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Disassembly & Assembly Guide

[ Galaxy S8 ]

HHP Global CS team

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2017.03.24 1.3 - Initial version

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Contents
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1. Structure comparison of S7 edge and S8

2. Disassembly
- Pre-requisite
- Parts for disassembly

3. Assembly
- Pre-requisite
- Non-reusable parts for reassembly
- Parts for assembly

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Structure comparison
of S7 edge and S8

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Display Rev1.0

S7 edge S8

Front Ass'y Front Ass'y (include receiver)

- The S8 display also cannot be separated from the bracket as same as S7 edge.
- In addition, the battery & receiver cannot be reused.
- So, when the front ass’y is changed to the new one, the battery should be ordered together.
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Rear Case Rev1.0

S7 edge S8

3-pieces of plastic cases 3-pieces of plastic cases

- Speaker and main antenna in bottom piece - Speaker and main antenna in bottom piece
- MST, NFC and W/C pad in middle piece
- MST, NFC and W/C pad in middle piece - Graphite sheet is located in left side piece

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Sub PBA Rev1.0

S7 edge S8

Touch key is included in the front ass’y. There are no touch-key in the Sub-PBA.

The S8 Sub PBA can be replaced without OCTA disassembling.

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Back glass Rev1.0

S7 edge S8

Before re-assembling, the outside tape &

Before re-assembling, the outside tape & inside tape & finger print sensor tape
inside tape should be changed. should be changed.

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Disassembly

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Pre-requisite (Common) Rev1.0

Tweezers
Disassembly stick Screw Driver Anti-static gloves
(Rounded-Tip/Plastic)

GH81-14437A GH81-11926A

Glass Absorber Anti-static mat

(Earth connection)
GH81-11902D

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Pre-requisite (To disassemble) Rev1.0

Automatic OCTA Disassembly Jigs (Manual type)

Disassembler Hot plate OCTA Disass'y Holder OCTA Disass'y Upper

GH81-12712E (220V) GH81-12119A GH81-12833A

TBD GH81-12712F (110V)

Battery disassembly Ethyl Alcohol

Cotton Swab Spuit
vacuum (about 95%)

※ Ethyl Alcohol can be used only for battery detaching & swollen battery.

GH81-12712S (33pi) GH81-12712N GH81-12712P IMK 1108948200

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Parts for Disassembly
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1. Back Glass

2. Rear Case

3. Main PBA

4. Ear Jack & Sub PBA

5. Parts on the Main PBA

- Main Camera

6. Parts on the Bracket

- Vibrator, Receiver and Sensor FPCB, IR Camera, Front Camera

7. Battery

8. Front Ass'y

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 Core process
Disassembly - Back Glass (1/8) for battery handling
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1) Check if the back glass/OCTA is swollen or not.

Back glass/OCTA status

Normal Swollen or deformed
The device can be heated under standard. Never heat the device. Use ethyl alcohol only.

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Disassembly - Back Glass (2/8)
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2) Input the device into the hot plate or mobile dryer.

Condition of pre-heat the device

- Case1 (with battery; SOC 68%↓) : 70℃/10~20min(Hot plate and Mobile dryer)
- Case2 (with battery; SOC 68%↑) : 60℃/10~20min(Hot plate and Mobile dryer)

※ Pre-heat under 60℃ for 10~20min in case cannot check SOC, such as No power or no display.
※ Keep the pre-heating condition to prevent quality issue during repair.

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Disassembly - Back Glass (3/8)
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3) Fix the device on the OCTA disassembly holder.

4) Align 2 absorbers(OCTA disassembly upper)along with the back glass edge.

※ Left side of the back glass must be detached firstly.

Please keep the direction of device on the disassembly holder.
[ Note ]
Using OCTA disassembly upper is mandatory to prevent window crack,
except for using the automatic OCTA disassembler.

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Disassembly - Back Glass (4/8)
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The position of absorbers

Close to camera window

(Do not cover camera window)

Absorber

Absorber

Back glass
Absorber

Close to the bottom of back glass

(Do not go out of the back glass)
※ Left side of the back glass must be detached firstly.
Please keep the direction of device on the disassembly holder.

