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Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement

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  1. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Rear Case: stap 1, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Rear Case: stap 1, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.

  2. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 2, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 2, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 2, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.

    Where is the divot? Please let me know that

    James - Antwoord

    I purchased a blue plastic opening tool(AKA: Spudge) like the one used in the above Step 1 rear cover pic and found the divot and was able to take off the rear cover as per the “Step 2 “ instructions.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

  3. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, MicroSD Card: stap 3, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, MicroSD Card: stap 3, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, MicroSD Card: stap 3, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Use the flat end of a spudger, or your fingernail, to press the microSD card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.

    • After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.

    • Remove the microSD card.

    • For reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.

    I was able to remove the MicroSD Card as per the Step 3 MicroSD instructions with no problems.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

  4. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: stap 4, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: stap 4, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: stap 4, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.

    • Remove the battery from your phone.

    it worked for me

    John Donovan - Antwoord

  5. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, SIM Card: stap 5, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, SIM Card: stap 5, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, SIM Card: stap 5, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Use a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, to press the SIM card slightly deeper into its slot until you hear a click.

    • After the click, release the card and it will pop out of its slot.

    • Remove the SIM card.

    • During reassembly, push the SIM card into the slot until it clicks in place.

    Looks easy but doesn't work. No one has a plastic opening tool. Using fingernail, you can press SIM card into slot but it does not pop out so you can remove it.

    Laurie McWherter - Antwoord

    I agree with the comment above

    I also don't have a plastic tool and my finger nail won't pop the card out.

    Grethe Montano. September 22

    Grethe Montano - Antwoord

  6. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Midframe: stap 6, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the nine 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

    How much it will cost to replace a midframe

    kannan - Antwoord

    How much cost will be on replace a midframe

    Hiren pedhadiya -

    I'm seeing midframes available on Ebay for around $10.

    Alex - Antwoord

    I purchased a 1.5x40mm Phillips screw driver and was able to remove all 9 40mm screws from the midframe as per the Step 6 Midframe instructions.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

  7. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 7, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 7, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • The midframe is secured to the display assembly by several plastic clips behind the chrome bezel of the midframe. The next few steps will guide you through separating the clips to free the midframe.

    • Starting on the volume button side of the phone, insert your plastic opening tool between the chrome bezel around the display glass and the larger chrome border piece. Look for the seam between the two.

    • Slide the opening tool along the seam, separating the plastic clips as you go.

    • Be very gentle whilst prying, and pry only enough to separate the plastic clips—there are several thin points in the midframe bezel that may crack if you bend them too much.

    I used same tool as in the photo and i broke the display. I think you should use a very thin plastic tool, such as a credit card but even more thin and flexible.

    nicosoranno4gxo - Antwoord

    I purchased a blue plastic opening tool(AKA: Spudger) and was able to remove the midframe from the display assembly as per the Step 7. I had to hold the cell phone firmly in my left hand while I gently forced the spudger between the chrome bezel and the midframe with my right hand and heard plastics clips separate and saw the midframe start to separate from the display assembly. Don’t be afraid to get that spudger in and just gently go down the side of the phone and you will hear the plastics clips detach and the midframe to separate more and more until you are able to separate them 100%. I started at the volume button side of the phone in Step 7 and ended at the power button side in Step 9.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

    This blue Case Opening tool has a less rigid edge that is kinder to trim than the hard black Spudger shown in later steps. I was glad to have the right tool on hand at this step. Use it as a wedge and slide it along the gap.

    Tom Huber - Antwoord

  8. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 8, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Continue prying around the corner of the phone.

    • Slide your opening tool along the seam between the midframe and display along the bottom of the device, releasing more of the plastic clips.

    I purchased a blue plastic opening tool(AKA: Spudger) and was able to remove the midframe from the display assembly as per the Step 7. I had to hold the cell phone firmly in my left hand while I gently forced the spudger between the chrome bezel and the midframe with my right hand and heard plastics clips separate and saw the midframe start to separate from the display assembly. Don’t be afraid to get that spudger in and just gently go down the side of the phone and you will hear the plastics clips detach and the midframe to separate more and more until you are able to separate them 100%. I started at the volume button side of the phone in Step 7 and ended at the power button side in Step 9.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

  9. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 9, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 9, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Again, pry around the corner, to the power button side.

    • Slide the opening tool along the seam.

  10. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 10, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 10, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Continue sliding the opening tool around the top of the phone, releasing the last of the clips and freeing the midframe from the display assembly.

    • At this point, you may want to run your plastic opening tool along the entire perimeter of the device again, to make sure you've released all of the plastic clips.

    On my phone, there was another clip holding the white midframe to the battery compartment, in the middle of the top edge of the battery compartment, near the battery contacts. If you don't release that before removing the midframe, it is easy to break.

    josephoswald - Antwoord

    I purchased a blue plastic opening tool(AKA: Spudger) and was able to remove the midframe from the display assembly as per the Step 7. I had to hold the cell phone firmly in my left hand while I gently forced the spudger between the chrome bezel and the midframe with my right hand and heard plastics clips separate and saw the midframe start to separate from the display assembly. Don’t be afraid to get that spudger in and just gently go down the side of the phone and you will hear the plastics clips detach and the midframe to separate more and more until you are able to separate them 100%. I started at the volume button side of the phone in Step 7 and ended at the power button side in Step 9. In Step 10 just make sure all the plastic clips are separated from the midframe and the display assembly so you can pull them apart 100% without breaking them.

