Taking the Ascend G300 Apart

[Guest Christian Edwards]

I have a cracked screen on my G300 and now replacement screens are available for only £20 I'm gonna change it.

Before I buy the screen I've tried to take the thing apart but have hit a snag.

There are 2 easy Torx bolts under the battery then another 2 each under the white end pieces.

Then there are 4 tabs to prise apart and the screen is free in the middle but still stuck at both ends.

I've seen pictures of a teardown but not a How To.

Anyone know how to completely take the screen off?

[Guest dbaseii]

It would be interesting if there are solder points for a front facing camera on the pcb

[Guest Christian Edwards]

I haven't been to take mine apart yet but there are some pictures here.

http://www.wirelessgoodness.com/2012/02/27/huaweis-ascend-g300-android-smartphone-hits-the-fcc-gets-torndown/

[Guest Davidoff59]

Looks like there are 4 screws holding the screen down in those pics.

[Guest Christian Edwards]

I've got it apart now but sadly not without cracking the digitiser (it was only the glass smashed before).

The White end pieces have 2 torx each holding them down but one has its second torx bolt hidden inside the plastic somehow.

Once I broken the top white piece off I cut the top off the reveal the torx.

I suppose it was obvious it had to be there as its symmetrical to the other side but I didn't expect to have to cut the plastic to get to it.

[Guest Davidoff59]

It wouldn't be a slide up or down thing would it, ie the way a picture frame is hung on a screw. So loosen all visible screws and the hidden screws are tightened so that the white bit or whatever just slides up and out?

Any chance of some pics upon reassembling?

[Guest CrystalLettuce]

Digitiser screen or LCD?