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Nexus S Speaker Replacement

Member-Contributed Guide
An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.
Replace the speaker in your Nexus S.
Author: Walter Galan Difficulty: Moderate

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This guide will help you replace the speaker in your Nexus S.

Nexus S
Sections
Rear Panel 2 steps
Battery 1 step
SIM Card 1 step
Rear Inner Frame 6 steps
SIM Card Board 3 steps
Motherboard 4 steps
Speaker 1 step
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Plastic Opening Tools

The Nexus S is a smartphone co-developed by Google

and Samsung was the first smartphone to use the
Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" operating system.

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Step 1 Rear Panel

Gently insert a plastic opening tool between the

rear panel and the inner rear frame near the rearfacing camera.

Use your plastic opening tool to pry up the rear

case around the perimeter of the Nexus S.

Step 2

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Edit

Edit

Remove the rear panel from the Nexus S.

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Step 3 Battery

Edit

Using the edge of a plastic opening tool, lift the

battery from the end closest to the headphone
jack.

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Remove the battery from the Nexus S.

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Step 4 SIM Card

Use your thumb to slide the SIM card downwards

Remove the SIM card.

from the SIM card slot.

Step 5 Rear Inner Frame

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Edit

Edit

Remove the six Phillips screws securing the rear

inner frame to the inner case.

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Step 6

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Insert the flat edge of a plastic opening tool in

between the rear inner frame and the top left
corner of the Nexus S.

Pry the opening tool upwards to pop the top right

corner from the clips securing it to the inner
assembly.

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Step 7

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Edit

Insert the plastic opening tool to the right of the

Slide the plastic opening tool downwards along the

power button.

perimeter of the Nexus S to release the clips on

the right side.

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Step 8

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In the same manner as previously described,

release the bottom clips located near the bottom
of the Nexus S.

Step 9

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Edit

Insert and pry the plastic opening tool to release

the final clip securing the rear inner frame to the
inner assembly.

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Step 10

Lift and remove the rear inner frame from the

Nexus S.

Step 11 SIM Card Board

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Edit

Edit

Use the flat edge of a plastic opening tool to pry

the SIM Board connector off its socket on the
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motherboard.

Step 12

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Edit

Wedge the edge of a plastic opening tool

Pry the clips located near the right bottom edge of

Repeat the process all along the bottom perimeter

underneath the SIM Card board and motherboard.

the SIM Card board up off the motherboard.

of the SIM Card board until all clips have been

disengaged.

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Step 13

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Lift and remove the SIM Card board out of the

Nexus S.

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Step 14 Motherboard

Disconnect the following cables from their

respective sockets on the motherboard:

Headphone jack cable

Digitizer cable connector

Camera/SIM board connector

Step 15

Edit

Edit

Insert the flat edge of a plastic opening tool

underneath the headphone jack connector and pry
upwards.

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sure to pry on the connector and not the

Make
socket itself. Prying the socket may cause severe
damage.

Repeat the procedure for the digitizer and rear

camera/SIM board connectors.

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Edit

Remove the three Phillips screws securing the

motherboard to the front display assembly.

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Step 17

Edit

Wedge the plastic opening tool near the bottom

right corner of the motherboard and pry upwards
to dislodge it from its recess.

Lift and remove the motherboard.

Step 18 Speaker

Edit

Speaker remains.

careful, the earpiece part is united with the

Be
speaker, you could cut the flex.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

For more information, check out the Nexus S device page.

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Fergal Daly, July 30, 2012

turn off

Hi, I bought a replacement for my speaker(it's dead) but, the replacement did not come with an earpiece. Can I take the earpiece
from my old one and attach it to the new one. I have some soldering experience.
makenova, August 7, 2012

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