DIY nokia c7 repair

In detail: do-it-yourself nokia c7 repair from a real wizard for the site my.housecope.com.

Disconnect the battery.

Using a screwdriver (hex T4), unscrew the 2 bolts.

Detach the panel at the bottom.

Disconnect the control buttons.

Using a screwdriver (hex T6), unscrew the 2 bolts at the bottom.

Raise and flip the touchscreen frame.

Using a screwdriver (hex T6), unscrew the 2 bolts at the top.

Lift and turn over the display panel.

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Disconnect the PCB display connector.

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Disconnect the sensor connector on the PCB.

Display panel and PCB frame.

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Disconnect the PCB connector and remove the headset connector.

Take out the SIM card cable from the fixing hole in the frame.

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To disassemble, you will need a Nokia Standard toolbox, a camera eject tool, a screen removal tool, a charging plug, and an audio headset plug.

Stick the protective film on the front panel of the mobile phone. Open the battery cover to the open position. Remove the cover and remove the battery from the Nokia C7.

Remove the 2 screws with a star screwdriver in the order indicated.

Using a credit card or guitar pick, remove the bottom end plate of the front panel of the Nokia c7. To do this, insert the pick into the gap between the body and the overlay and draw in the indicated direction in order to disengage the overlay latches. Pull the faceplate end plate in the indicated direction and remove it. We remove the key.

Unscrew the 2 bolts with an asterisk screwdriver in the indicated order. Gently slide the bezel in the indicated direction to detach it.

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Turn the bezel over carefully. Be careful! Do not damage the cable. Before disassembling Nokia c7 stick the screen protector.

Using the SS-93 tool, carefully pry the corner of the screen as shown in the figure. Now you need to carefully detach the screen using a special tool.

Let's pry the screen with the SS-250 tool and turn it over. When flipping the screen, be careful not to break the cable.

Remove the three screws with a star screwdriver in the order indicated. To disassemble the Nokia c7, we use the SS-93 tool and turn off the loop with it.

Using the SS-93 tool, release the latches of the middle panel. Remove the middle panel.

We will pry the socket of the charger with the plug of the charger and remove it. Remove the speaker gasket.

Use the end of the SS-93 tool to detach the speaker latches. We remove the speaker with tweezers.

Disconnect the shield cable connector using the SS-93 tool. Removing the screen. Use the SS-93 tool to disconnect the touchpad ribbon connector. Be careful! Removing the front panel.

Press the SS-231 tool onto the top antenna connector. Disconnect the top antenna socket. Press the SS-231 tool against the bottom antenna connector.

Disconnect the bottom antenna socket.

Use tweezers to remove the antenna cables from the clips. Pry the antenna using SS-93.

We remove the antenna with tweezers. Use the SS-93 tool to unplug the audio headset ribbon jack. Be careful! Do not damage the surrounding parts.

Pry up the audio headset jack with the audio headset plug. Remove the audio headset jack with tweezers.

Open the USB dongle. Disconnect the SIM card slot using SS-93. Be careful! Do not damage the surrounding parts.

Use tool SS-93 to release the lower system board latch. Using the SS-93 tool, release the other board latch.

Removing the motherboard. Using the SS-210 tool, remove the camera block.

Pry off the protective cover of the microprocessor with a scalpel. Remove the protective cover of the microprocessor using tweezers.

Let's pry the speaker with a scalpel. We remove the speaker with tweezers.

Use a scalpel to remove the speaker adhesive gasket. Do not reuse it; throw it away.

Teardown Nokia c7 finished, you need to assemble the phone in reverse order.

Repairing a Nokia c7 is not a cheap thing, so you need to initially think about taking proper care of such an expensive thing.

Nokia phone models follow fashion, maintaining their own style and their own vision of what a stylish and modern lineup should be. All these ideas fit well into the structure of the company and are embodied in phones that are always ready to surprise us with their functions and novelties and delight us with their technological features. The embodiment of modern achievements can be called the Nokia C7 model. It retains all the virtues of the Nokia line, but also reflects the latest trends: a large touchscreen, improved camera performance, sound, battery capacity and internal phone functions.