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Disassembly - Back Glass (5/8)
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5) Gently rotate the handle of OCTA disassembly upper.

6) When the back glass starts to be detached, carefully rotate handle
with watching the back glass status.

[ Note ]
Do not use the ethyl alcohol to disassemble back-glass.
(except for battery swelling case)

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 Core process
Disassembly - Back Glass (6/8) for water resistance
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7) Lift up and release absorbers after detaching one side of back glass.
8) Take the device out and detach the back glass safely from left to right side.
9) During the lifting, release the finger print sensor connector from the PBA
using the disassembly stick.
10) Check if the finger print sensor is damaged or not during detaching back glass.
11) Remove all tapes and residues on the back glass with tape residue.
☞ Back glass tapes CAN NOT be re-used.

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 Core process
Disassembly - Back Glass (7/8) for water resistance
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12) Disassemble the finger print sensor from the back-glass.

13) Remove the finger print sensor tape and all residues.
☞ Finger print sensor tapes CAN NOT be re-used.

※ Do not push the finger print sensor from the backside

to detach the finger print sensor.

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Disassembly - Back Glass (8/8)
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★ Important Back Glass Handling Guide ★

a. Do NOT use disassembly stick when you detach back glass or tape residue.

b. Do NOT place the back glass on the edge of the metal case.

c. Printing area inside of back glass can be damaged by fingernails.

d. Do NOT use rework tape when you remove residues on the back glass.

Disassembly stick Fingernail

On metal edge Rework tape

These lead to
the peeling of back glass.

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Disassembly - Rear Case
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1) Loosen 14 screws from the rear case.

2) Disassemble the rear cases, 3 pieces(top and bottom and left side).

Disassembly
point

Top
14 points Antenna
Side patterns

Bottom
Disassembly
point

Note: Watch out not to give any damage on the antenna patterns in rear case.
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Disassembly - Main PBA
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1) Remove sim tray, open the all connectors.

2) Take the main PBA out from bracket, and then disconnect sub PBA.
Remove sim tray

① Top

② Bottom

4 connectors

2 coaxial cables
Disassembly point
Sub PBA connector

[ Note ]
Disassemble the main PBA from top(①) to bottom(②),and then disconnect sub PBA.
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Disassembly - Ear Jack & Sub PBA (1/2)
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1) Loosen 1 screw and disconnect the ear jack.

2) Take the ear jack out from bracket using disassembly stick.

Sub PBA
Ear jack

Disassembly point

Ear Jack Connector

1 Screw Do not grab the FPCB

to disassemble Earjack.

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Disassembly - Ear Jack & Sub PBA (2/2)
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3) Loosen 5 screws, and detach the sub PBA from bracket using
the disassembly stick.

5 screws

① Lift the left side FPCB ② Lift the middle side

of sub PBA of sub PBA

③ Lift the right side

④ Take the sub PBA from bracket
of sub PBA

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Disassembly - Parts on the Main PBA
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1) Disconnect main camera from main PBA.

Main Camera

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Disassembly - Parts on the Bracket
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1) Remove Front cam / IRIS cam module & sensor FPCB & motor
using top-rounded tweezer.

Front cam / Iris cam module :

Front CAM/IRIS CAM Gently insert the tweezers to the hole
for disassembly and lift the module slightly.

Sensor FPCB If the adhesive tapes are damaged, change

the tape to the new one.

Sensor FPCB : Gently insert top-round

tweezers to the left hole for disassembly and
lift it up softly.

Motor Motor: Gently insert top-round tweezers

to the hole for disassembly and lift it up softly.

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 Core process
Disassembly - Battery (1/5) for battery handling
Rev1.0

1) Put ethyl alcohol into the out side of battery with clean swab(①),
and slightly tilt the front case to soak alcohol inside enough.
2) Lift battery using battery disassembly vacuum.
3) Remove all residues of tape (the battery tapes CAN NOT be re-used).

① ② ③

[ Notice ]
1. Do NOT use any sharp tools(disassembly stick, knife, any plastic or tweezers).
2. Do NOT reuse the battery and battery tapes.
3. In case of battery replacement, transfer the IMEI label on the old battery to the new battery.
If the battery is not properly removed, it may lead to damage to the phone and battery.
Only authorized service providers with the instructions provided can remove the battery.

