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Introduction

Use this guide to replace the front facing camera in your Huawei P10 smartphone. When reassembling your phone apply new adhesive where it is necessary.

What you need

Step 1 Back cover

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Insert the tip of an opening pick between the back cover and the mid frame and slide it around the phone, to cut the adhesive.
Using a suction handle to lift the back cover may help to get an initial gap for the opening pick to put in.
If the adhesive is hard to cut, use an iOpener to loosen it.

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Step 2

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After you cut the adhesive on every edge, twist your opening pick, to separate the rear cover from the phone.
Flip the rear cover over to the right side of the phone.

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Step 3

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Use a pair of tweezers to remove the sticker.
Remove the two Phillips #00 screws.
Remove the four 2.5 mm Phillips #00 screws.

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Step 4

Use tweezers to remove the mainboard shield.
Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the finger print sensor flex cable.
When reassembling apply new adhesive where it is necessary.

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Step 5 Motherboard

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Remove the three Phillips #000 screws.
Use tweezers to remove the two metal shields which cover the flex cables on the mainboard.

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Step 6

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Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the volume and power button, the display and the main flex cable.

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Step 7

Disconnect the battery flex cable with a spudger.
Unplug the antenna cable with tweezers.

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Step 8

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Disconnect the headphone jack flex cable with the flat end of a spudger.
Use an opening pick to pry out the motherboard until you can get a good grip.
Both camera are still attached to the motherboard. Don't damage them while you remove it.
Remove the motherboard.
If you want to replace your motherboard you need to disconnect both cameras and transfer them to your spare part.
On the back of the motherboard there are thermal pads (pink rubber-like gobs) for heat dissipation. If these thermal pads broke or are too dried out you might need to apply new thermal pads on the new display assembly or the motherboard.

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Step 9 Front Facing Camera

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Disconnect the flex cable of the front facing camera with a spudger.
Flip the motherboard and grab the front facing camera with tweezers. Thread the flex cable through the gap in the motherboard.
Remove the front facing camera.