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Here is an additional photo, maybe this will help. Apparently I cut the cable to the left of the tear camera while taking off the display. I can’t determine what it connects to. Can you tell me what it goes to and can I buy a part to fix it?
Hi, This may be of some help in getting answers. Adding images to an existing question Apologies if you already know this. Is it visible in the ifixit iPad Mini 2 Wi-Fi Rear Facing Camera Replacement guide?
This is a cellular model, likely cellular/GPS antenna or capacitive prox censor. The picture is not clear enough to tell for sure.
I agree with Tom Chai, I believe this is for the Cellular module. I did a lot of planning before I got my own iPad, and a cellular feature was one option I didn’t want to pay for. Considering some of the parts I have seen in some laptops and phones, this looks like it could be a cellular module