In this post we’ll be checking out, and tearing down, a Matte Gold Nexus 6p from Huawei. We’ll reveal the deep dark, metal and plastic secret that the Nexus 6p is hiding beneath its beautiful exterior. After you read this post check out the video on YouTube:
And follow along to JerryRigEverything!
Find the Smart Phone repair tool kit by following this link.
Nexus 6p Screen WITH FRAME at this link.
Nexus 6p Screen NO FRAME at this link.
Replacement Camera Lens at this link.
Replacement Frost Housing at this link.
The screenshot used in this video was pulled directly from the google store on January 12, 2016 which can be seen by following this link.
Gather these tools for the job: a heat gun or hair dryer, razor blade, screwdriver, metal pry tool, plastic non-marring pry tool, and tweezers. Before you begin, as with most other repairs, make sure you have turned your phone off completely. Additionally, keep your screws, brackets and other pieces organized so you don’t mix them up when it comes time to reassemble your Nexus 6p.
Start off by removing the sim card from the side of the phone and heating up the back glass. To remove the back glass, take the razor blade to the very hot glass and slide it on the edge to get the piece off; if it comes off in chunks rather than one piece, the replacement piece for your Nexus 6p is about $20. Heat the bottom panel and take the razor to it in the same way. Next, grab your screwdriver, remove 4 screws at the bottom and 2 at the top. Then, use the metal pry tool to get between the edge of the screen and the phone body. The phone body is made of aluminium, but it also has some plastic contrary to the website’s listing of an “all-metal design.” Moving on, remove the screw on the metal plate above the battery and unplug the ribbon cable that connects to the charging port. Lift off the signal wire, unscrew and remove the charging port. Going back to the top unplug the battery ribbon cable using the plastic pry tool. Now, carefully remove the battery with the dull metal pry tool because if you slice into the phone it will damage the phone. Once that is up and out, use tweezers to remove the loudspeaker, but be careful not to rip off the contact points on the side. Next, unscrew the metal plate over the headphone jack and front camera and pry away the each piece with the plastic tool. Two screws hold down a connector covering screen ribbon cable, pry off the connector, unplug that cable with the plastic pry tool, unsnap the other side of the signal wire you disconnected one side of earlier, take away the last screw for the motherboard and snap the motherboard away from the frame. The AMOLED screen does not endure repairs well, so if you need to replace the screen, buy a part that is already attached to a new frame for your Nexus 6p.
Putting things back together begins with setting the motherboard back in and into that goes the headphone jack, the front camera, a metal plate against those two, the screen ribbon cable, and the top end of the wire connector that you should tuck into the side to prevent any pinching of that wire. Then, screw the loudspeaker and charging port back into place and plug in the bottom end of the signal wire cable doing the same tucking you did up top. Now, replace the battery and plug the extension ribbon cable on top of that from the charging port to the motherboard. Replace two metal brackets on either side of the fingerprint scanner and screw them in. Another screw goes into the left side of the motherboard and you can turn on the phone with the back still open to test the connections. Next, set the screen and motherboard portion onto the back portion, snap it into place along the edges, and screw two screws along the top. Adhere the glass onto the top of the back using new adhesive or what came with the glass. Finally, return the four bottom screws to the Nexus 6p cover that piece, and you are done.
Share this post and the video that accompanies it with to surprise friends and family with Huawei and Google’s false advertising.