Introduction
How to remove & replace the phone's back camera.
What you need
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Orient the phone with the screen facing down.
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Using your thumb, slide the back panel away from the camera to expose the battery.
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Grip the battery on its sides, opposite the direction of the white arrow.
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Pry the battery up. It will pivot at the end with the white arrow. The battery will now be free.
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Snap off back the cover by gently prying around the top and bottom edges with a flat head screwdriver.
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The side buttons will become loose and are prone to fall out, so put these in a safe place.
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The circuit board will still be held on by a blue and black ribbon that is removed by gently pulling it upwards.
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Turn the circuit board over.
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The bottom of the camera will have a gold ribbon coming out of it which attaches to the circuit board.
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Pull upwards on the blue rectangle where the gold ribbon ends. This will remove the camera from the circuit board.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.