Samsung Galaxy S6 Active Front Camera Replacement

Insert your fingernail or a plastic opening tool into the pivot on the side of the SIM tray.

Pry open the tray to get it out of the socket.

Remove the SIM tray with SIM card from the phone.

Heat the front face (sides, top, bottom) of the phone with the iOpener, a hair dryer, or a heat gun for 60 seconds to loosen the adhesive around the edge of the glass.

Attach a suction cup to the lower half of the screen.

Using the suction cup, pull gently the lower half of the panel.

Once you’ve opened a large enough gap, insert a plastic tool at the bottom, between the glass and the rest of frame of the phone.

Slide the plastic opening tool around the screen, prying the display gently away from the body

Pull the lower half of the screen screen with the suction cup while holding down the frame of the phone to separate both components.

Once the glass is off, you will see a small clip covering the screen connection to the motherboard at the top of the phone. Use tweezers to grab the clip by the crease on its side and pull it out.

Undo the screen connection with a plastic tool.

Remove the display assembly (LCD and Digitizer).

Use the Phillips Head Screwdriver sized PH000 to remove the sixteen 4mm screws from the frame.

Put a little pressure on the top, on the bottom, and on the sides of the phone to separate the rear case.

Once all the clips have popped, pull out the rear case to separate it from the frame with the battery.

The battery will be on the back side of this frame.

Insert a plastic opening tool on the side of the frame and pull out the battery.

Remove the battery from the frame.

Use a plastic tool to undo all the connections in the motherboard.

Insert the flats end of the spudger below the motherboard and twist it to pry the board up.

Remove the motherboard from the rear case.

The front camera will be attached to the back of the motherboard.

Turn the motherboard around and use a plastic tool to undo the connection of the front camera.

Use the tweezers to remove the front camera from the motherboard.