DIY Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Rear Camera Replacement Guide

Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 17 Steps

Hey there, ready to give your phone a new lens? Let’s dive in and swap out that rear camera lens like a pro! Time to bring your phone back to picture-perfect quality!

Step 1

– Slip your fingernail or a plastic opening tool into the pivot on the side of the SIM tray.

– Gently pry open the tray and pop it out of the socket.

Step 2

– Slide out the SIM tray with the SIM card from your phone.

Step 3

– Alright, let’s get started with some warming up! Grab your trusty iOpener, a hair dryer, or even a heat gun. Heat up the front face of your device, making sure to hit all sides – top, bottom, left, and right – for a cool 60 seconds. This will help loosen up the sticky adhesive around the glass edges. Time to get things nice and toasty!

Tools Used
  1. iOpener

Step 4

– Go ahead and stick a suction cup onto the lower part of the screen. You’ve got this!

Step 5

– With the suction cup in hand, give a gentle tug on the lower half of the panel. You’ve got this!

Tools Used
  1. iOpener

Step 6

– When you’ve got a decent gap, slide a plastic tool at the bottom, between the glass and the phone frame.

– Gently work the plastic tool around the screen, easing the display away from the body.

Step 7

– Gently pull the bottom half of the screen with the suction cup while holding down the phone frame to separate the parts. If you need help, you can always schedule a repair

Step 8

– Now that the glass is off, take a peek at the top of your phone and you’ll spot a tiny clip covering the screen connection to the motherboard. Grab those tweezers, find the little crease on the side of the clip, and gently pull it out. You’ve got this!

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

Step 9

– Time to give your device a little breathing room – gently use a plastic tool to undo the screen connection.

Step 10

– Take off the display assembly (LCD and Digitizer).

Step 11

– Grab your trusty Phillips Head Screwdriver, size PH000, and let’s tackle those sixteen 4mm screws holding the frame together like a champ!

Step 12

– Give a gentle squeeze at the top, bottom, and sides of your phone to pop off the rear case.

Step 13

– Now that all the clips have given way, gently pull the rear case away from the frame that cradles the battery. It’s like giving your device a little hug!

– The battery is nestled on the backside of this frame, just waiting for its moment to shine.

Step 14

– Slide in a plastic opening tool along the side of the frame and gently coax out the battery.

Step 15

– Carefully take out the battery from the frame.

Step 16

– The rear camera is snugly connected to the motherboard inside the back case. Let’s give it a little love!

– Grab a plastic tool and gently release the rear camera connection from the motherboard. You’re doing great!

Step 17

– Grab those tweezers and gently lift the rear camera off the motherboard. You’ve got this!

Tools Used
  1. Tweezers

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