Sony Xperia Z3 Display Prereq

Written By: Dominik Schnabelrauch
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Sony Xperia Z3 Display Prereq

Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

13

Time Required

1 hour

Introduction

prereq for display guides

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    • Heat the back cover of your Xperia Z3 to loosen the adhesive underneath.

    • If you use an iOpener, follow these instructions for use.

    • Lift up the back cover with a suction handle and put an opening pick in the gap.

    • Move the pick carefully around the edges to loosen the adhesive on every side of the phone.

    • Don't put the pick in too deep under the back cover to not damage any parts inside the phone.

    How hot (how many C) should the iOpener be? I think it would be safer / more accurate to heat the iOpener in an oven with accurate temperature control.

    Magnus Myklebost -

    Careful here. The back cover cracked in two places. Once when I exerted pressure with the suction handle, and in the corner when moving the pick around the edges- even though I was very gentle. The battery was adhered firmly to the back cover.

    Joseph Doyle -

    I cracked the back cover instantly. Make sure to buy a spare one before opening!

    raffaelecaroppo -

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    • There are two adhesive strips in the center of the phone connecting the rear case to the battery, you'll need to remove them to open the phone.

    • When the edges of the cover are free from adhesive, tilt it to allow access to the battery tabs.

    • Use tweezers to pull the two black adhesive strips out of the phone but don't pull just yet.

    Careful during this bit. My old Z3 back cover couldn’t take it and split into lots of pieces (probably weakened over the years!). Just order a replacement for £3 off ebay before doing it ;-)

    Bruce Wiggins -

    Merci pour ce tuto. Excellente procédure. Travaux réalisés en 20 minutes sans aucun problème. Attention: au remontage, il n'y a plus d'adhésif sur la batterie, la coque arrière peut éventuellement tomber. Je ne l'ai pas fait mais il faut peut-être mettre un petit double face sur la batterie.

    Patrick Prel -

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    • Gently pull out both of the adhesive tabs out of the phone, parallel to the rear cover.

    • If the adhesive tabs break, try to use a thin flat plastic tool such as a plastic card to remove the last of the adhesive. If the adhesive is stubborn, heat it with an iOpener or hair dryer and pry again.

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    • After pulling out the adhesive tabs, you can lift the back cover and remove it.

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    • