LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement

Einleitung

Are all your photos on the LG V20 coming out blurry? There is probably an issue with the rear-facing camera. This guide will take you through the steps required to remove the camera.

Was du brauchst

Schritt 1 Battery

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: Schritt 1, Bild 1 von 3

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: Schritt 1, Bild 2 von 3

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Battery: Schritt 1, Bild 3 von 3

Before disassembling your phone, discharge the battery below 25%. A charged lithium-ion battery can catch fire and/or explode if accidentally punctured.
Insert a spudger or your fingernail under the battery at the small recess on the lower edge.
Be careful not to deform or puncture the battery.
Pry up and remove the battery.

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Schritt 2 Midframe Assembly

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Midframe Assembly: Schritt 2, Bild 1 von 1

Remove the sixteen 4mm Phillips #00 screws attaching the back cover to the motherboard.

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The top and bottom frame section hold very tight to the mid frame. It is possible to pull them off with your hands. If you're not able to do so, use the following removal procedure:
Use the flat end of a spudger and apply pressure to one of the corners of the frame section until you create a small gap.

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Flip the phone and insert an opening pick in the gap you created.
Slide the opening pick along the gap until the frame section pops out of its plastic clamps.

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Remove the frame section.
Repeat this procedure with the frame section on the other end of the phone.
Within the top frame section there's a small silver grating that covers the speaker. This may fall out, so be careful not to lose it.

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The loudspeaker is attached to the cover of the motherboard. Use an opening pick to pry it up.

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The cover of the motherboard is held in its place by several plastic clamps.
Use an opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover at the right corner at the bottom of your phone until it pops out of the plastic clamp.

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Schritt 8

Slide the opening pick along the mid frame and flip it sideways to open the plastic clamps holding the motherboard cover in its place.

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Schritt 9

Remove the motherboard cover.

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Schritt 10 Front-Facing Camera

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Front-Facing Camera: Schritt 10, Bild 1 von 2

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Front-Facing Camera: Schritt 10, Bild 2 von 2

In diesem Schritt verwendetes Werkzeug:

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the front camera flex cable.
If you want to go on and remove the motherboard assembly, there is no need to remove the front facing camera after disconnecting it. However if you feel uncertain, carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers.
Use a pair of tweezers to carefully remove the front facing camera. Be careful to only grip the body of the camera, as the top is the sensor pcb and is only held on with glue (removal will ruin the sensor).

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Schritt 11 Motherboard Assembly

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Motherboard Assembly: Schritt 11, Bild 1 von 1

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the flex cable of the left rear camera.
The second rear camera will come out with the motherboard since it is connected on the other side.
You can leave the front facing camera in its place as long as you're careful while removing the motherboard assembly. However if you feel uncertain, carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers.

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Schritt 12

Disconnect the display flex cable with the flat end of a spudger.

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Schritt 13

Use the pointed end of a spudger to lift up the motherboard assembly until you can get a good grip.
Carefully lift up the motherboard assembly and remove it.

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Schritt 14 Primary Rear-Facing Camera

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Primary Rear-Facing Camera: Schritt 14, Bild 1 von 2

LG V20 Primary Rear-Facing Camera Replacement, Primary Rear-Facing Camera: Schritt 14, Bild 2 von 2

In diesem Schritt verwendetes Werkzeug:

Tweezers

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Flip the motherboard assembly and use the flat end of a spudger to carefully disconnect the flex cable of the rear camera.
Use a pair of tweezers to remove the rear camera.