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This part is for speakerphone and audio output.
Sometimes a part can become clogged with dust or be damaged in a liquid spill.
Pry the vibrator connector cable up from its socket on the logic board with the flat end of a spudger.
Use the tip of a spudger to disconnect the interconnect antenna cable from its socket on the logic board.
Grasp the interconnect antenna cable with a pair of tweezers and carefully de-route it from its channel on the vibrator assembly.
Remove the two 2.5 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the vibrator to the rear case.
Remove the vibrator from the iPhone.
Grasp the antenna connector with a pair of tweezers and carefully begin de-routing it from its channel on the speaker.
To fully de-route the antenna connector, you may need to gently pull back the metal clip securing it to the speaker assembly.
Remove the following screws securing the speaker to the rear case:
One 2.3 mm Phillips #00 screw
One 2.8 mm Phillips #00 screw
Lift and remove the speaker out of the iPhone.