Huawei P9 Lite Front Camera Replacement

Written By: Tobias Isakeit
  • Comments: 21
Huawei P9 Lite Front Camera Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

45 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the front camera in your Huawei P9 Lite.

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    • Use an opening pick to unclip the rear cover, starting from the bottom corner.

    • Work your way around counterclockwise and carefully pry the plastic tabs open one by one.

    What could you use instead of an opening pick??

    Alfredo -

    Like, could a guitar pick wor? Or anything else?

    Alfredo -

    A guitar pick will also do.

    Tobias Isakeit -

    what can still be used besides guitar pick

    Tarshia Thompson -

    I had a hard time to open the back cover by opening pick. Then I used little, really little knife at first, and I continue to opening back cover using opening pick.

    Andy B -

    Heating up aroud the finger sensor to loosen the square adhesive tape ..

    Hishamchohan -

    If you do not have any picks, You can also adapt an old credit or utility card by cutting it in to thirds. Then with some fine emery or sand paper, rub a sharp point on the one edge of the card. This will help you get access to the clips that hold the rear cover on. The one i did yesterday had quite a lot of adhesive around the edge & around the finger print sensor. Another tip with an old credit card is to cut it in to narrow strips to insert in to where you have separated the cover from the frame to stop it getting stuck to the adhesive again.

    gazza667 -

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    • There is adhesive underneath the back cover that holds it to the battery and the metal plate at the top.

    • Be careful with the flex cable at the right hand side.

    • Twist the opening pick to lever the back cover away and loosen it from the adhesive.

    Most of the adhesive is around the fingerprint cell and on the battery itself. You can slowly pull the back cover from its side but make sure not to break it. Push the mediator or a longer piece of plastic under the back cover to slowly destroy the adhesive.

    Nicolas Combaret -

    Slowly, slowly wins the day. Nicolas is right and comes off a charm. The most nerve wracking part of this longish repair.

    John Nordstrom -

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    • When the back cover is freed from the adhesive you can pop it off by hand completely.

    Hi! Im so sad! At the begginig of the operation i ve broken the white seal/connector that in one side is connected to the board and the other side is "glued" to the battery. Can someone help me? how can i solve this?? There is no image displayed on the screen. but there is vibration, sound, notifications... can someone help me please???

    Diogo -

    What you broke is handling the NFC, and doesn’t have anything to do with the display. You probably damaged the ribbon right below the battery, since that’s what links the display to the motherboard.

    Polaris -

    Oups ! L’antenne NFC était solidement collée à l’intérieur de la coque et j’ai donc déchiré sa nappe en ouvrant la coque. Heureusement, je n’utilise pas les fonctions NFC et, à part cela, tout a l’air de fonctionner normalement.

    Michel Orban -

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    • Remove the nine Phillips #00 screws that secure the metal shield plate.

    • Some screws may be covered with tamper proof stickers. Remove them to ensure a proper seating for your driver.

    Qu’est ce qu’un “indicateur d’eau”?

    chevaliernoir -

    Une petite pastille qui change de couleur au contact de l’eau. Les fabricants s’en servent pour nullifier la garantie : si ta pastille indique que de l’eau s’est infiltré, tu devra payer ta réparation.

    Polaris -

    Are all the screws the same size ?

    Hishamchohan -

    yes they are

    Adam M -

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    • Do not remove the shield plate yet, it is attached by a connector and an adhered cable.

    • Use a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.

    • Peel the NFC antenna cable off of the metal plate.

    can we just remove NFC antenna and dont want to install int back?

    Mohd Danial Bin Harun -

    Note there are two plastic tabs at the top of the shield plate. Unlock them with a mediator, the plate will come easily after that.

    Nicolas Combaret -

    Buongiorno,

    va sostituita l'intera piastra metallica contenente il sensore impronte e la fotocamera, oppure il sensore é estraibile dalla piastra?

    Grazie

    LUIGI

    GI GI -

    Yes, it is possible to remove just the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard shield. Remove the small metal plate on the inside of the shield covering the sensor and push the fingerprint sensor through from the other side.

    Tobias Isakeit -

    Grazie mille.

    GI GI -

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    • Remove the SIM card tray.

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    • Disconnect the motherboard flex, the battery flex and the antenna cable.

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    • Disconnect the display flex and the power and volume button cable.

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    • Unplug the rear camera and the headphone jack.

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    • Take the camera and the headphone jack out of their recesses.

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    • Use a spudger to lift the motherboard carefully.

    • Remove the motherboard assembly.

    • On the back of the motherboard there is a thermal pad (pink rubber-like gob) for heat dissipation. If you are about to replace the display assembly, and the thermal pad broke or is too dried out, you might want to replace it with a new one.

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    • Disconnect the front camera flex from the motherboard.

    • Flip the motherboard over and thread the flex cable through the opening and take the camera away.

Conclusion

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

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