OnePlus 5 - Replacing the screen

Turn off your OnePlus 5 completely to protect it from damage.

1. Press and hold the standby button until the "Switch off" option appears.
2. Tap again to confirm.
3. If your OnePlus 5 touchscreen no longer works, you can also turn it off by pressing and holding the standby button for about 10-15 seconds.

• 2 × 2.5 mm Torx T1

To open the OnePlus 5, you need a Torx T1 screwdriver. You can also work with a pentalobe screwdriver, although it doesn't fit right.

1. Remove both screws on the bottom edge of the case. They are located to the right and left of the USB port and the audio jack.
2. Place the screws on a common field of the magnetic mat or sorting box.

Remove the SIM card holder with a SIM tool or paper clip. Push the tool into the small hole on the SIM tray and pull it out.

The OnePlus 5 consists of a back cover and a display unit. All the electronics and the screen are installed in the display unit. The back cover is designed as a case.

To lift off the back cover you need a suction cup, a flat opening tool (like the iPlastix) and a pick. If the screen is badly cracked, cover it with a strip of packing tape so that the suction cup can stick.

1. Attach the suction cup over the home button. Pull on the suction cup and then slide in the iPlastix or a plastic pick between the display and the rear panel.
2. A small gap should appear. Here you can insert the pick. It is best to use a hard plastic pick with stopper, so that won't slip too far into the device.
3. Now slide the pick around the whole frame. You can twist the pick a little to lever off the display. The device is not glued, but clipped. Use the plectrum to release the clips one by one. When all clips are released, you can lift off the back cover. The clips at the upper edge come off last.
4. The back shell is still connected with a sensitive flex cable. Lift up the back cover and hold it to prevent damaging the cable.

• 1 × 2.3 mm Phillips
• Battery connector
• USB port connector

The connectors for the battery and the back cover are under a bracket.

1. Remove the screw from the bracket and remove the bracket. It is latched in on both ends.
2. First disconnect the battery to avoid short circuits. Disconnect the battery connector with a plastic tool.
3. Then disconnect the second connector. It connects the USB port to the mainboard.

• 6 × 2.3 mm Phillips

1. Remove the 6 Phillips screws on the speaker unit.
2. Then pry out the speaker with a flat tool.
3. Now you can take it out of the device.

• 7 × 2.3 mm Phillips
• Connector

1. First disconnect all connectors from the mainboard.
2. Unplug the antenna connector with a slight twist of the tweezers.
3. Unplug the connector of the large flex cable from the mainboard.
4. Unplug the small coaxial plug of the WiFi antenna next to the camera.
5. Remove the 7 Phillips screws from the mainboard. One of the screws has a moisture indicator sticker. You can remove this sticker and reuse it later or just throw it away.
6. Unplug the flex cable running over the battery.
7. The antenna cable is clipped onto the mainboard. Release the antenna cable from the bracket.
8. Bend all cables to the side so that you can easily remove the mainboard.
9. Now you can take the mainboard out of the device.

1. Unstick the two transparent adhesive tabs on both sides of the battery.
2. Now pull the green tab until the battery comes out. Pull carefully so the tab won't tear.

Be careful not to bend the battery. The battery is not very sticky, but if the adhesive is too strong, you can heat the unit from the display side.

• Connector

1. Unplug the connector of the antenna cable from the subboard with a twist of the tweezers.
2. Remove the tape strip which glues the antenna cable to the frame.
3. Now pull the antenna cable out of its guide and put it aside.

1. Remove the small antenna flex cable from the frame using a flat tool and put it aside.

The cable is glued. You can heat it to loosen the glue.

• Connector

1. Disconnect the remaining connector from the sub-board.
2. Heat the sub-board to loosen the glue.
3. Gradually remove the sub-board from the case with a flat tool. Be careful, the cable is very sensitive.
4. Put the subboard aside.

• Connector

Remove the large flex cable from the device.

1. First unplug the connector.
2. Then pull off the transparent tape for the battery.
3. Heat the flex cable to loosen the adhesive.
4. Remove the flex cable from the device with a steel spatula.

