Once the back cover is removed, locate the battery connector, which is situated near the bottom of the device. Carefully disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.
The BlackBerry PRIV, also known as the BlackBerry Privilege, is a slider smartphone that runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) out of the box. The device features a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage. The PRIV also boasts a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 2-megapixel front camera, and a 3410mAh battery.
Before we dive into the teardown process, it's essential to take some precautions. Make sure to:
The BlackBerry Priv was a phone with the heart of a business powerhouse and the thermal efficiency of a space heater. A teardown reveals a phone that wanted to be a classic but was sabotaged by Qualcomm’s hot chips and BlackBerry’s over-reliance on industrial adhesive.
If you are performing this teardown to fix a battery or a broken slider ribbon, remember patience. Heat is your friend. Force is your enemy. And spare parts? You’ll need a time machine.
Insert a thin plastic opening pick into the tight seam between the carbon-fiber-weave back panel and the display frame. Unclip the right, left, and top edges.
Replacing the curved display does not require a total teardown of the phone's internal sliding frame. It can be performed directly from the front face: