Sony Xperia XA Front Camera Replacement

Geschrieben von: Theresa Wilcoski

Kommentare: 4

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

30 Minuten

Einleitung

You will need to use a source of heat. You may need to buy adhesive for the reassembly. Make sure the phone is completely powered off before opening the device.

Werkzeuge

Schritt 1

Apply heat on the back surface of the phone.
Continue to heat the device as needed throughout the replacement process.
The device can get very hot, so be careful when handling it.

Schritt 2

Stick the small suction cup on the bottom half of the back surface of the phone.

Schritt 3

With the bottom of the device facing you, lift up on the suction cup handle.
Use the plastic opening tool around all sides to pry off the back cover.

Schritt 4

Pull the back of the phone case away from the device.
You will hear popping sounds of glue being ripped from the phone.
You will hear the sound of the back unlatching from the device.
You will need to apply adhesive or glue along the device to have maximum seal in reassembly.
RAF antenna may be attached to the back cover upon removal.

Schritt 5

Apply heat to the copper RAF antenna.
This step and the following step only apply if the RAF antenna does not come off when taking the back cover off.

Where can i buy this copper raf antenna

mhel nival - 17/06/20

I also need it for my phone I kinda ripped it apart oops ?

Tiybah - 06/02/21

Mike J - I found that simply raising the edge overlapping the battery connector gave sufficient room to disconnect the battery so no need to remove the antenna and risk tearing!

Mike Jurkiewicz - 14/02/21

Schritt 6

Peel back the RAF antenna.

I’ve ripped the copper part of this would I be able to get a new part or will the phone not work with out it?

Tiybah - 06/02/21

Schritt 7

Remove the five black 4mm screws with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Schritt 8

Pry up the black camera case with the plastic opening tool and then remove the case.

Schritt 9

Use the flat end of the spudger to peel up the copper tab to the right of the back camera.
Peel back the tab past the connector.
Tab is stuck with adhesive.