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Disassembly - Battery (5/5)
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★ Caution of Handling Ethyl Alcohol ★

Do not touch any print area on the Battery pouch.

There are below information:
- Production vendor
- Production date
- Production line
- Serial number
- Lot / Batch Number

Do not touch LDI(Liquid Damage Indicator)

on the Sensor FPCB(Entrance of Sim card tray).

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Disassembly - Front Ass'y
Rev1.0

1) When display part has a problem, Front Ass'y needs to be replaced.

- To replace Front Ass'y, all parts on the main PBA and sensor FPCB and front camera and
motor need to be disassembled, however there is no need to be changed to the new one.
- Ensure that battery & receiver can NOT be re-used, after detaching it from the bracket.
- It doesn’t need to detach the receiver to replace Front ass’y, but it needs to detach the
battery for the return-logistic reason.

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Assembly

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Pre-requisite (To assemble and press) Rev1.0

Tweezers Disassembly stick Screw Driver Anti-static gloves

GH81-14437A
GH81-11926A

Window pressing Window pressing

Anti-static mat Battery pressing pad
jig pad

(Earth connection) GH81-14725A (S8)

GH81-11903A GH81-14725B (S8+) GH81-13044B

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Non-reusable parts for reassembly (1/2)
Rev1.0

Below items must be changed to the new one in case of disassembly of

each part such as ①Back Glass, ②Battery.
① When the back glass is reassembled,
Item Back Glass Finger print
Back Glass Inner Tape
(Non-reusable) Outside Tape sensor tape
Common EUR US/CA/JPN/CHN Common
GH81-14574A TOP Integrated GH02-14440A
GH81-14575A GH81-14577A

Part Code
& pictures
BTM
GH81-14648A

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Non-reusable parts for reassembly (2/2)
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② When the battery is reassembled,

Item
Battery Tape
(Non-reusable)
GH02-14493A

Part Code

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Parts for Assembly
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1. Battery

2. Parts on the Bracket

- Vibrator, Receiver and Sensor FPCB, IR Camera, Front Camera

3. Ear Jack and Sub PBA

4. Parts on the Main PBA

- Main Camera

5. Main PBA

6. Rear Case

7. Back Glass

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Assembly - Battery (1/2)
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1) Attach a new battery adhesive tape on the bracket from bottom to top(①).
2) Press the outside of tape with finger or disassembly stick (②).,
[ Note ]
and remove the film (③).
The battery tape will be changed to other types.
3) Attach the battery from bottom to top (④). The HQ will announce about that via the GSPN.

4) Push enough the outside of battery with thumbs after attaching battery(⑤).
① ② ③

Bottom
Top

④ ⑤

Bottom Top

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Assembly - Battery (2/2)
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5) Press the battery using pressing jig and pad.

- Pressing force : 0.6 N (It is set on the pressing jig in advance)

- Pressing time : 5 seconds

Pressing pad for battery

Battery
Front Ass'y
Pressing pad for battery

[ Notice ]
Do NOT press a battery over 5 seconds to prevent display damage.
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Assembly - Parts on the Bracket (1/2)
Rev1.0

1) Assemble sensor FPCB and motor

- Sensor FPCB : Assemble vibrator and press it one more with thumbs.

- Motor : Assemble receiver and press it with thumbs for 1 seconds.

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Assembly - Parts on the Bracket (1/2)
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1) Assemble receiver and Front / IRIS cam module.

- Front cam / IRIS cam module : Slide the camera module up to slot.

- Receiver : Assemble receiver and press it with thumbs for 3 seconds.

How to manage the “Receiver”
When Front Ass'y is replaced When receiver is needed to change
The Receiver is attached on Front Ass'y in advance. It needs to be ordered as a spare part,
Do not reuse the receiver from old Front ass’y. and then attach it to receiver hole of bracket.

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Assembly - Ear Jack and Sub PBA (1/2)
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1) Assemble sub PBA.

- If it is a new sub PBA, remove all G950U
G950F
protection film and bend the outside of
sub PBA to make a shape for assembly.

