CAT S50 - Proximity sensor

Guide with all the steps necessary for you to change the proximity sensor of the Caterpillar S50 yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Caterpillar S50

Characteristics:

Dimensions: 77 x 144.5 x 12.7 mm

Weight: 185 g

SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Processor: ARM Cortex-A7, 1200 MHz, Number of cores: 4

Graphics processor: Qualcomm Adreno 305, Number of cores: 1

RAM memory: 2 GB

Internal memory: 8 GB

Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

Display: 4.7 in., LCD, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit.

Battery: 2630 mAh, Li-ion (lithium ion)

Operating system : Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Camera: 3200 x 2400 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30 fps

SIM card: Micro-SIM

Wi-Fi: b, g, n, n 5GHz, Wi-Fi Hotspot

USB: 2.0, Micro USB

Bluetooth: 4.0

Location / Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

Step 2 SIM and microSD cards

We will start by removing the SIM and micro SD cards. To do this, we will open the side cover that covers them and press them to be ejected.

Step 3 Side trims

To get inside the phone, we have to remove the side covers that hold the case. To do this, remove the ten hexagonal screws and disengage them.

Step 4 Back case

In order to remove the back cover, we will have to unhook the fastening tabs and then disengage it from the front casing / chassis.

Step 5 Battery

Now to remove the battery, we will disconnect the flex from the NFC antenna and also from the battery itself. Then, we just have to unchain it.

Step 6 Disconnect components

To remove the motherboard, first we have to disconnect the components. We will disconnect the interconnection flex and side buttons, the digitizer flex, the proximity sensor and the antenna coaxial cable.

Now we can see that the display is still connected, so we will not remove the plate yet.

Step 7 Proximity sensor

Now, to be able to separate the motherboard, we will disconnect the flex from the display.

We only have to undo the proximity sensor of the chassis.

Video Tutorial summary

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