Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Rear Facing Camera Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

10

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Sections

6

• Rear Case
• 2 steps
• Battery
• 1 step
• S Pen
• 1 step
• Midframe
• 2 steps
• Motherboard
• 3 steps
• Rear Facing Camera
• 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Remove the rear case               

• Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool in the gap between the rear case and the base of the phone.

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Step 2

              Remove Case from the Base               

• Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.
• Lift the case gently from the base.

Slide your fingernail or plastic opening tool along the edge of the rear case.

Lift the case gently from the base.

Step 3

              Battery               

• Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.
• Lift the battery out of its recess.

Insert a fingernail or plastic opening tool into the small gap between the battery and the phone base.

Lift the battery out of its recess.

Step 4

              S Pen               

• Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.
• Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.

Place your fingernail in the groove of the stylus pen.

Pull the stylus pen away from the phone.

Step 5

              Unscrew Back Chassis               

• Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.

Remove the twelve 4mm Phillips #00 screws from the back chassis.

Step 6

              Remove Back Chassis               

• Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.
• Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.

Insert the plastic opening tool into the Stylus Pen placement holder.

Lift the plastic opening tool so that the midframe separates from the base.

Step 7

              Screw Removal               

• Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.

Remove the single screw beside headphone jack.

Step 8

              Unfasten Clips and Cable Connectors               

• Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.
• Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.

Use tweezers to remove both antenna clips.

Use a spudger to disconnect six cable connectors.

Step 9

              Motherboard Removal               

• Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.

Pull up on the motherboard with tweezers.

Step 10

              Unclipping the Camera               

• Unclip the camera connecting cable using the plastic opening tool from the motherboard
• Remove loose camera from base

Unclip the camera connecting cable using the plastic opening tool from the motherboard

Remove loose camera from base

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

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Chris G - Jun 6, 2017

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Awesome, phone disassembly and fingernail painting at same time :) Thanks for your time to post this!

hameidfehri - Jan 5, 2018

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Hi

Thanks for the nice instructions

Do you know if I can use a Note 4 camera (or any better!) for my Note 3?

Are they different in connections?

Thanks

Malik wajdan ali - Jul 8, 2022

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I shall be very thankfull for this act of kindness