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ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement

What you need

  1. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 1 of 3 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 2 of 3 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 3 of 3
    • Locate the small indent on the back right bottom corner of the phone.

    • Put the pry tool or your fingertip inside the small gap on the bottom right of the back of the phone and pop up the cover.

    • Continue to go around the phone until the cover is completely off the back of the pull and put it aside.

  2. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 1 of 3 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 2 of 3 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Battery: step 2, image 3 of 3
    • Locate the battery in the middle of the back of the phone.

    • Push in and up on the battery to remove it from its slot.

    • Put the battery aside.

  3. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Midframe: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove twelve 2 mm screws along the back outer edges of the phone.

  4. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • There’s a 13th 2 mm screw with a lock sticker over it on the bottom right corner. Insert the #00 Phillips screwdriver in the middle, breaking the sticker, and take the screw out.

  5. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Slide the pry tool into the middle of the connection between the screen and the back of the phone.

    • Once in, slide the pry tool around the phone, separating the screen and the back of the phone.

    • The detached piece is the midframe, and you can place it aside when detached.

  6. ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Back Camera: step 6, image 1 of 2 ZTE Maven 3 Back Camera Replacement, Back Camera: step 6, image 2 of 2
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
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    • Detach the ribbon cable connecting the camera in the top middle of the phone.

    • Use blunt tweezers to pull the camera off and put it aside.

    • Using this same method, grab the tweezers and insert the replacement camera.

Conclusion

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

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