Nokia G42 5G Screen Assembly Replacement

Power down your phone and unplug any cables.

Insert a SIM eject tool, bit, or a straightened paper clip into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the upper left edge of the phone.

Press firmly to eject the tray.

Remove the SIM card tray.

Insert an opening pick under the small notch in the SIM card tray slot.

Position the opening pick at a steep downward angle between the back cover and the screen assembly.

Slide the opening pick down the left edge of the phone to release the plastic clips.

Turn the opening pick around the corner and continue to slide it along the bottom edge to release the plastic clips.

Slide the opening pick up the right edge to continue releasing the plastic clips.

Slide the opening pick along the top edge to release the remaining plastic clips.

With the phone laying screen-side down, carefully lift the right edge of the back cover, opening it like a book.

Lay the back cover next to the phone.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 3.8 mm‑long screw securing the fingerprint reader bracket.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the fingerprint reader bracket.

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint reader by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Remove the back cover.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the ten 3.8 mm-long screws securing the motherboard cover.

Insert an opening pick under the right edge of the motherboard cover.

Twist the opening pick to release the plastic clips.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the motherboard cover.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the battery cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the eight 3.8 mm-long screws securing the loudspeaker.

Insert an opening pick underneath the top right edge of the loudspeaker.

Twist the opening pick to release loudspeaker from the plastic clips holding it in place.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the loudspeaker.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the interconnect cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a spudger to disconnect both antenna cables by prying their connectors straight up from the sockets on the motherboard.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to lift the antenna cables out of their recess in the frame.

Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the top right edge of the charging port assembly.

Pivot the charging port assembly up until you can grip it with your fingers.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the charging port assembly.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the small recess on the upper right side of the vibration motor.

Pivot the spudger up to pry up the vibration motor off of the adhesive securing it underneath.

Use a pair of tweezers or your fingers to remove the vibration motor.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the display cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the interconnect cable by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the single 2.8 mm‑long screw securing the motherboard.

Insert the pointed end of a spudger underneath the bottom right corner of the motherboard.

Pry the motherboard up until you can grip it with your fingers.

Grip the motherboard on the right edge using a pair of tweezers or your fingers.

Remove the motherboard.

Insert the flat end of a spudger underneath the bottom left corner of the earpiece speaker and pry it out of its recess.

Remove the earpiece speaker.

Use your fingers to peel the two outer adhesive tabs off of the battery.

Use your fingers to peel the center green pull tab off of the battery.

Using one hand to hold the phone steady, use your other hand to slowly and steadily lift the center green pull tab up to separate the adhesive securing the battery underneath.

If you have any difficulties with stubborn battery adhesive, you can contact Nokia's phones support.

Peel the battery off of the adhesive film and remove it.

Grab the bottom right edge of the leftover adhesive film.

Pull the film towards the top of the phone with steady force to remove it.

Reattach the adhesive film to the battery.

Align the bottom edge of the battery (the edge without adhesive) with the bottom edge of the recess.

Lower the battery down and press firmly to secure it in place.

Grab the bottom of the interconnect cable and peel it up towards the top of the phone to remove it.

Only the screen assembly remains.