Disassembling Samsung Captivate Glide Phone

The Samsung Captivate Glide has a relatively simple design for disassembly.

• Remove the back cover using a plastic spudger or similar tool.
• Access the internal components, which are easily removable and replaceable.

Remove the battery.

Remove the seven Phillips #00 screws.

Insert plastic opening tool into the clips at the indicated locations.

• Pry gently to pop the back panel up.
• Use a wider lipped plastic opening tool to pry the outside of the housing up.
• The back panel should remove cleanly.

Internal components of the phone as shown.

Remove the screw using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

• Gently pry up the two pop connectors on the board.
• Pull off the coaxial cable.

Remove the motherboard from the phone body.

Disconnect the pop connector from the daughter board.

• Gently pry the daughter board away from the motherboard.
• The daughter board will come loose, held down by stamped metal board level shielding cages.

Remove the board pop connector to release the camera.

Disconnect the pop connector by pulling it upwards.

Examine the motherboard components.

Disconnect the coaxial cable from the antenna module.

• Remove the Phillips #00 screw securing the antenna module.
• Pry the antenna module upward at the indicated location.

Locate the antenna module.

Identify the screen and base in the illustration.