Apple iPhone 12 mini - Rear flash module

Guide with all the necessary steps so that you can change the components of the Apple iPhone 12 mini (A2399) yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 screen

First, we will remove the two Pentalobe screws (TS1) that all iPhone have in the lower area, we will apply heat to the screen to soften the adhesive that holds it, and with the help of a suction cup and a fine tool we will take off all the edges from the screen.

Step 2 Shields

We remove the Triwing screw (Y0.6) that holds the shield that covers the battery connector in order to disconnect it, and then we will remove the five Triwing screws (Y0.6) that hold the upper shield.

Step 3 Display with components

We disconnect the components that connect the screen to the motherboard.

Step 4 Rear cameras

We extract the four Phillips screws (PH # 00) that hold the shield that covers the rear cameras, and with the help of a flat-tipped tool we will disconnect the connectors from the cameras and we can remove them.

Step 5 Rear flash module

We extract the Phillips screw (PH # 00) and the Triwing (Y0.6), and with the help of tweezers we will detach the flex that we are going to replace.

Video Tutorial summary

In this video you can watch a quick summary of the tutorial, but we recommend to follow the complete tutorial, with its explanations and detailed images.
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