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Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement

Introduction

This guide will show you how to replace the front camera on a Motorola Droid MAXX 2 smartphone.

What you need

  1. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Insert a small pointed object into the hole on the sim card tray to eject the tray from the phone.

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  2. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the sim card tray up out of the phone

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    • Wedge your thumb into the indent located on the bottom left corner of the back cover and pull up to remove the back cover.

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  5. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the seventeen 3.2mm Torx T4 screws from the mid-frame.

    • These may be T3 screws. If you are having trouble unscrewing these, stop and try a T3 bit.

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  6. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Pull the mid-frame off of the phone.

    • Keep track of the on/off and volume buttons when you take the phone apart because they are likely to fall out when the halves are separated.

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    • Remove the static tape covering the two connectors.

    • Use a spudger to disconnect the battery cables from the motherboard.

    • If battery has adhesive, use heat gun for one to two minutes to loosen it. Be careful of the points outlined in red when prying it up. Use guitar picks or a spudger to gently lift the battery and separate the adhesive.

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  8. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the disconnected battery from the phone.

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  9. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement, Front Camera: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Flip the camera backwards 180 degrees.

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  10. Motorola Droid MAXX 2 Front Camera Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Use a spudger to lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector.

    • Remove the camera.

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Conclusion

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

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