LG Escape (p870) LCD Screen Replacement
Step 1 | Battery
Flip the device over and locate the small gap at the bottom.
Insert a blunt object, like a plastic spudger or fingernail, carefully into this gap to pry off the rear cover.
Step 2
From the bottom edge, use your finger to lift the battery out of the phone.
- The battery can be set aside for safe storage.
- This will grant access to:
- Your SD card
- Your SIM card
- Your device's serial numbers
Step 3 | Loudspeaker Assembly
Remove the 4 Phillips 00 screws holding the speaker assembly in place.
Step 4
Take care when prying to avoid damaging any surrounding components.
- Insert a small flathead screwdriver between the speaker assembly and rear housing.
- Pry the speaker assembly out of the phone, then set it aside for later reinstallation.
Step 5 | Touch screen/digitizer
- Remove six screws holding the plastic frame in place.
Step 6
Insert a black plastic spudger or small flathead screwdriver between the back silver bezel and black area.
- Pry the bezel away from the rest of the phone.
- Continue working your way around the phone, prying carefully with the tool.
- Set the frame aside when it is free.
Step 7
- Remove the wifi and cell service antennas for improved repair access.
- Disconnect the LCD connector to prevent accidental power-ons.
Take extra care when handling the back camera connector, as damage can be costly.
- Remove the front camera connector before proceeding with further disassembly.
- Disconnect the touch screen/digitizer connector to prevent any accidental inputs or data loss.
- Release the charger port connector from its retaining clips.
Careful handling of the headphone jack connector is required, as bent pins can be difficult to repair.
Step 8
Use a spudger to gently detach the LCD flex connector.
- Release the two antennae from their respective connectors.
- Disconnect the back camera's flex connector.
Step 9
- Release the charging port flex from its connector.
- Disconnect the front camera's flex from its connector.
- Release the touch screen/digitizer's flex cable from its connector.
Step 10
Disconnect the headphone jack's flex cable from its connector.
Step 11
Tear-prone volume button and power button flex cables — handle with extreme care.
- Use tweezers to carefully pull the volume button flex cable out of the rear housing.
- Repeat the process for the power button flex cable.
Step 12
Remove the motherboard from its housing with caution.
- Lift the motherboard carefully to avoid damaging the antennae or flex cables.
- Set the motherboard safely aside.
Step 13
Be careful not to damage the flex cable when removing the screen.
- Insert a flathead screwdriver or black plastic spudger between the front bezel and mid-frame.
- Pry gently on the bezel to release the clips holding the screen in place.
- Work around the phone, using a small flathead or spudger, until the screen is fully separated.
- Remove the screen, taking care not to damage the flex cable still threaded through the housing.
When replacing the digitizer, use double-sided tape or epoxy to secure it to the bezel, as the original adhesive will be destroyed.
Step 14 | LCD Screen
Remove the adhesive tape covering the LCD ribbon cable.
- Gently peel the tape away from the phone's back plate.
- Continue peeling until all adhesive is removed.
Step 15
Lift the LCD from its bottom edge.
- Work the ribbon cable carefully through the hole.
- Set the LCD aside.