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You will learn how to replace your rear camera in this guide.
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Lift back cover while pressing highlighted release switch towards the center of the phone.
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Remove the four white stickers in each corner that cover the Tri-Wing screws.
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Remove the white sticker near the buttons that control the volume.
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Remove the white sticker near the SIM card.
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Remove the big white sticker with the bar-code in the center of the phone.
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Remove the thirteen Tri-Wing Y00 screws (Upper & Lower screws are 5 mm length, middle screws are 3.8 mm length) from the back case.
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Disconnect the cable near the volume buttons.
The orange circle in line with the 4 other red circles down the RH side (as shown) in the photo should be red also, as this shows a screw, not the cable (which is by the volume buttons).
Hey Huey,
Nice catch! This has now been fixed.
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Use the small plastic opening tool to pry between the screen and the rear case.
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Use Tweezers to disconnect the ribbon cable connecting the fingerprint sensor to the motherboard.
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When replacing the fingerprint sensor, make sure the ribbon cable snaps into the port on the motherboard.
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Remove the two 2.2 mm Phillips #000 screws holding the battery cable.
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Use a plastic tool to remove the ribbon cable.
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Use the plastic opening tool to disconnect the two antenna wires at the top of the phone.
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Use the plastic opening tool to disconnect a third antenna wire at the bottom of the phone.
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Remove the seven 3 mm Phillips #000 screws from the motherboard.
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Use a plastic tool to pry up and disconnect the large ribbon cables on each side of the motherboard.
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Remove the tape covering three flex cable gate connectors on the bottom left side of the phone.
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Use small plastic opening tool to pry open the latch on each of these gate connectors to disconnect the three cables.
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Use small plastic opening tool to pry open the latch on each of these gate connectors to disconnect the three cables.
What does the orange circle refer to, as the text is a duplicate of the red circle description (and the highlighted item isn't connected with the three gate connectors)?
I think the orange circle refers to a 4th gate connector which needs to be disconnected.
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Use a plastic tool to lift and remove the motherboard.
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Use a heat gun to loosen adhesive at bottom if needed.
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Remove the three 3 mm Phillips #000 screws from the secondary board at the top.
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Pick up and set aside vibrator, do not disconnect.
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Pull out ribbon cable.
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Peel back infrared sensor.
the orange circle pointed at ribbon cable while the red pointed at infrared sensor
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Lift the secondary motherboard with the camera attached.
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Use a plastic opening tool to disconnect the camera ribbon cable.
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Remove rear camera.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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so..which one do i have to buy?
the Phillips #00 or the #000? the steps say one thing, the required tools section says another.
thanks in advance