Introduction
Building upon basic teardown guides, this guide will allow you to replace the camera inside your phone in about 20 minutes.
Tools
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To remove the battery, place your thumb beneath the tab and begin to lift.
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Pinching the battery, lift up at an angle from the bottom of the phone.
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Insert your spudger along the slit between the keyboard and the external casing. Pry open as shown.
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Remove the keyboard ribbon from the motherboard. To do this, simply grasp the ribbon at its base and pry it up at an angle. The ribbon has a metal end that is easily removed from the motherboard.
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Using a Phillips Head size 0 screwdriver, remove the 3 screws holding in the battery compartment.
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Remove the ribbon covering the battery compartment by pinching it at the base and lifting.
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The camera is only held in by one connection to the motherboard and some tape.
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Remove its connection to motherboard in the same way that you've removed such connections in the past.
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Peel the tape holding it in place.
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After that it will be free to remove and replace as necessary.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.