Samsung Epic 4G Touch Front Facing Camera/Earpiece Speaker Assembly Replacement - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Step 1 | Rear Case

Insert a plastic opening tool or your fingertip into the opening near the left side of the headphone jack.

Pry the tool downward to release the rear case from its clips securing it to the midframe.

Step 2

Remove the rear case by lifting it off.

Step 3 | microSD Card

Press the microSD card gently into its slot with a spudger or your fingernail until you hear a click.

Release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
During reassembly, push the microSD card into the slot until it clicks in place.

Step 4

Remove the microSD card from its slot.

Step 5 | Battery

Insert the plastic opening tool into the gap between the battery and midframe, just below and to the left.

Pry downward on the plastic opening tool to lift the battery from its housing.

Step 6

Remove the battery by lifting it out of the midframe.

Step 7 | Plastic Midframe

Remove the six Phillips #00 screws with a 4.0 mm driver.

Step 8

Incorrectly prying at the midframe may cause removal difficulties.

Locate the first divot beside the micro-USB port for initial prying.
The second divot is situated near the corner, adjacent to the micro-USB port.
Prying points are also found two inches right of the volume control toggle and to its right.

Step 9

Use a plastic opening tool to pry between the midframe and display near the micro-USB port, creating a small gap.

Step 10

Insert a plastic opening tool approximately 1 mm to the right of the micro-USB port, then carefully pry it between the midframe and the display to increase the gap size.

Step 11

Locate approximately 2 inches to the right of the volume control toggles.

Pry gently in this area using a prying tool.

Step 12

Remove the cable by gently pulling the front panel assembly outwards, then lifting upwards.

Step 13 | Motherboard Connectors

Locate and identify these connectors:

Headphone jack/vibrator assembly cable
Front-facing camera cable
Digitizer cable
Display cable connector

Step 14 | Headphone Jack/Vibrator Connector

Disconnect the headphone jack/vibrator assembly cable using the flat end of a spudger.

Step 15 | Motherboard Assembly

Disconnect the front-facing camera cable connector using the flat end of a spudger.

Step 16

Careful removal of the digitizer display cable is crucial to avoid damage.

Use a spudger to gently pry up on the digitizer display cable connector.
Pull the connector away from the logic board.

Step 17

Disconnect the display cable connector using a spudger.

Step 18

Remove the three 3 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Step 19

Avoid damaging cables by pulling the micro-USB connector away from the display assembly.

Lift the micro-USB end of the motherboard and pull it down carefully.
Be mindful to not snag the motherboard on any cables as you remove it.

Step 20 | Front Facing Camera/Earpiece Speaker Assembly

Remove the 2.3mm Phillips #00 screw that holds the front-facing camera bracket to the display assembly.

Step 21

Release the front-facing camera bracket screws.

Be careful not to damage the surrounding components — risk of further repair complications.

Use a T5 Torx driver to loosen and remove the bracket's mounting screws.
Gently lift the bracket away from the display assembly.

Step 22

Use your tweezers or fingers to carefully remove the front-facing camera/earpiece speaker assembly.