OnePlus 3 Screen and Digitizer Assembly Replacement

Written By: Arthur Shi

Comments: 73

OnePlus 3 Screen and Digitizer Assembly Replacement

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

Time Required

40 minutes - 2 hours

Introduction

Follow this guide to remove and replace the screen and digitizer assembly for the OnePlus 3. Use this guide for screens that come pre-mounted on a frame.

Do not use this guide if you are attempting to replace the screen only. If you start by trying to remove the screen itself, you will most likely tear the capacitative button flex cable. You must open the phone from the back and disconnect multiple cables before removing the screen.

This procedure requires significant disassembly, battery replacement, and parts transfer from the old part to the replacement part. The hardest part is getting the frame clips free.

If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

For your safety, discharge your battery below 25% before disassembling your phone. This reduces the risk of a dangerous thermal event if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Insert a SIM eject tool, bit, or straightened paperclip into the hole located between the SIM card slot and the power button.
Press firmly to eject the SIM card tray.
During reinstallation, make sure that the SIM card tray is properly oriented. It fits in only one direction.

Step 2

Remove the two 2.6 mm T2 screws from the bottom edge of the phone.

Step 3

There is a high risk of damaging the display panel if this opening procedure is improperly followed.
The following three steps show how to pry the rear case from the plastic frame. Read through the steps first before attempting the procedure.
There are two different seams between the screen and the body of the phone:
Display panel seam: This seam is part of the display assembly. Do not pry at this seam, or you will separate and damage the display panel.
Frame seam: This is where the plastic frame meets the back cover. It is recessed into the back cover. Only pry at this seam.
There are fourteen clips that hold the frame against the rear case. Be aware of their location as you pry the back cover off in the following steps.

This picture is a bit misleading, the frame seam is actually sunk into the metal frame, and is not visible at first.

With an older phone, it’s more likely to separate the display panel itself than to separate the displaypanel from the frame. If the top of the screen comes off first, before the part with the touch sensor, then you’re separating the wrong thing (ie displaypanel).

Mind that the displaypanel itself seems as if it has two seams (the panel itself and the board).

OnnoJ - 21/07/20

Thanks for the helpful tip! I re-worded the step slightly to hopefully clarify where the frame seam is.

Arthur Shi - 23/07/20

Step 4

As you work, try not to accidentally power on the phone. If you do, turn the phone off before resuming disassembly.
Place a suction cup near the bottom edge of the display.
Pull on the suction cup with strong steady force.
Press the edge of an opening tool straight into the frame seam near the suction cup until the edge wedges between the plastic frame and the back cover's lip.
Due to tight tolerances, this will take substantial force. Using a new opening tool with an unmarred edge will help with this step.
Do not use metal tools, as they will most likely crack the screen.

To get maximum leverage and make this step possible with my weaker suction cup, I held down the phone with a plastic pick/tool pressed down onto the metal back. As the suction cup pulled up the plastic frame, the plastic pick holding down the metal back naturally was pushed further and further into the gap between the frame and back.

Shadrix Darkblade -

Step 5

Once the opening tool's edge is wedged in position, carefully slide the tool along the bottom edge of the phone.
Carefully guide the opening tool around the left corner of the phone while keeping the tool's edge within the seam.

Step 6

Continue sliding the opening tool along the long edge, releasing the clips along the way.
The last clip in the top-left corner near the alert switch is recessed and can be difficult to release. Take your time and use the flat end of a spudger or an opening pick to help.

I found I had to use a couple of those “guitar picks” to get the screen off, left the first one inserted on the bottom and then went around the side of the phone with the second.

C McIsaac - 06/06/19

I couldn’t get the last clip easily, so I also went around the other side, and then the last two clips left and right went out togther much more easily.

Nikolaus Demmel - 10/12/19

Yep, thanks for your note. It was far more easy to go round the other side.

Sebastian - 10/04/20

Step 7

With the bottom and left edge of the phone freed, gently wiggle the frame to release the top and right edge clips.
Lift the screen up and remove it.
During reassembly, pause here to test your phone's functionality before securing the back cover.
To reinstall the back cover:
Align the top edge of the frame to the back cover and ensure that the top clips slip into place.
Squeeze along the long edges of the phone to snap the remaining clips into place.

I’m having trouble putting on the back cover, anyone else had this issue?

Jonathan Kjær Andersen - 12/05/20

Hello.

From this Step on I directly jumped to Step 13. Removing the 7 Screws. NOT removing the Mainboard. It is easy possible to remove the camera just like this if you loosen the Camera-cable and pull carefull on it. Because the 7 Screws are removed there is enough space to remove the old camera and bring the new camera in. I tried It various times to verify this.

Kolja NovoKopteryx - 04/08/20

Step 8

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery connector from its socket, located above the top right corner of the battery pack.
Bend the connector away from the socket to prevent accidental contact.
To re-attach press connectors like this one, carefully align and press down on one side until it clicks into place, then repeat on the other side. Do not press down on the middle. If the connector is misaligned, the pins can bend, causing permanent damage.

Why not removing the camera without removing the mainboard?

Warum wird die rückseitige Kamera nicht ausgebaut, ohne das Mainboard auszubauen?

Ingo Truppel - 06/03/20

Hello Ingo,

The rear camera is trapped under the motherboard. You must at least loosen the motherboard to remove the camera.

Die Kamera befindet sich unter dem Motherboard. Sie müssen mindestens das Motherboard lösen, um die Kamera zu entfernen.

Arthur Shi - 06/03/20

During reassembly this part was tricky for me: the new battery couldn’t clip into place the way the old one did, resulting in a loose connection and “battery does not match “ message when trying to power the phone up. The new battery probably had a slightly different connector that than the old one. I even ordered another battery but the same thing happened. I finally managed to connect it by applying much more pressure on the press connector than needed for the other ones. it did not make any clip sound though.

romDL - 16/08/20

Step 9

Remove the 3 mm Phillips screw securing the cable bracket.
Remove the cable bracket.

Step 10

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable from the motherboard, which is located above the battery.
Repeat the process to disconnect the daughterboard flex cable from the motherboard.

Step 11

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable from the daughterboard, which is located below the battery.

Step 12

Remove the interconnect flex cable.
Carefully bend the still-attached daughterboard flex cable away from the battery.
During reassembly, make sure that the Main labeled connector connects to the motherboard. The Sub connector will fit the motherboard socket but it will cause your phone to malfunction.

Upon reassembly place the cable back correctly. Apparently, it is often overlooked, see: Replaced Battery, Now My Phone is Overheating and Won't Boot

A.B. - 10/01/21

Thanks for the tip! I’ll adjust the step add this info.

Arthur Shi - 11/01/21

Step 13

Use the opening tool to push any adhesive tape holding the battery to the edge of the plastic frame. There should be at least one on each battery side.
Be careful not to puncture the battery pack with the tool.

Step 14

Peel the clear pull tab up from the battery.

Step 15

Brace the phone frame against the table.
Using a strong, steady force, pull the clear pull tab upwards until the battery loosens from its recess.
If you are having a hard time, apply some high concentration (over 90%) isopropyl alcohol along the battery seam to help weaken the adhesive.
Swing the battery completely out of its recess and pull off of any remaining adhesive.

This step was the hardest for me - my battery was really stuck in there and I didn’t have isopropyl alcolhol. The old battery came out bent.

C McIsaac - 06/06/19

I found (once I had bent the old battery removing it) that there is a film around the battery which would come away much more easily. I suggest this step is updated:

Peel back the four black sticky tabs which say “Position 1” (one at each corner of the battery) and the peel back the black sticky film connected to the tabs. Now pull the clear pull tab upwards and the battery should come away.

Pete Gibbs - 04/10/19

This! I did it by unpealing the “Position 1” tabs, and then pulled the battery much more easily. Thanks for the hint! Interestingly, it still came out with the black film intact and on the battery. I then put this black film and the pull tab on the new battery, which didn’t have either. I applied some double-sided tape between the black film and the phone to glue the whole thing in place.

