Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Rear Facing Camera
  • Take away the back cover and battery easily. Don’t forget to remove SIM card and S Pen.

Take away the back cover and battery easily. Don’t forget to remove SIM card and S Pen.

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Step 2

  • Remove all 16 screws together on the back.

Remove all 16 screws together on the back.

Step 3

  • Cut LCD screen sticker, loosen clasps around battery slot and push the whole front assembly out from middle housing.

Cut LCD screen sticker, loosen clasps around battery slot and push the whole front assembly out from middle housing.

Step 4

  • We can see the motherboard now and the rear camera is connected by a connector on the back of motherboard. So we have to remove motherboard before removing rear camera.

We can see the motherboard now and the rear camera is connected by a connector on the back of motherboard. So we have to remove motherboard before removing rear camera.

Step 5

  • Before removing motherboard, we have to remove LCD screen. You can see more details on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LCD screen replacement.
  • If just removing the rear camera it is not necessary to remove the LCD from the assembly. simply unscrew the one screw located on the left side of the motherboard and disconnect flex cables with a plastic spudger, keeping in mind the two connections underneath the board where the LCD connects. You run less risk of damage to the display this way.

Before removing motherboard, we have to remove LCD screen. You can see more details on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 LCD screen replacement.

If just removing the rear camera it is not necessary to remove the LCD from the assembly. simply unscrew the one screw located on the left side of the motherboard and disconnect flex cables with a plastic spudger, keeping in mind the two connections underneath the board where the LCD connects. You run less risk of damage to the display this way.

Step 6

  • Release connectors which connecting with motherboard.

Release connectors which connecting with motherboard.

Step 7

  • Remove the screws, you can remove the top one only. Pry up and release USB board connector on the back.
  • Finally, remove motherboard.

Remove the screws, you can remove the top one only. Pry up and release USB board connector on the back.

Finally, remove motherboard.

Step 8

  • Release rear camera connector and remove it.

Release rear camera connector and remove it.

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

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Sara Lee - Oct 23, 2015

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What is the tool, they use in step 5?

isaactannermadsen - Nov 15, 2015

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Just look at the photo and Google it. “The opening tool” or HH-5A

elisangelops - Mar 14, 2016

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Hello good day! Could someone tell me what do you call these platelets circuits that have bonded to the housing samsung galaxy note 4 I circled in red the following .. images.

[img]http://i.imgur.com/2vvZ2dK.jpg?1[/img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ViV1TUL.jpg?1[/img]

sheets83 - Jul 23, 2016

What could you do if just the glass was broken on your camera lens but camera still worked?

Michael Goelz - Dec 17, 2016

if you only have the glass broken you MIGHT be able to just replace the glass cover but there is a huge risk of glass and dust contamination ruining the camera anyways. I personally had this happen after replacing the glass cover and now have black splotches all over even after I tried my damnest to control for dust.