We apply heat to the back shell, and with a fine enough tool we will open a small hole through which we will introduce one or more plastic spikes, and thus there will be less risk of scratching the shell.
Step 2 Fingerprint reader
We disconnect the flex bridge that connects the fingerprint reader and the motherboard.
Step 3 Intermediate housing
We remove the eleven Phillips screws (PH # 00) that hold the intermediate casing, and with a flat tool we will unhook it.
Step 4 We disconnect battery
We disconnect the battery to work with greater security.
Step 5 Rear cameras
We disconnect and remove the rear cameras.
Step 6 Components
We disconnect all the components that are connected on the motherboard.
Step 7 Base plate
We remove the Phillips screw (PH # 00) that holds the shield that covers the connector of the front camera and we will disconnect it, we will extract the card tray, and once removed we can lift the motherboard.
Step 8 Lifting motor
We remove the four Phillips screws (PH # 00) that hold the motor elevated, detach the contact area and we can now remove the elevator motor from the front chamber.
Step 9 Frontal camera
We remove the Phillips screw (PH # 00) that holds the shield that prevents us from removing the front camera that we need to change, and once removed we can extract the damaged camera.
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.