    Terry Crawford, Jr. - Antwoord

  11. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 11, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 11, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 11, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Remove the midframe from the display assembly.

    here i leave them a video i made doing the work

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85pOvI6O...

    enjoy

    Gabriel Barrandeguy - Antwoord

    My Sprint S4 was slightly different then the one pictured above but I just completed this repair in under 10 minutes.. It would have been slightly quicker but fooling around with those little screws can be irritating if you have big hands.

    Michael Willis - Antwoord

    Just did this on my S4. Instructions were extremely helpful, but I had to remove a screw (step 10.5?) to remove the upper display assembly bracket. Other than that, flawless! Thanks!

    JackieME - Antwoord

    The 3rd image of the 11th step shows that when the midframe is removed, some parts come along with it (at the bottom part of it). What are these parts? should they be removed too and placed in the new midframe? Are they easy to remove?

    Chris - Antwoord

  12. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Motherboard Assembly: stap 12, afbeelding 1 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Motherboard Assembly: stap 12, afbeelding 2 van 3 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Motherboard Assembly: stap 12, afbeelding 3 van 3
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the USB board connector.

    • Disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector.

    • Disconnect the earpiece speaker assembly cable connector.

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    • Disconnect the headphone jack assembly cable connector.

    • Disconnect the display/digitizer cable connector.

    • Disconnect the antenna cable connector.

    My model had an antenna connection next to the usb board connector in addition to the antenna connection near the display cable connector.

    Drew - Antwoord

    That's point a, on the daughter board (where the USB is located is point b. You must connect it from a to b

    djweijers1997 -

    I could not get the screen connector to fit on with the motherboard assembly in place. I had to remove the motherboard assembly, attach the screen connector, and then carefully replace the motherboard assembly, with the screen connector still attached..

    Tom4G - Antwoord

    Same as Tom4G above. When trying to connect the screen connector, it would not give me that nice clear snap indicating a positive connection. The phone powered up with no screen. So, I disconnected the other connectors again, lifted the motherboard out and connected the screen connector by pinching it with finger and thumb from both sides of the motherboard, this time getting a nice snap when it engaged.

    speedrzr -

  14. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 14, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Remove the single 2.4 mm Phillips #00 screw from the motherboard assembly.

    As Sam Lionheart states at the end of this guide, some of these phones have an additional antenna on the opposite side of the phone. Be sure to detach it before removing the motherboard.

    mcr4u2 - Antwoord

  15. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 15, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 15, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Gently remove the motherboard.

    • Hold the motherboard by its edges to prevent ESD damage. Be careful not to snag it on any cables as you extract it from the display assembly.

  16. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement, Rear Facing Camera: stap 16, afbeelding 1 van 1
    • Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the rear-facing camera connector.

  17. Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 17, afbeelding 1 van 2 Samsung Galaxy S4 Rear Facing Camera Replacement: stap 17, afbeelding 2 van 2
    • Using tweezers, or your fingers, slide the rear-facing camera out of its notch in the motherboard.

Conclusie

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Where do you recommend getting the new rear facing camera from?

Justin - Antwoord

where do you recommend to buy a new rear camera?

sujatha - Antwoord

Useful step by step guide, I was able to replace the cracked lens on the camera following the instructions here. Without them I wouldn't have had a clue where to start and what to unclip. The kit I used was purchased from ebay and was straight forward enough to complete that part without the need for further instruction. For a few pounds I have increased the value of my phone for trade in at next upgrade. Very pleased with this result. Thank you for the comprehensive instructions.

Jenny Miller - Antwoord

what a great guide! took me less than an hour to replace the camera...this success gives me the inspiration to do the bigger job of replacing the sealed battery in my sisters macbook pro 13' late 2013 model...for those asking about where to get a replacement camera, I got mine from ebay for $19 AUD including postage!

gautamgoraya - Antwoord

Hi, Can the same technique and part be used on the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini?

vdthaoanh - Antwoord

It would be great if I could put a better camerain it. Something with lower f stop. Is it possible to put a different camera in it?

bscruggs99 - Antwoord

I have to replace the rear camera of a galaxy S4 Black Edition

Does anybody know if this replacement guide is fully compatible with S4 Black Edition?

Thanks for advance

Jordi Morral Cid - Antwoord

Beautiful tutorial! Took me ten minutes from start to finish!

hfheard - Antwoord

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100% satisfied. Top notch camera.

DHL ---> Excellent Service.

Congratulations to the Author of this guide. I made it thanks to you whoever you are.

Deeply grateful.

Xana

Xaninha - Antwoord

By the way... and your hands are beautiful.

Xaninha -

Terrible guide, steps 7 - 11 only a very vague explanation of what you are separating. Pictures do not do a great job either at showing what is actually going on. I saw no seem what and ended up utterly destroying my glass / digitizer, thanks. This could have been very clear and simple if the guide had recommend starting under the home button instead since the seem is visible there. The second phone I repaired went much smoother starting on the bottom and moving around & up the edge to the side with the power button. This is more natural place to separate the frame. The problem with doing it the way the guide suggested is that by the time you work your way to the corner you will have already broken off retaining clips if you are in the wrong place with your tool + the second you get down to the corner glass will break. No mention what so ever of spring loaded retaining clip that will come flying out once you life out the main-board. For the very first here I would have to tell you find another guide.

Not important - Antwoord

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