Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
19
Time Required
35 - 45 minutes
Sections
6
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 2 steps
- Loudspeaker
- 3 steps
- Motherboard Cover Assembly
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 7 steps
- Rear Facing Camera
- 2 steps
Flags
1
Slice and Dice
The steps in this guide should be split up and made into a series of prerequisite guides.
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover
- Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
- Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover.
- Pry the back cover up to separate its plastic clips.
Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover.
Pry the back cover up to separate its plastic clips.
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Step 2
- Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
- In case you can’t lift the back cover completely, slide your fingernail or your prying tool around the midframe to release the remaining clips.
- To reinstall the back cover, press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips to form a seamless connection with the rear side of the phone.
Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
In case you can’t lift the back cover completely, slide your fingernail or your prying tool around the midframe to release the remaining clips.
To reinstall the back cover, press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips to form a seamless connection with the rear side of the phone.
Step 3
Battery
- Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.
Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.
Step 4
- Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.
Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.
Step 5
Loudspeaker
- Remove the four Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).
Remove the four Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).
Step 6
- Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover you used earlier to remove the back cover.
- Pry up the plastic panel, including the loudspeaker, until you can get a good grip.
Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover you used earlier to remove the back cover.
Pry up the plastic panel, including the loudspeaker, until you can get a good grip.
Step 7
- Carefully remove the plastic panel including the loudspeaker by gently pulling it away from the phone assembly.
Carefully remove the plastic panel including the loudspeaker by gently pulling it away from the phone assembly.
Step 8
Motherboard Cover Assembly
- Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).
Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).
Step 9
- Insert an opening pick between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the motherboard.
- Pry up the motherboard cover to open the plastic clips which hold the cover in its place.
- The clips can be a bit resistive. If you’re having trouble prying up the motherboard cover, slightly rotate the opening pick sideways to make the process easier.
- Work your way along the right edge.
Insert an opening pick between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the motherboard.
Pry up the motherboard cover to open the plastic clips which hold the cover in its place.
The clips can be a bit resistive. If you’re having trouble prying up the motherboard cover, slightly rotate the opening pick sideways to make the process easier.
Work your way along the right edge.
Step 10
- Carefully lift the right edge of the motherboard cover.
- The remaining plastic clips should open during this process or can be unhinged easily by hand.
- Remove the motherboard assembly.
Carefully lift the right edge of the motherboard cover.
The remaining plastic clips should open during this process or can be unhinged easily by hand.
Remove the motherboard assembly.
Step 11
Motherboard
- Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display flex cable.
Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display flex cable.
Step 12
- Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the digitizer flex cable.
Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the digitizer flex cable.
Step 13
- Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear camera flex cable.
Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear camera flex cable.
Step 14
- Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the front camera flex cable.
Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the front camera flex cable.
Step 15
- During these next few steps, make sure to avoid damaging the flex cables you disconnected.
- Slide an opening pick under the bottom right corner of the motherboard and slowly pry it out of its recess by rotating the opening pick sideways.
During these next few steps, make sure to avoid damaging the flex cables you disconnected.
Slide an opening pick under the bottom right corner of the motherboard and slowly pry it out of its recess by rotating the opening pick sideways.
Step 16
- Slide the opening pick under the right edge of the motherboard where the SIM card slot is located and pry it up by rotating the opening pick sideways.
Slide the opening pick under the right edge of the motherboard where the SIM card slot is located and pry it up by rotating the opening pick sideways.
Step 17
- Grab the top section of the motherboard and carefully lift it out of the phone.
Grab the top section of the motherboard and carefully lift it out of the phone.
Step 18
Rear Facing Camera
- Take the plastic opening tool and remove the rear-facing camera by wedging it into the sides and lifting up
- The rear-facing camera is kept in place with a double-sided tape, so it may take some time and effort to get it out. Attack it from all sides
Take the plastic opening tool and remove the rear-facing camera by wedging it into the sides and lifting up
The rear-facing camera is kept in place with a double-sided tape, so it may take some time and effort to get it out. Attack it from all sides
Step 19
- Remove the old rear-facing camera
Remove the old rear-facing camera
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Andy Corps - Mar 3, 2016
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perfect. Camera had stopped functioning on my G3 (due to some clumsiness on my part). Followed the steps and disconnect camera ribbon, then reconnected and reassembled. Now all functioning perfectly.
Claire Robbins - Sep 18, 2016
how was it not functioning? Mine suddenly wont even detect that there is a back camera and I am debating whether to try this and risk ruining the phone or just spending the extra cash and having it done professionally since I can’t get a new one until april.
Gad Mugane - Apr 4, 2017
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Mine the camera started crashing ‘unfortunately camera stopped’ but the selfie cam worked. Reset did nothing have to try this.
Mike Kizer - Apr 25, 2017
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Will the phone work with out the camera in it?
Jonathan Ling - Sep 30, 2017
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Excellent guide. Bad auto focus, replaced -> works !
Would add in step 6, top panel is held on by small plastic tabs on the edges.
As with all electronic dis/assembly, make sure take appropriate anti-static precautions.
