Installing HTC Touch Camera Lens

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User-Contributed Guide

User-Contributed Guide

An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

This guide will successfully lead its readers to replacing the camera on the phone.

  • Author: Sehyun
  • Time required: 15 to 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: Moderate

Warning: Always be sure you are grounded whenever handling any of the circuit or logic boards.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — Camera Lens  ¶ 

  • Remove the back panel by sliding it up.

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Remove the battery.

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • Remove the 4 torx-head screws in the corners of the phone using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Use the plastic opening tool to remove the front panel from the phone.

  • Unplug the front button cable from the inside of the phone.

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Unscrew the torx-head screws at the base of the LCD screen using the T5 Torx Screwdriver.

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Seperate the motherboard from the black plastic casing.

  • Unplug the black and red wire from the motherboard.

  • Unplug the black and red wire from the black plastic casing.

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Lift the black lever next to the orange ribbon cable to remove the LCD Screen.

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Remove the camera lens from the motherboard using the plastic opening tool.

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