Manual 05 - Front-facing Camera

Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands. Power down device.

The volume rocker doubles as a SIM card tray: pull it out with your fingers. Place SIM card tray and SIM card (if present) in COMPARTMENT A.

Insert the blue pry tool between the front panel and battery cover just below the opening for the SIM card tray. Slowly slide the blue pry tool down the side.

Picture 1: Insert guitar pick between the front panel and battery cover in the upper-right corner. Sweep down from the corner to SIM card tray opening.

Picture 2: Insert blue pry tool in the upper-left corner, then work your way across the top edge.

Picture 3: Snag the top of the battery cover with your fingernail and pull it slightly away from the front panel.

Continue peeling off the corner and nearby edges of the battery cover.

Do not try to remove the battery cover just yet! The battery cover is held in place with adhesive.

Picture 1: Apply 100° Celsius heat to the center of the back of the phone for 30 seconds to loosen adhesive holding the battery cover in place.

Pictures 2 & 3: Peel up the battery cover as much as you can without creating stretch marks.

Continue working your way around the phone peeling off the battery cover. Apply heat in 30 second increments if the battery cover won't budge.

Place battery cover in ZONE I.

Picture 1: Remove 6.3 mm T3 Torx screw near the lower-left edge of the camera. Place in SLOT 1.

Picture 2: Remove four 4.1 mm T5 Torx screws. Place in SLOT 2.

Use the guitar pick to free the marked clip while pulling the top edge of the panel with your finger

Pull the top panel free with your fingers.

Place top panel & phone in ZONES II & III.

Picture 1: Gently pull front-facing camera up from its socket, but don't try to remove it!

Pictures 2: Fold back the front-facing camera to access the ZIF connector.

Picture 3: Use the blue pry tool to lift the black swing bar to open the ZIF connector.

With the ZIF connector open, pull the front-facing camera free.

Place in COMPARTMENT C.

Retrieve front-facing camera from COMPARTMENT C.

Push camera cable into ZIF connector.

Close ZIF connector with blue pry tool.

Push front-facing camera back into its socket.

Seat top panel at the top of the phone.

Push the marked clip into place.

Picture 1: Replace four 4.1 mm T5 Torx screws from SLOT 2.

Picture 2: Replace 6.3 mm T3 Torx screw near the lower-left edge of the camera from SLOT 1.

Retrieve battery cover from ZONE I.

Slide front panel into the bottom of the battery cover.

Push top of battery cover onto front panel.

Squeeze the sides into place.

Make sure there are no gaps, especially near the opening for the SIM card tray.

Replace SIM card tray from COMPARTMENT A.

Power up and test replacement part or parts.