.
The charging port is fairly easy to replace as well.
It’s mostly just glued down.
Just peel it up and then place the new one in the same spot and you’re all set.
And this is the screen here.
So this whole piece is the screen.
This is what you’re going to be replacing.
The actual glass is glued onto the LCD so it’s almost impossible to separate the two.
Okay, so now we’re just going to reassemble the phone.
Toss the speaker back into place.
Screw it on with those 4 screws again.
And if you need any of these parts, the video description below is where you’ll find them.
Amazon is a pretty cheap place to buy phones as well, so I’ll throw in a link in the
video description as well for where to buy the phones.
Usually you can get them for a penny.
It’s a pretty sweet deal.
Anyway, so pop the battery back into place.
The glue should still be sticky on the back of this so it should be very secure once you
get it back into place.
Anyway, grab that little Lego ribbon connector and place it in and it should click back into
the slot where it was before.
And then make sure all the little wires and ribbons, like this little vibrate wire right
here, are pulled up through the slots and not just pegged below the circuit board otherwise
you’ll have problems when you try to get your phone running again.
So now I’m pulling out this little ribbon cable for the audio jack and placing it up
top of the circuit board as well.
Okay so this is for the power button, so just glue it back into place.
There are two little circle rods that pop up and those are like little guiding slots
for the power button so you can just put them around those.
And then start plugging things back into place.
So this one is just like the wall outlet plug.
Just kind of wiggle it into place, plug it in and press it in.
And that’s how your vibrate works.
Then the ribbon cable for the audio jack, just make sure the latch is lifted up and
then slide the ribbon cable into place and then latch it back down to lock it.
So here we have the main motherboard coming back into place.
Just making sure all the little ribbon connectors and stuff are on the top side of the motherboard.
Pressing these back into place just like little Lego connectors.
And then the little wire connectors, be very very sure that you’re pressing down when
it’s directly on top of the little nibble where it’s on the motherboard, because if
you’re pressing down at an angle or wrongly, it will bend the little lip on the ribbon
cable…sorry, on the wire cable.
And if you bend that, then it’s never going to connect right again.
So make sure it’s directly above as you press it into place.
So like I said, it’s kind of a little…it’s a pretty complicated phone.
So only attempt this if you’re fairly certain that you can do it.
Same with this ribbon cable – make sure the latch is up, slip it back into place,
latch it down again, and then make sure that the tape is back on top of it.
The tape just makes sure that it doesn’t jiggle around and come loose on accident in
your pocket.
And then this cable right here, make sure it’s attached right to the little connector.
And then you see what I’m doing right here?
I’m pressing it down on the edge of the battery.
I don’t leave it on top of the battery cuz the little plastic things that you’re putting
it in-between – that needs to latch onto the back housing.
So if you have the cable wedged in there where I have it, it’s not going to fit quite right.
Luckily I fixed it later.
Anyway, so all these connectors down here at the bottom, you know, pretty self-explanatory.
You know where they all go, just make sure the ribbon cable’s in the right spot.
And then just be gentle with it.
You never want to apply too much pressure and break anything.
Getting the wire cable back into place.
I latched the speaker cable down; just press it into the right spot.
And then I took the leftover black tape, after I screwed in the battery connector, and just
placed it over the top so that none of wires would move around as easily.
And this is where it really helps that you have all the screws in the right spot.
So when I take the phone apart, I’m just testing it to make sure it turns on right
now before I put the back housing on.
When I took the phone apart, I made sure to put the screws in a spot where I could remember
where they go.
So kind of like in the outline of the phone or in groups together.
It helps out a lot.
So anyways, the back housing just clips back into place just like it came off.
You’ll hear little snaps all the way around the edges.
Then comes time to put the screws in.
The 4 larger screws go on the very top.
The 4 medium screws go around the edge, and the 4 smaller screws go around the base.
And I believe the screw right below the camera is a medium size screw.
I can’t quite remember.
So maybe you can leave a comment in the video description if you figure out if that’s
a medium or a large size screw.
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