LG G3 Rear Facing Camera Replacement

Geschrieben von: Shannon

Kommentare: 8

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

35 - 45 Minuten

Einleitung

The rear-facing camera may be causing problems due to either the ribbon cable not being connected properly or because the camera is broken. This guide should help you fix both problems.

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

LG G3 Rear Facing Camera

Schritt 1

Power off your phone before beginning disassembly.
Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover.
Pry the back cover up to separate its plastic clips.

Schritt 2

Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
In case you can't lift the back cover completely, slide your fingernail or your prying tool around the midframe to release the remaining clips.
To reinstall the back cover, press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips to form a seamless connection with the rear side of the phone.

Schritt 3

Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.

Schritt 4

Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.

Schritt 5

Remove the four Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Only the bottom 6 screws (below the battery contacts)need to be removed since your only removing the bottom panel.

Alex Fefelov - 09/03/17

Schritt 6

Insert a thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom left of the back cover you used earlier to remove the back cover.
Pry up the plastic panel, including the loudspeaker, until you can get a good grip.

Schritt 7

Carefully remove the plastic panel including the loudspeaker by gently pulling it away from the phone assembly.

Schritt 8

Remove the eight Phillips #00 screws (4 mm length).

Schritt 9

Insert an opening pick between the bottom right corner of the motherboard cover and the motherboard.
Pry up the motherboard cover to open the plastic clips which hold the cover in its place.
The clips can be a bit resistive. If you're having trouble prying up the motherboard cover, slightly rotate the opening pick sideways to make the process easier.
Work your way along the right edge.

Schritt 10

Carefully lift the right edge of the motherboard cover.
The remaining plastic clips should open during this process or can be unhinged easily by hand.
Remove the motherboard assembly.

Schritt 11

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the display flex cable.

Schritt 12

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the digitizer flex cable.

Schritt 13

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the rear camera flex cable.

Schritt 14

Use a spudger to pry up and disconnect the front camera flex cable.

Schritt 15

During these next few steps, make sure to avoid damaging the flex cables you disconnected.
Slide an opening pick under the bottom right corner of the motherboard and slowly pry it out of its recess by rotating the opening pick sideways.

Schritt 16

Slide the opening pick under the right edge of the motherboard where the SIM card slot is located and pry it up by rotating the opening pick sideways.

Schritt 17

Grab the top section of the motherboard and carefully lift it out of the phone.

Schritt 18

Take the plastic opening tool and remove the rear-facing camera by wedging it into the sides and lifting up
The rear-facing camera is kept in place with a double-sided tape, so it may take some time and effort to get it out. Attack it from all sides

Schritt 19

Remove the old rear-facing camera

Abschluss

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

7 Kommentare

perfect. Camera had stopped functioning on my G3 (due to some clumsiness on my part). Followed the steps and disconnect camera ribbon, then reconnected and reassembled. Now all functioning perfectly.

Andy Corps - 03/03/16

how was it not functioning? Mine suddenly wont even detect that there is a back camera and I am debating whether to try this and risk ruining the phone or just spending the extra cash and having it done professionally since I can't get a new one until april.

Claire Robbins - 19/09/16

Mine the camera started crashing 'unfortunately camera stopped' but the selfie cam worked. Reset did nothing have to try this.

Gad Mugane - 04/04/17

Will the phone work with out the camera in it?

Mike Kizer - 25/04/17

Excellent guide. Bad auto focus, replaced -> works !

Would add in step 6, top panel is held on by small plastic tabs on the edges.

As with all electronic dis/assembly, make sure take appropriate anti-static precautions.

Jonathan Ling - 30/09/17

This is old thread. But i Changed of Android Version (7.1 now) and changed Camera part… and still crashing / detecting only front camera. Seems a motherboard issue. Game Over.

Gonzalo Goldschein - 23/04/18

And actually had 1 motherboard change from D855AR to D852… what a crappy motherboard. It fails screen flex / gpu / Sim - MicroSD slot… and this camera thing… This is all about heat issue.

Gonzalo Goldschein - 23/04/18