Apple iPhone SE (3rd generation) Camera
Before You Begin
Warning
Read Battery Safety and follow workspace and battery handling guidelines before you begin.
Remove the following part before you begin:
Tools
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ESD-safe tweezers
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JCIS bit
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Nitrile or lint-free gloves
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Nylon probe (black stick)
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Super screw bit
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Torque driver (green, 0.45 kgf cm)

Removal
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Use a torque driver and the JCIS bit to remove the crosshead screw from the camera cowling. Set aside the screw.

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Use a torque driver and the super screw bit to remove the super screw from the camera cowling. Set aside the super screw.

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Remove the camera cowling and save it for reassembly.

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Use the flat end of the black stick to lift the end of the camera flex cable off the connector.

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Remove the camera from the enclosure.

Reassembly
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Put on the gloves to prevent contamination of the camera lens. Then hold the replacement camera with the lens facedown and remove the protective cover from the camera lens.
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Rest the camera in the enclosure. Don’t press the camera into the enclosure yet.

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Press the end of the camera flex cable to the connector (1). Gently press the camera into the enclosure (2).

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Position the camera cowling on the camera.

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Use the green torque driver and super screw bit to partially install one new super screw (923-01987) into the camera cowling. Don’t fully tighten the super screw yet.

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Use the green torque driver and JCIS bit to partially install one new crosshead screw (923-02006) into the camera cowling.

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Fully install the two screws into the camera cowling.
Reinstall the following part to complete reassembly: