Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly

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Tools required: Phillips screwdriver, plastic tool such as a guitar plectrum or credit card.

Remove your back cover, battery, sim and memory card. Four screws need to be removed, circled below.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 1

Run something like the edge of a credit card all the way along the join of the battery compartment in order to release it.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 2

With the battery compartment removed your phone should look like below.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 3

Four ribbon connectors (circled in red) need to be disconnected. Each attaches like a plug and socket. Just lever each one up to unplug. A screw, circled in white, also needs to be removed. The volume button, circled in blue, will be loose and can be removed. The micro switch underneath is stuck to the side of the housing with double sided tape. Carefully peel this away from the housing.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 4

Below you can see the ribbons disconnected in the last stage. Now lift the circuit board from the point circled below.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 5

You should now have the circuit board removed. Note that another plug and socket type ribbon connector, circled below, will have detach when you remove the circuit board. Now lift the antenna, indicated by the arrow, away from the phone.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 6

With the antenna removed your phone should look like below. The circled ribbon connector needs to be disconnected. Just flick the black latch up and pull the small ribbon away from its socket.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 7

Below you can see the ribbon, now disconnected. Two clips hold the circuit board in place. Pull the circuit board away from the clips to release it.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 8

Now lift the metal plate up and slide the ribbon, circled centre, through the gap. The camera, circled top left, is held in place with double sided tape. Loosen it from the housing.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 9

Now lift the metal plate to the side and you have access to the LCD screen. Lever the screen out from the point circled below.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 10

You should now have the LCD screen removed. Reverse the whole procedure for reassembly.

Samsung Tocco F480 disassembly stage 11

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