nexus s speaker replacement
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Rear Panel 2 steps
Battery 1 step
SIM Card 1 step
Rear Inner Frame 6 steps
SIM Card Board 3 steps
Motherboard 4 steps
Speaker 1 step
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Nexus S
The Nexus S is a smartphone co-developed by Google
and Samsung was the first smartphone to use the
Android 2.3 "Gingerbread"operating system.
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Nexus S Speaker Replacement
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Replace the speaker in your Nexus S.
Author: Walter Galan Difficulty: Moderate
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This guide will help you replace the speaker in your Nexus S.
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EditStep 1 Rear Panel
EditStep 2
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Gently insert a plastic opening tool between the
rear panel and the inner rear frame near the rear-
facing camera.
Use your plastic opening tool to pry up the rear
case around the perimeter of the Nexus S.
Remove the rear panel from the Nexus S.
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EditStep 3 Battery
Using the edge of a plastic opening tool, lift the
battery from the end closest to the headphone
jack.
Remove the battery from the Nexus S.
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EditStep 4 SIM Card
EditStep 5 Rear Inner Frame
Use your thumb to slide the SIM card downwards
from the SIM card slot.
Remove the SIM card.
Remove the six Phillips screws securing the rear
inner frame to the inner case.
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EditStep 6
Insert the flat edge of a plastic opening tool in
between the rear inner frame and the top left
corner of the Nexus S.
Pry the opening tool upwards to pop the top right
corner from the clips securing it to the inner
assembly.
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EditStep 7
Insert the plastic opening tool to the right of the
power button.
Slide the plastic opening tool downwards along the
perimeter of the Nexus S to release the clips on
the right side.
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EditStep 8
EditStep 9
In the same manner as previously described,
release the bottom clips located near the bottom
of the Nexus S.
Insert and pry the plastic opening tool to release
the final clip securing the rear inner frame to the
inner assembly.
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Step 10
EditStep 11 SIM Card Board
Lift and remove the rear inner frame from the
Nexus S.
Use the flat edge of a plastic opening tool to pry
the SIM Board connector off its socket on the
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EditStep 12
motherboard.
Wedge the edge of a plastic opening tool
underneath the SIM Card board and motherboard.
Pry the clips located near the right bottom edge of
the SIM Card board up off the motherboard.
Repeat the process all along the bottom perimeter
of the SIM Card board until all clips have been
disengaged.
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EditStep 13
Lift and remove the SIM Card board out of the
Nexus S.
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EditStep 14 Motherboard
EditStep 15
Disconnect the following cables from their
respective sockets on the motherboard:
Headphone jack cable
Digitizer cable connector
Camera/SIM board connector
Insert the flat edge of a plastic opening tool
underneath the headphone jack connector and pry
upwards.
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EditStep 16
Make sure to pry on the connector and not the
socket itself. Prying the socket may cause severe
damage.
Repeat the procedure for the digitizer and rear
camera/SIM board connectors.
Remove the three Phillips screws securing the
motherboard to the front display assembly.
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EditStep 17
EditStep 18 Speaker
Wedge the plastic opening tool near the bottom
right corner of the motherboard and pry upwards
to dislodge it from its recess.
Lift and remove the motherboard.
Speaker remains.
Be careful, the earpiece part is united with the
speaker, you could cut the flex.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
For more information, check out the Nexus S device page.I did it! Success!
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Where can I buy the speaker?
Fergal Daly,July 30, 2012
Hi, I bought a replacement for my speaker(it's dead) but, the replacement did not come with an earpiece. Can I take the earpiecefrom my old one and attach it to the new one. I have some soldering experience.
makenova, August 7, 2012
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