Samsung Galaxy Note II Headphone Jack/Earpiece Speaker Assembly Replacement

Remove stylus from midframe by grasping its end.

Use a plastic opening tool or your finger nail to pry at the small indentation located just to the left of the rear-facing camera and next to the power button.

Lift the rear case by its upper right corner, closest to the divot, and pull it off the phone.

Press the microSD card into its slot with a spudger or fingernail until you hear a click.

Do not remove the SD card yet, it will pop out after clicking.

• Release the microSD card and allow it to be ejected from its slot.
• Remove the microSD card.

For reassembly, press the microSD card into its slot until it clicks in place.

Position the plastic opening tool in the notch of the battery compartment.

• Lift the battery upward using either the tool or your finger.

Disconnect the battery held within the midframe.

• Remove the 11 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws.
• Screws secure the midframe to the display assembly.

Locate the phone's midframe and front panel assembly.

• Insert a plastic opening tool into the gap between them.
• Slide the tool along the seam until it reaches the bottom.

Run the plastic opening tool down the seam.

Avoid damaging the surrounding components.

• Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry around the corner.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry along the top of the phone.

Insert plastic opening tool at an angle and press down on the midframe, freeing it from the display assembly.

Remove the clips along the power button side of the phone.

• Release the two clips on the top edge of the battery compartment.
• Release the two clips on the bottom edge of the battery compartment.

Remove the display assembly from the midframe.

• Use a spudger to release the vibrator/power button assembly cable connector.
• Disconnect the antenna cable connector.
• Release and disconnect the display cable connector.

Remove the following connectors:

• Front-facing camera cable connector
• Headphone jack cable connector
• Digitizer cable connector

• Use a spudger to disconnect the antenna cable connector from the motherboard.

• Careful with the connectors, as they can be fragile.

• Disconnect the soft button cable connector.
• Remove the USB board cable connector.

Use a 3 mm Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the single screw holding the motherboard to the display assembly.

Remove the motherboard with care, holding it by its edges to prevent electrostatic damage.

• Gently lift the motherboard out of the display assembly.
• Avoid snagging cables or causing damage during extraction.

Remove the 3 mm Phillips #00 screw securing the headphone jack assembly to the display assembly.

Lift the headphone jack out of its groove in the display assembly.

Damage to the cable can occur if twisted or pulled unevenly.

• Pull the headphone jack straight up without twisting the cable.
• Remove the earpiece speaker portion from its recess using this method.