Solved! How to open an aluminium Nokia 5.1 Plus?

[Kyudos]

As above, I'm trying to replace my broken screen but need back access. How do I open it?

 

[webworkings]

Try these...

View: https://youtu.be/Vy8ZL8nDV_0

View: https://youtu.be/txdQMElYnBk

 

[Kyudos]

Those are both for the glass-backed model. Mine has a full aluminium shell with plastic ends. I was hoping it would be similar to the 6.1, where the screen connector is under the digitiser at the front, but it isn't. I need to get the inner frame out of the aluminium shell to access the rear / battery area but I can't find any guides or teardowns online for this model.

 

[webworkings]

OH I see. I don't know that particular model well. They change so much for each version. This shows a tear down for what I believe is the verson you are referring to (not glass back), but alas it doesn't seem to address the display itself.

View: https://youtu.be/bjpP0HPMFlk



Anyone else out there have any info on it?

 

[Kyudos]

Yeah that video is still a "glass" back (I don't know if it is glass!) - but you can see the back panel being removed with a heat gun. You can't do that on my model - its a single solid piece of aluminium. I have removed the old broken screen and can see that the main 'carriage' for the inner part of the phone looks like it is press-fit into the AL shell - but I don't really want to try and lever it out without knowing what I'm doing.

 

[webworkings]

I do totally understand. They are to easily damaged if you do something incorrectly.


Perhaps someone else on here will see the thread and have more answers.

 

[Kyudos]

I asked on the Nokia community...my problem being it's actually a 5.1! - and you can just lever the innards out (carefully of course!)

 

[webworkings]

Phones are getting more and more complicated to get into.