Nikolaus Demmel - 10/12/19

I agreee , just peel the “position1” tabs. Plus my spare battery didn’t come with these tabs so I had to reuse the old ones anyway.

romDL - 16/08/20

Step 16

Remove the battery and any remaining adhesive residue on the frame.
Do not reuse the battery after it has been removed. Reusing a battery that is bent or otherwise stressed is a potential safety hazard.
If your replacement battery did not come with a pull tab, you can transfer the old tab to the new battery to help with subsequent replacements.
While installing a new battery, temporarily connect the battery to the phone to ensure proper battery alignment.
To install a new battery onto an existing frame, remove some adhesive strips from a pre-cut adhesive card, or cut some strips from a roll of Tesa tape, and stick them in the highlighted area.
If you are installing a battery onto a new screen and digitizer assembly, be sure to peel off the orange adhesive liner to expose the battery adhesive for the new battery.

Step 17

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable from the daughterboard, which is located below the battery.

Step 18

Remove the interconnect flex cable.

Step 19

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the capacitative buttons connector from its socket on the daughterboard, which is located below the battery.
Repeat the process to disconnect the fingerprint scanner connector from its socket on the daughterboard.

Step 20

Slide the point of a spudger underneath the antenna interconnect cable and pry up, disconnecting it from the daughterboard.

Step 21

Remove the seven Phillips screws securing the daughterboard to the frame:
Two 3 mm black screws
Five 2.9 mm silver screws

Step 22

The daughterboard is still held in place by two plastic clips.
Slide the flat end of a spudger underneath the loudspeaker vent and gently twist the spudger until the daughterboard is freed from its clips.

Step 23

Remove the daughterboard.
To reinstall the daughterboard, place one of the side edges to the phone, the press the other side down until the daughterboard clicks into place.
If the daughterboard does not easily click into place, make sure there are no flex cables or antenna cables trapped underneath it.

Please mention about the removal of finger print sensor connector

DrHack Niazi - 20/01/20

Hello! The fingerprint sensor connector should be disconnected in step 11.

Arthur Shi - 20/01/20

It’s actually mentioned on step 17.

marcosmacedo26 - 10/09/20

Step 24

Slide the edge of an opening tool underneath the fingerprint scanner cover near the bottom edge of the frame and pry up.
Remove the fingerprint scanner cover.

Step 25

Use a finger and firmly push on the fingerprint scanner from the front of the display until the fingerprint scanner dislodges from its recess.

Step 26

Peel the fingerprint scanner along with its tape from the frame.
Remove the fingerprint scanner.

Step 27

Slide the point of a spudger underneath the antenna interconnect cable located at the bottom left corner of the motherboard.
Pry up and disconnect the antenna interconnect cable.

Connector may go oval, push with spudger to make circular again

Caidan Whittaker - 09/05/19

Step 28

Use the point of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display connector from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 29

Remove the seven Phillips screws securing the motherboard to the frame:
Four 3 mm black screws
Three 2.9 mm silver screws
Some of these screws may be covered by stickers. Remove the stickers to access the screws.

Step 30

Make sure you have ejected the SIM tray before performing this step.
The motherboard is still held in place near the top by clips.
Slide the flat end of a spudger underneath the top left corner of the motherboard.
Twist the spudger and pry up to release the motherboard from its recess.

I find it easier to pry from the opposite side, where the antenna cable connector are as it required less force to release the motherboard.

Munir Ibrahim - 03/09/19

Step 31

Remove the motherboard.
During reinstallation, be careful not to trap any flex cables or antenna cables underneath the motherboard.

When removing the motherboard, the front camera module's connector on the backside of the board tried to be retained by its recess in the frame. I had to peel the tape off the back of the front camera, then remove the motherboard, and finally prise the connector away from the frame before reinstalling it on the motherboard.

Philip Cobley -

Step 32

Try not to tear the black tape pieces so that you can reuse them during re-assembly. If you do tear the tape, replace them with pieces of electrical tape.
Use the point of a spudger to pry up and remove the black tape covering the volume buttons on the right edge of the phone.
Repeat the process with the black tape covering the power button on the left edge of the phone.

I'd personally recommend you always buy a replacement power & volume button flex cable when doing this repair. They're usually only a few pounds/dollars/euro to add to your order when already buying a replacement screen and battery. The reason I say this is the cable is super fragile and easily fails near the buttons where it bends sharply round the side of the frame. I just finished this screen repair to discover that my power button only works when the cable is straightened, and doesn't work when the button is in place on the side... looks like I'm back to waiting for the postman to bring me another part :)

Philip Cobley -

Step 33

Use the flat end of a spudger to gently push the volume button board away from the frame.
If the volume button board begins to bend significantly, stop and pry from a different angle.
Continue prying until you loosen the volume button board from the frame.
To reinstall the volume button board, cut a small piece of adhesive from the pre-cut adhesive card or a roll of Tesa tape, and use it to stick the board back onto the frame.

Step 34

Use the point of a spudger to pry and loosen the power button from the left edge of the frame.
To reinstall the power button, cut a small piece of adhesive from the pre-cut adhesive card or a roll of Tesa tape, and use it to stick the button back onto the frame.

Step 35

Squeeze the tweezer tips together and insert the point underneath the rectangular contact pad near the top left edge of the frame.
Pry upwards to loosen the contact pad from the frame.

Sometimes this rectangular contact pad is glued with very strong glue to the pad! Consider getting a replacement part here because you may destroy this component.

Salmontuna - 10/09/19

Step 36

Lift the volume flex cable upwards from its position, removing it from its groove.
Remove the volume and power button assembly.
If you are transferring the assembly to a new screen and digitizer, remove the blue adhesive liner on the replacement frame and press the cable onto the exposed adhesive.

Step 37

Squeeze the tweezer tips together and insert the point under one of the earpiece speaker clips.
Pull the tweezer point up slowly to pry the earpiece speaker out of its recess.
If the earpiece speaker clip begins to bend upwards, stop, remove the tweezers, and try the other clip.

Step 38

Remove the earpiece speaker.
To reinstall the earpiece speaker:
Be sure that the earpiece speaker is correctly oriented in its recess such that the gold contacts point upward.
Place the earpiece speaker into its recess and firmly press it into place with your finger.
If you are transferring the earpiece speaker onto a replacement frame, be sure to remove the earpiece speaker adhesive liner on the replacement frame to expose the adhesive.

Step 39

Remove the two 1.9 mm Phillips screws holding the frame grounding clips.

This was the most difficult step for me. For some reason the screw of one grounding clips is stuck. It just kept spinning and spinning in place. I couldn’t find a thin enough object to go under the screw head to wedge it out. I even tried a razor blade, much to my terror. In the end i just left it there and reassembled my phone with just one grounding clip. I don’t know how important that thing is and if it will affect my phone. But it’s been a couple of hours and my phone seems to work fine. Wifi and data reception didn’t suffer. I don’t know about calls yet. I guess we’ll see.

Cris Garcia - 09/10/19

Step 40

Remove the two frame grounding clips and transfer them to the replacement assembly.
Note that the clips are directional. Install them in the proper orientation.

Step 41

Remove the antenna interconnect cable from its groove and transfer it to the replacement assembly.

Step 42

The bare screen and digitizer assembly remains.
Transfer all of the parts you removed in the previous steps from the old assembly to the new one.
Carefully inspect your new part and compare it with your original. Transfer any missing pieces, such as the LED bracket, to the new part.

Conclusion

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

For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery: Charge it to 100% and keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then use your device until it shuts off due to low battery. Finally, charge it uninterrupted to 100%.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our OnePlus 3 Answers community for troubleshooting help.

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Arthur Shi

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47 comments

Yeah I've done one of these and am literally about to do the 2nd one. Easy as you like :D

Be sure to purchase the LCD with frame as it's much quicker.

drunkenmenace - 15/02/17

Hi,

May I kindly ask, both oneplus 3 and oneplus 3T are the same screen? I'm about to buy a screen with frame and digitizer, and all sellers name their products "oneplus 3/3T LCD screen".

Noémi Dupertuis - 31/05/17

It is sure that Oneplus 3 lcd screen is compatible with Oneplus 3T.

Witrigs - 01/06/17

if the touch still works and it is only the screen to be cracked is there another procedure to follow? Do I need to replace the whole LCD?

Paolo Di Lorenzo - 10/05/17

Yes, because it is really difficult to replace front glass screen only, I prefer you take the whole screen with lcd + front glass+ middle frame.

Witrigs - 01/06/17

I have bought the LCD with Frame assembly ....how do I install the two capacitive buttons from the original damaged phone into it?

carlos - 28/05/17

I did this repair on my phone, but is cracked the screen on the last step... first pop in the top of the phone and than the bottom into the aluminum back!!! And when doing the teardown remove the sim tray first!

Marcell Harmaci - 18/07/17

I made this mistake as well, everything else worked fine though.

Gabriel LaMore - 08/10/17

Be careful during this replacement, because it’s easy to break the earpiece speaker when moving it from the broken screen to the new piece.

Benjamin Hollway - 03/04/18

I second this! It’s so easy to break the earpiece speaker because the it’s made of two pieces that easily separate when, say, your tweezer only picks up the top portion and the bottom held on to the adhesive.

Franklin Ramos - 12/12/19

the touch still works and it is only the LCD cracked is there another procedure to follow? Do I need to replace the whole LCD? And Rainbow pattern or color-blocks shows on some areas of LCD screen..

Airyn Ayryn - 18/05/18

So, I have done it and everything seemed to be fine until I switched off the screen. Although the hardware buttons work, the screen is totally unresponsive. I men the screen works during start up and the entire phone works fine, but when the screen goes black it won't respond.

The only thing I did wrong: I put in the cable that was labeled “sub” and “main” in the wrong way. Could that be the problem? Anyone an idea what I can do?

lordchristoph - 12/06/18

Same here. In my case I had to switch off all gestures and then the replacement screen worked normally. Works OK with my original screen though. Not sure why is this happening, maybe because of low quality ebay crap. But the seller agreed with the return and refund.

lubos - 09/10/18

So what, I need to buy a new battery as well, just to change the screen? I'm so poor

Tara Satana - 01/07/19

Hi Tara,

Unfortunately, with how the OnePlus 3 is designed, you should change the battery also. The lithium-ion battery is easily damaged from any bending occurred when it’s pried out. Replacing it will prevent a lot of future problems.

Arthur Shi - 02/07/19

Will not using adhesive when putting in a new battery be a problem. There is adhesive on my new assembly but I’d like to be able to easely replace my battery in the future. There is adhesive on the new frame with a protective layer you are supposed to peel off, is it ok if you leave that there? Won’t this cause thermal problems? Also, what is the point of removing the battery from the original phone. If you need to get a new battery anyway this shouldn’t be needed right? I mean, isn’t it a little bit stupid to bend a battery if you don’t need to, it is always nice to try to prevent battery fires wherever possible right?

TT-392 - 06/07/19

Hi TT-392,

You are right in that you do not need to remove the battery from the original phone. Removing the battery makes removing the flex cable near the top of the battery easier, but it can be done with the battery in place.

The battery should be held down by at least some adhesive in the phone. The plastic will not cause overheating issues, but you do not want the battery to move in the phone. You can choose to expose some of the battery adhesive so that it will be an easier task to replace it in the future.