However, even with such reliable phones, troubles do happen. Most often, the source is the owners themselves. They may not comply with the conditions for using the device, for example, use it in the rain or leave it in unacceptable places - on the floor, in a bag without a cover. All this damages the phone, clogs small parts of it with dust, scratches the case and display, and destroys internal circuits. Subsequently, such owners have to pay for their appeal. Repairing a Nokia c7 is not a cheap thing, so you need to initially think about taking proper care of such an expensive thing.

One of the biggest annoyances that can happen with the Nokia C7 is the cracked screen. This can happen with every phone when it falls off the table, out of pocket or out of hand. Of course, the cover would have prevented major damage and costly repair of Nokia cell phones might not be needed. Especially when you consider that Nokia branded phones are generally very resistant to shock and mechanical stress. But not everyone follows the precautions in the operation of a cell phone, so if the screen still breaks or cracks appear on it, this is not a reason to sound the alarm and say goodbye to an expensive device. Most likely, everything is fixable.

Repair of Nokia c7 will begin with the selection of the screen he needs. It should be noted that they are also different - original and non-original, or, in other words, fakes of Chinese production. In principle, of course, there is a difference between them, but not every user notices it, and often it is also led to a lower price for a non-original version. What is the end result? A non-original version may well serve you for a sufficient time, but the image quality on it will be clearly worse, and the degree of contact when touching is lower. Whether the game is worth the candle in this case is up to you, but we undertake to warn you with confidence that after a while you may need to re-repair your Nokia cell phones.

The process of replacing the display itself will be short-lived and most likely, if you did not self-medicate the device, it will take place without any consequences on the phone. If the internal parts of the phone were touched during the fall, the repairman will replace the necessary parts after diagnosing the phone. Thus, your phone will get a second life, and you will get your assistant back!

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Important: Disassembling your device voids your device warranty. The site is not responsible for your device. If you are not confident in your abilities, contact a certified service center.

Tools

1) Screwdriver Torx 4.6
2) Unnecessary credit card or something like that.
3) Tweezers

1) Remove the back cover and take out the battery

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2) Remove the two torx size 4 screws

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3) Using a plastic tool (you can use a guitar pick), remove the lower front panel of the phone case

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5) Using a plastic tool, pry off the keypad of the phone

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7) Unscrew the two torx screws size 6

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8) Flip the front cover of the phone. Be careful not to damage the train

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10) It is advisable to stick a protective film on the phone display to prevent it from small scratches and dust

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11) The phone display is glued, using a plastic flat screwdriver, slightly pry the display by the corner

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12) Now, insert a special tool (you can use a plastic card) between the case and the display of the phone

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14) Flip the display over, be careful not to damage the display flex

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15) Remove the 3 torx size 6 screws

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17) Release the latches on the middle board as shown in the picture below

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18) Now, the middle panel can be removed

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19) Using the plug of the charger, remove the charging connector if you need to replace it

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20) If you need to replace the speaker, then first disconnect the latches on the middle panel

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21) Now, remove the speaker itself

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22) Next, disconnect the display cable. Be careful not to damage the adjacent elements on the board

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24) Disconnect the touch panel cable

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25) Remove the front panel

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26) Now let's remove the phone antenna, for this we disconnect the antenna cable from above

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27) Disconnect the antenna cable from the bottom

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28) Using tweezers, release the antenna cable from the latches

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29) Pry the antenna with a plastic tool

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30) Now the antenna of the phone can be removed

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31) If you need to replace the audio connector, then disconnect the audio connector

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32) Then, using the audio headset plug, we pry the board

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33) Remove the board with tweezers

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35) Disconnect the SIM card reader connector. Be careful not to damage the adjacent elements on the board

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36) Disconnect the lower motherboard latch

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37) Disconnect the second latch

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38) Now the motherboard can be removed

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39) Remove the phone camera if it needs to be replaced

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40) You can also replace the speaker of the phone if it is faulty

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41) Phone disassembly completed

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This is a translation of the official Nokia C7 disassembly guide from Nokia.

Phone disassembly video