Manual 04 - Front-facing Camera / Proximity Sensor

Before disassembly, thoroughly wash and dry your hands.

Remove the stylus, battery cover and battery. Place in ZONE I.

Remove SIM card and SD card. Place in COMPARTMENT A.

Remove twelve 4.0 mm #00 Phillips screws. Place in SLOT 1.

Insert the pointed end of the spudger into the stylus slot (Picture 1). Lift up to create enough space to grab the mid-frame, as in Picture 2.

Use your fingers to gently peel up mid-frame.

Place mid-frame in ZONE II.

Use the Blue Pry Tool to disconnect six ribbon cable connectors on the logic board.

Disconnect the antenna cable using the blue pry tool as shown in Picture 2.

Use your fingers to brush away ribbon cables while gently lifting away the logic board from bottom to top. Place in ZONE III.

The front-facing camera and proximity sensor are one assembly as shown in Picture 3:

Use curved tip tweezers to remove the metal bracket covering the front-facing camera and proximity sensor assembly.

Gently peel up the proximity sensor on the right. Once it's free, continue peeling right-to-left to free the front-facing camera.

Place the bracket and assembly in COMPARTMENT C.

Replace front-facing camera and proximity sensor assembly from COMPARTMENT C.

Replace the bracket also in COMPARTMENT C.

Make sure the tab on the right lines up with the slot on the front panel as in Picture 2 and the tiny metal stand is poking through the opening in the middle as shown in Picture 3.

Replace the logic board from ZONE III. Make sure no cables are trapped underneath the logic board.

Reseat six cables.

Reseat antenna.

Replace mid-frame from ZONE II. Note the clips at the top of the mid-frame.

Place the mid-frame clips in their slots at the top of the front panel before seating the rest of the mid-frame.

Replace twelve 4.0 mm Phillips screws from SLOT 1.

Replace the SD card & SIM card from COMPARTMENT A.

Replace the battery cover, battery and stylus from ZONE I.