Nokia N8 Disassembly & Assembly - Case Replacement

HOME/MENU BUTTON not working after assembly? See below..
Detailed guide in all languages [cc] which should come in handy for anyone wishing to replace the case, ear piece, charger socket,rear speaker etc.
Skip Intro 0:25
Top Cover Removal 1:38
GPS & Wi-Fi Antenna 3:05
Earpiece 4:46
Charging Block/Socket 5:24
Rear Speaker 5:58
Camera Flash 6:20
Plastic Nuts 7:40
Small Silver Metal Clips 11:40
Make sure you watch the 'nokia n8 fm transmitter repair' video before changing your case as you might need to move the sprung pin over to your new case.
For translations click the cc button and choose your language.

HOME/MENU BUTTON not working after assembly:
Hold the power button down for about 10 seconds or until you feel 3 buzzes, this does a hard reset. If a hard reset doesn't work, re-installing the firmware will fix this problem as you can read in the comments for the screen repair video.
This problem does not seem to happen with the new Symbian update.
DIY repairs will void any warranty but may save you £$

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Filmed in one continuous shot (no edits) with a Panasonic HDC-SD700

[AZONOZA]

It is the best review on dismantling and assembly of N8 Nokia. I couldn't find better. In this video excellent light (it is very well visible hands of the author and a detail of the device), a close up and a pleasant and accurate voice of the author. I the first time disassembled old N8 Nokia. Many thanks for this video and greetings from Russia. God bless you !

[shajiahmer]

You are a savior...i accidentally put in my Lumia 920 micro SIM into my N8...followed your video and opened up my N8...got the SIM out and assembled it again...i had some difficulty in placing the two screw holders that take the initial two screws though...lucky i got them in and my N8 is also working as before...nothing broken...Thanks a lot!!

[Maxhesp]

My dear Friend. Thank You very much for teaching me how to fix my nokia n8 myself. I was not satisfied with the Nokia Assistance in São Paulo, Brazil. They inssisted that the main board was "dead" and had to be replaced. I just bought a new battery ( you tought me how to replace that)  and as soon as I turned it on " VOILÁ", THE MAIN BOARD suddenly regained life! Some 3rd world technician pulled out the touch screen cable so it was not working. You tought me how to put that in place too; so I became a FAN! Thanks again!  All the best!

[janbiribiara]

The battery of my N8 was finished. I ordered a new one and wanted to replace it. However it got swollen, and thus could not pull it out from its tab. I needed to disassemble the phone completely. Thanks to this great instruction I could do it! Thanks so much for the crystal clear instruction. It gives my N8 a second life!

[grassfuse]

Thank you very much for this brilliant video. I managed to disassemble and repair my husband's N8, re-assemble & all now working - thanks to you! Very easy to follow.
Female aged 59!

[Vinnybyrne]

I tried to disassemble my n8 to today and halfway through 2 little screw nuts in plastic casings fell out...i watched your video and you explained very clearly that the are the screw holders for the bottom cover...Excellent tutorial and high quality video!! Thumbs UP!

[vannicrider]

Still using this phone as a gps tracker and sat nav and occasional backup phone when the new one goes in for repair. Just changed the charger port and wouldn't have had a clue without your video. Thanks! All working again. Agree with the camera work comments, brilliantly shot

[krazyq]

Got a micro sim card stuck for years and gave up, finally got the courage and was able to remove it. Thank you very much

[JoAnnPL]

That is one excellent video tutorial and thanks to your calm voice and precise information accompanied by the "do what you see", I'm now ready to replace my Dad's Nokia's case. I used your video before for the battery replacement and obviously it was of an immense help. Thank you so very much!

[ArturInBerlin]

Thankyou very very much for your helpful tutorial. After my N8 fell onto the floor the camera did not work anymore. Black or snowy screen. After disassembling and assembling, the camera worked again. Wonderful! Maybe it was a problem with contacts. All the other functions are working too. It saved me from buying a new camera! Thanks again.

[DrizzztGR]

I must admit that after more than an hour trying to pull it off the thought to cut it open crossed my mind...thanks for the quick answer and the video of course!

[zamawy]

thanks to you I re-assembled my phone better than the Nokia Service partner in Egypt. I even noticed they F. up my Wi-Fi antenna very bad, and they lost one of the 2 clips.
now I know why I cant connect to wifi few foot away. thanks man.

[JuntaJanardhan]

Excellent tutorial. Superb video clarity, accompanied by a calm and clear voice that just makes it look so easy. I wanted to replace the battery, but since it had bulged, the whole phone had to be disassembled. I'm so glad this video exists. :)

[Raattis]

For non user-replaceable battery, that pretty easy to replace. :O

Great build quality all around. No plastic nobs or glue.

[UrikKane]

Just wanna say thanks again, my N8 was disassembled for quite some time while I was waiting for sim slot from china and my friend did the soldering. All parts were mixed up (as always, didn't bother sorting / marking them ), no way I'd new what goes where to re-assemble without watching this video again.

[geovannaassuncao]

I'm glad I watched your video, it prevented me from ruining the HDMI cover on removal. Congratulations on your work!

[TeacherPauloPontes]

Dude, thanks A LOT! I disassembled mine to clean the headset in jack, two small pieces fell off and i had no idea where they went! LOL... turned out it was the two lil' pieces that attach the two screws from the bottom. Really thorough, thanks again!

[nathaliemarksman]

Brilliant - Methodical, clear and very helpful. Im a complete novice and used this to video to help me strip my phone and remove a micro sim pushed in by mistake. Superb, thankyou. 

[ApexFlynn]

Had to open the phone up to retrieve a mini sim as I forgot which size sim it took, (having not used it in ages), from my Samsung S3...
Stupid mistake but it did work and I could send and receive texts. Obviously when I came to take the thing out, it just got further and further wedged inside the sim housing...
But, having your guide on here, made it pretty damn easy to open it up, retrieve the sim and put the phone back together again and it works!
Now I wish I'd managed to source a mini usb port as that thing hasn't worked in months but I think it may require removing and re-soldering?
I'm lucky I have another phone to use and this is just a backup though so not the end of the world.
Great guide. Slowly paced enough to almost keep up, (with a few WTF pauses due to fingers too big for this sort of delicate operation), and very well explained.
Thanks a lot!

[simonkilpin]

Absolutely superb, no jibber jabber, crystal clear instructions. Many thanks boss.