Arthur Shi - 08/07/19

So I managed to replace my screen and came across a few things that might help others. I wasn’t able to open the screen from the bottom so I tried the side. In the process of doing this I pulled the screen from the display and broke parts of it. This wasn’t a problem because I was replacing the display+frame. After a few times of opening and closing the phone I have realized that it is a lot easyer to open the phone by pushing the screen out from inside of the sim slot. This could probably damage the sim slot but that is a lot less likely than breaking the screen, at least if you are unexperienced. A friend of mine did damage the back cover by doing this with a metal screwdriver so I would advise a plastic spudger. Also, my buttons ended up acting funny because I replaced the tape with electrical tape, It worked fine after I salvaged some of the old tape. Maybe something other than electrical tape is better.

TT-392 - 12/07/19

I achieved to replace my OnePlus 3 Screen thanks to this tutorial. Thanks !

Côme M - 18/07/19

my glass is a little cracked but display touch is half working and half black. can it be fixed?

sartaj jr - 01/09/19

Hi Sartaj,

If you replace the screen and digitizer, that should solve the problem.

Arthur Shi - 03/09/19

Failed…

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MqgSSxyXXorAAK...

Lucas Hüttenrauch - 25/10/19

Yes, unfortunately you cannot just remove the screen by itself for the OnePlus 3. You have to disconnect things from the back before attempting that. It looks like the capacitative button connector wasn’t disconnected (step 17), and tore. However, if your replacement part came with the capacitative button connector, you’re fine!

This guide is made for screen and frame replacements. It should not be used for screen-only replacement. I will edit the introduction to emphasize that.

Arthur Shi - 25/10/19

This guide worked well for my OnePlus3T. I even used a OnePlus3 screen (or possible a generic) instead of a 3T screen (You can tell because the top corners are rounded and not square. There were only two issues during the process, the first being that when reinstalling the fingerprint sensor I had to put multiple layers of tape between it and the cover for the sensor to be flush with the new screen, and the second being that when reinstalling the motherboard I bent in the clip (which is located at the top of the frame) because I wasn’t sure where it was/how it worked. I’d recommend highlighting the clip in the guide. Otherwise fairly pain free, took a while but nothing was crazy fragile or difficult.

Mathboy 19 - 10/11/19

I’m glad it worked out for you! Thanks for the suggestions—I’ll edit the steps to incorporate your suggestions.

Arthur Shi - 11/11/19

I dropped my phone - nothing is cracked or torn from the outside, but the display slowly progressed to be blue. Touch is still working, but sort of the “blue liquid” has slowly progressed from a few drops to now a lake.

I am confused by some comments, so I hope someone can help me with my questions:

1. For this issue, do I need to change the whole display + frame?

2. Do I need to exchange the battery for this issue? I read it is easier in some cases, but not sure about this case?

The costs are a big issue for me (honestly a little shocked that only the screen is already 120€ here? I have access to all the ifixit tools and that is more than my phone had cost and my budget is 50€. Wondering if better to be without a phone for a few month and buy another second hand A3003 instead?

nerdia - 23/01/20

Hi nerdia,

You don’t need to change the frame. You can choose to change the display itself, but the process is even more involved than this, and adds the risk of damaging the capacitative sensors next to the fingerprint sensor.

We highly recommend you to replace the battery when replacing the screen. You have to take the battery out regardless whether you replace the frame or not, and there is considerable chance the battery is damaged in the process.

As for the decision, that is up to you! The repair is pretty involved, and the OLED panel drives the part price up. This is also a great hands-on learning experience.

Arthur Shi - 23/01/20

Did a screen/digitaliser + battery replacement on my OnePlus 3T. At step 33, Salmontuna makes an absolutely vital point to be aware of. In my OnePlus 3T, this contact pad was adhered to the chasis. I tried loosening the glue with a hair dryer, but the part was so fragile that it simply snapped off. I had to replace the part, which can be found for about £1-2 on eBay. Was a bloody difficult repair, but glad I’ve done it.

Casey - 03/03/20

First time I’ve done anything like this, good tutorial and detailed pictures. Minor point but if you review or update the tutorial, might be an idea to keep the orientation of the phone the same, or a photo at the start of the step to confirm the orientation!

Thanks again!

Brian Clelland - 09/04/20

Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll keep that in mind for future guides.

Arthur Shi - 10/04/20

Is there a guide to replace the screen only? I cannot find it.

Varun Govind - 01/05/20

I have replaced the LCD screen (screen & touch screen / digitizer) and the screen turns on but the touch feature does not work. Where would you recommend I start to troubleshooting?

Michael Stewart - 05/06/20

Hi Michael,

I would suggest checking to see if the display connector has any debris, and to re-seat the connector.

Arthur Shi - 09/06/20

I need some help here

not sure if people still use this forum but i torn down my oneplus 3t and now i’m trying to reassemble it. but i found something very weird. I didn’t find any display cable ??? And when i look closely it’s actually under the case (between screen itself and the screen metal frame). I don’t know how to post pictures here but it’s really confusing me . I could have made a mistake somewhere but i neve opened that part of the phone and i have no idea how the phone was working fine without it

Emir A - 13/07/20

Here is a picture link for my last comment. Bare in mind that i never touched that part of the phone and that the screen was working fine.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1agEloGa...

i really don’t understand

Emir A - 13/07/20

Hi Emir,

It looks like the cable connector was pushed down and got stuck between the display and the frame. Use a spudger or tweezers to carefully fish the connector out of its recess. It should look something like this. Note that this guide is for the OnePlus 3, which has some minor differences compared to the 3T.

Arthur Shi - 14/07/20

Can you guys give me any suggestion where to buy a screen replacement?

I’m suspicious of the cheap ones from china on ebay which cost around 30$.

Katzz - 19/08/20

I went for such a cheap OLED screen. Had no time to replace it yet but it is more or less an experiment. It is economically not viable to buy a 150 dollar screen to do the replacement in my opinion. The phone is over 4 years old and for 200 dollars a more powerful phone can be bought based on the specs. YMMV

Marc Fellman - 19/08/20

Very good guide, perfectly. My Oneplus 3T now is like a new one.

Michele Bonanomi - 23/10/20

I followed the instructions and everything works fine except for the last step - I can’t get the new screen and frame to go back into the case.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I’ve tried differing angles, light and harder pressure, but the screen seems to be standing proud of the rear case. And the power button and sim slot not aligning.

Any advice?

Thanks,

Steve Williams

Steve Williams - 07/11/20

I faced similar issue because the replacement batterie I bought was not exactly the same size as original one. Since it was a bit larger, it was up on one side.

Measure the size of original and spare battery if you can

yohann bouvier - 07/11/20

Thanks, I’ll check that, though it was supposed to be a genuine oneplus replacement battery - but who knows with Ebay!

I’ve realised the replacement screen I fitted is thicker than the original so this may be a factor too.. Unfortunately I suspect the new screen I bought was not a genuine part!

Steve Williams - 08/11/20

if it’s from Ebay, I don’t really think it’s a genuine battery. I don’t know policy in each country but at least in France, OnePlus doesn’t sell the battery. You have to go through their support service.

yohann bouvier - 08/11/20

Step 36 just destroyed my speaker. The speaker split in two and the copper coils broke off from the magnet.

Karl Morrison - 03/01/21

Summer of 2023 and our 3t's are still going strong. My son broke his screen and this guide was exactly what I needed.

Thanks so much.

Daddadook -

Replacement of a broken display worked very well.
Some minor details were different with my ONEPLUS A3010_28_191104 model.
The frame grounding clips near the switches (step 38) seem to have been omitted in the display of my phone.
The two screws to open the case were P2, not T2 — not a problem with the iFixit bit set, and maybe the repair shop that fixed the phone before replaced the screws.
The repair shop that did the last fix may have made my job easier, by omitting quite a bit of adhesive (and a screw or two).
Nasty surprise: When reassembling, the phone informed me that the replacement battery from iFixit isn't compatible.
Fortunately, the old battery was still in good shape, so I kept using it.

Thanks for a very helpful repair manual!

tatzelbrumm - 24/01/24

The display from my OnePlus 3 loosened from the frame. Which glue do I use to tighten them together again?

Phil Flowerpot -