Samsung Galaxy Note II Front Facing Camera Assembly Replacement

Grasp the stylus by its tip and pull it out of the midframe slot.

Use a plastic opening tool or your fingertip to pry into the small indentation beside the power button.

Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and carefully remove it from the phone.

Press the microSD card slightly deeper with a spudger or fingernail until you hear a click.

• Release the card and it will pop out of its slot.
• Remove the microSD card from the slot.

Push the card back into the slot firmly to ensure it clicks securely in place during reassembly.

Insert a plastic opening tool or your index finger into the notch on the battery compartment.

• Lift the battery upward.

Remove battery from midframe.

• Remove the eleven 4.0 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the midframe to the display assembly.

• Insert a plastic opening tool into the gap between the midframe and front panel assembly on the phone's side.
• Slide the plastic opening tool down along the seam.

Run the plastic opening tool along the entire length of the seam.

Be cautious when prying near corners — risk of damage.

• Use a plastic opening tool to carefully pry around the corner.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry along the top edge of the phone.

Insert the plastic opening tool and push it down carefully.

• The goal is to release the corner of the midframe from the display assembly.

• Release the clips on the power button side using a firm press.
• Remove the clips at the top and bottom edges of the battery compartment.

Remove the display assembly from the midframe.

Remove the 3mm Phillips #00 screw from the front-facing camera bracket.

Disconnect and remove the front-facing camera bracket.

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

Remove the front-facing camera.