Be careful not to damage the cable. If necessary, heat the cable several times.

1. The vibration motor is slightly glued. If necessary, heat it to loosen the adhesive.
2. Use a spatula to loosen the vibrator's flex cable very carefully and then remove it from its socket.
3. Take the vibrator out of the device.

1. Pry the earpiece out of its socket with a flat tool.
2. Take it out of the device.

1. Remove the tape over the volume buttons.
2. Loosen the volume keys with a spatula.
3. You may need to heat the glue.
4. Also remove the glued flex cable with the spatula and take the keys out of the device.

Now do the same on the other side for the standby button.

1. First remove the tape over the button.
2. Heat the button and then remove it from the case.
3. Also loosen the glued flex cable.

Check your spare part for visible damage before installation. If something is wrong, you should not install it, but return it to your vendor.

1. If everything is in order, check if you have to take any small parts (vibration motor, earpiece, etc.) from the old display.
2. If so, remove the parts from the old display and insert them into the new one.
3. Also remove all protective films from the spare part.

1. Put the standby button in its place.
2. Press it on to make it stick.
3. Also press the flex cable to the frame.
4. Then put the tape back over the button.

Now proceed in the same way on the other side for the volume keys.

1. Put the volume key in its place.
2. Press it on to make it stick.
3. Also press the flex cable to the case.
4. Then put the tape back over the buttons.

1. Place the earpiece in its opening and press it down to make it stick.

1. Place the vibration motor in its opening and press it in.
2. Then press the flex cable to the case.

• Connector

1. Reinsert the main flex cable into its guide.
2. Press it on all over to make it stick.
3. Put the adhesive foil for the battery over the flex cable and press it on.
4. Plug in the connector of the flex cable with your finger. Be careful not to bend any of the sensitive pins.

1. Put the sub-board into the device and press it on to make it stick.

1. Put the small antenna flex cable back in its place and press it on to make it stick.

• Connector

1. Insert the antenna cable into its guide.
2. Then attach the black tape strip over the antenna cable.
3. Place the plug over its socket and press it on. You should feel a slight snap.

1. Put the battery in the device.
2. Then press on all adhesive tabs to make the battery stick.

• 7 × 2.3 mm Phillips
• Connector

1. First bend away all connectors so they don't get stuck under the board.
2. Put the motherboard into the device.
3. Press it in lightly. Make sure that the rear camera is positioned correctly.
4. Press the antenna cable into its clamp.
5. Plug the connector of the large flex cable to the sub-board.
6. Plug the connector of the small antenna to the top of the mainboard.
7. Plug the large connector to the mainboard.
8. Position the plug of the antenna cable and gently press it on so that you feel a light snap.
9. Fasten the 7 screws of the mainboard.

Be careful not to slip with the connectors, as the small pins may get damaged. You should feel the connectors engage with a light snap.

• 6 × 2.3 mm Phillips

1. Put the speaker in its place.
2. Fasten the 6 screws of the speaker unit.

• Connector

1. Place the back cover perpendicular to the device.
2. Attach the USB port connector to the main board.
3. Attach the battery connector to the mainboard.
4. Attach the bracket and make sure it's latched in at both ends.
5. Fasten the screw of the bracket.

1. Put the back cover on the display unit. Attach the upper edge first. The backcover has three clips here.
2. Clipping the device together takes some strength. It is best to grab the device with both hands and squeeze the edges together with your fingers.

Press the device together with your fingers, not on the table, to avoid damaging the display.

1. Insert any SIM/SD cards and slide the tray back into the device.

• 2 × 2.5 mm Torx T1

1. Fasten the two screws to the left and right of the USB port.

1. Check the minimum and maximum brightness of the display and check for pixel errors.
2. Drag any app across the screen in a zig-zag pattern. If it doesn't jump, the touch function is OK.
3. Also test other functions, such as the cameras, the speaker and the earpiece, using a recording app for example.