Samsung Galaxy A3 - Tecla home

Guide with all the necessary steps for you to change the home key of the Samsung Galaxy A3 (SM-A300FU) yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Samsung Galaxy A3

Characteristics:

Dimensions: 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm.
Weight: 110.3 g.
Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors. 540 x 960 pixels, 4.5 inches.
Memory: microSD, up to 64GB. 16GB internal memory, 1GB RAM.
Processor: Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 quad-core 1.2GHz, GPU Adreno 306.
Front camera: 5 MP.
Rear camera: 8 MP AF, 3264 x 2448 pixels.
Battery: Li-Ion 1900 mAh.
Operating system: Android OS, v4.4.4 KitKat.

Step 2 Heat screen

In this step we will need to heat the glass to soften the glue and thus be able to remove the screen more easily.

Below we will see two ways to perform this step.

We will use a high thermal retention blanket (HOT GLASS) to heat the glass.

Insert the HOT GLASS in the microwave for the time specified in the instructions.

The gun emits VERY hot air, use with caution.

We recommend the use at minimum power and short bursts, since excess heat can damage the equipment.

Warm the screen to soften the glue and be able to easily peel it off.

Step 3 Take off screen

With the hot screen, we will introduce a plectrum between the frame and the glass to unstick them. We will use a suction cup to separate the screen from the frame a bit and introduce the spike more easily.

Special attention must be paid when removing the lower part of the phone so as not to damage the flex lights of the buttons. When taking off this part, we will avoid laterally moving the barb, especially in the areas of the buttons.

Step 4 Remove full screen

In this step we will disconnect the flex from the screen of the motherboard and later, with great care, we will take off the flex lights of the front buttons.

The screen is also pasted by the center, we will introduce a longer tool to take it off. We will do this step very carefully so as not to damage the insulation of the screen.

Step 5 Tecla home

Now we simply have to remove the home key.

Video Tutorial summary

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