Change Huawei P Smart Display: how it works
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If the display on your Huawei P Smart is defective, you can change it yourself with a bit of skill. This practical tip shows you what you need for repairs and how to proceed.
Change Huawei P Smart Display - you need that
If you want to change a defective display on the Huawei P Smart, you need some utensils.
- You need suitable tools to remove the old display. Ready-made repair kits are practical. In addition to screwdrivers and lifting tools, these usually also contain a suction cup.
- Since the display on the Huawei P Smart is glued, it's best to have a hair dryer ready. You can use it to loosen the adhesive.
- Of course you need a suitable replacement display.
- To connect the new display to the smartphone again, you need strong adhesive liquid adhesive.
Huawei P Smart - repair manual for the display
Before you start changing the display, switch off the smartphone and remove the SIM card slot.
- Carefully slide a thin opening tool between the frames to separate the back cover from the rest of the smartphone. Tip: use the suction cup for better handling.
- As soon as the back cover is released and you can keep the two parts apart, be careful not to damage the flex cable. After you have carefully removed this flex cable, the smartphone is in two parts in front of you.
- Now you can start to remove the battery. To do this, you must first remove the various black adhesive covers in order to access the cables that lie above the battery.
- Above and below the battery, you also have to remove a total of three metal plates that are screwed together.
- When you have finally removed all flex cables, carefully remove the battery. Be careful not to bend it or damage it in any way. Tip: The battery can be removed more easily if you heat it up a bit with the hair dryer. It is glued to the bottom.
- Attention: Never heat the battery too much with the hair dryer. Place the hair dryer on a small step and keep the fan away from the battery.
- As soon as you have removed the battery, detach the flex cable underneath from the display. Now heat the display with the hair dryer to loosen the adhesive here. Then use a thin opening tool to drive the gap between the display and the frame.
- Now pull the flex cable through the middle frame, you can put the defective display aside. Before applying the new display, completely remove the adhesive residue from the frame.
- Apply the liquid adhesive to the edge of the frame, route the flex cable of the new display through the frame and press the display firmly onto the frame.
- Now connect the flex cable that was under the battery first. The repair set also contains adhesive strips. Put these on the metal cover before carefully inserting the battery here.
- Connect all the flex cables that you removed at the beginning. Don't forget to screw the small metal covers back on. Finally, plug the display's flex cable back in and put the back cover and frame of the Huawei P Smart back together. To do this, you must press both parts firmly together.
In our next practical tip, you can find out what can happen if your Huawei P Smart is no longer working.