- Assemble IF connector part first(①), and then attach sub PBA on the bracket.
- Softly press sub PBA one more with thumbs(②).
- In case of some models(G950U), fix the left side FPCB on the left guide rib(②-1).
※ Different shapes for SUB PBA by region.
- Fix 2 RF PCBs on the guide rib of the bracket wall(③).

① ② ②-1 ③

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Assembly - Ear Jack and Sub PBA (2/2)
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2) Assemble ear jack.

- Assemble ear jack hole part fist(④), ④

and make a connection firmly.

3) Tighten 6 screws on the ear jack and sub PBA.

- Torque force : 1.3 kgf·㎠ ± 7% (1.22~1.38)

Screw specification: 2.5mm, Silver

※ Do not confuse the screw holes for rear cases on the SUB-PBA.

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Assembly - Parts on the Main PBA
Rev1.0

1) Connect main camera on the main PBA.

Main Camera

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Assembly - Main PBA
Rev1.0

1) Connect the sub PBA first.

2) Place the main PBA on the bracket, and connect all connectors firmly.
- Softly open all connectors to make assembly easy before placing main PBA.
Top

4 connectors

2 coaxial
cables
Bottom
Sub PBA connection
1 connector
only for specific region model

[ Notice ]
Assemble the main PBA from bottom part after connecting sub PBA connector.
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Assembly - Rear Case (1/2)
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1) Assemble the rear case, bottom piece first.

Screw specification: 3.2 mm, Silver
2) Assemble the rear case, top/middle piece.
3) Tighten 14 screws on the rear case bottom.

- Torque force : 1.3 kgf·㎠ ± 7% (1.22~1.38)

Top piece

Bottom piece 14 screws for the rear case

[ Notice ]
Watch out not to give any damage on the antenna patterns during screwing.

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Assembly - Rear Case (2/2)
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1) Assemble the finger print sensor module on the rear case.

- Connect the finger print sensor and place the sensor on the rear case.

- Gently press the connector of finger print sensor using thumb.

① ②

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Assembly - Back Glass (1/4)
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1) Attach the finger print sensor tape on the back glass.

- Attach the finger print sensor tape on the back glass by hands.

- Gently press on the adhesive parts of tape using thumb.

[ Notice ]
Fit the tapes precisely to the finger print sensor holes of the back glass.

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Assembly - Back Glass (2/4)
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2) Attach the back glass inner tape on the rear case.

- Attach the back glass inner tape on the rear case by hands.

- Gently press on the adhesive parts of tape using disassembly stick

US/CA/JPN/CHN Europe

Guide holes when attaching

Guide holes when attaching Top

Bottom

[ Notice ]
Fit the tapes precisely to the screw holes of rear case.
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 Core process
Assembly - Back Glass (3/4) for water resistance
Rev1.0

3) Attach the back glass outside tape on the rear case.

- Attach the back glass outside tape on the rear case by hands.

- Gently press all adhesive parts of tape using disassembly stick or hands.

Guide holes when attaching

[ Notice ]
Fit the tapes precisely to the screw holes of rear case.

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 Core process
Assembly - Back Glass (4/4) for water resistance
Rev1.0

4) Assemble the back glass.

- Softly remove the protection film of outside and inner tapes on the rear cases.

- Softly remove the protection film of finger print sensor tape on the back glass.

- Hold a device with one hand, and put the back glass with another hand from top to bottom.
(Fingers holding the device can easily help to align the back glass.)

- Press the outside of back glass with thumbs enough.

Top

Bottom

[ Notice ]
Align left and right side of Back glass precisely during attaching with fingers.
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 Core process
Assembly - Back Glass (5/5) for water resistance
Rev1.0

5) Check if there is any gap or difference between back glass and metal frame.
6) Press the back glass using pressing jig and pad.
- Pressing force : 1N (It is set on the pressing jig in advance)
- Pressing time : 1 minute

7) Take the device out, and do the visual inspection again.

Back glass

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 Core process
Water resistance test sealing points for water resistance
Rev1.0

Whenever after reassembling the device,

check the water resistance performance using the MLC test mode in *#0*#.

Main MIC hole

(Bottom side)

Camera
Don’t seal the finger print sensor area.

2nd MIC hole (Top side)

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