Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Rear Case
  • 3 steps
  • Rear Facing Camera
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Case
  • Before disassembling your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, be sure it is powered off and you remove the SIM and Micro SD cards.
  • At the top of the tablet, nudge the blue plastic opening tool between the back plastic casing and the front panel’s metal rim.
  • Do not use excessive force when prying the clips, fastening the casing together, open because they can easily break.

Before disassembling your Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, be sure it is powered off and you remove the SIM and Micro SD cards.

At the top of the tablet, nudge the blue plastic opening tool between the back plastic casing and the front panel’s metal rim.

Do not use excessive force when prying the clips, fastening the casing together, open because they can easily break.

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Step 2

  • Continue prying the blue plastic opening tool along the perimeter of the tablet to separate the back plastic casing from the front assembly panel.
  • As right-handers, we found it easiest to move clockwise and use more pressure around the corners to facilitate the process.
  • You might hear several popping noises caused by the plastic clips coming undone.

Continue prying the blue plastic opening tool along the perimeter of the tablet to separate the back plastic casing from the front assembly panel.

As right-handers, we found it easiest to move clockwise and use more pressure around the corners to facilitate the process.

You might hear several popping noises caused by the plastic clips coming undone.

Step 3

  • To avoid damaging the screen, gently set the tablet with the LCD screen faced down.
  • Firmly grasp the back plastic casing and lift it away from the front assembly panel.

To avoid damaging the screen, gently set the tablet with the LCD screen faced down.

Firmly grasp the back plastic casing and lift it away from the front assembly panel.

Step 4

              Rear Facing Camera
  • The back camera will be located near the top of the tablet in the center above the battery.
  • Carefully insert the flat end of the blue plastic opening tool under the metal rectangular end of the back camera’s cable connector.

The back camera will be located near the top of the tablet in the center above the battery.

Carefully insert the flat end of the blue plastic opening tool under the metal rectangular end of the back camera’s cable connector.

Step 5

  • Slightly apply pressure and move the blue plastic opening tool downwards to pop the back camera’s metallic rectangular connector from its socket on the logic board.

Slightly apply pressure and move the blue plastic opening tool downwards to pop the back camera’s metallic rectangular connector from its socket on the logic board.

Step 6

  • Squeeze the metallic rectangular piece with the tweezers to gently lift it from it’s pit.

Squeeze the metallic rectangular piece with the tweezers to gently lift it from it’s pit.

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

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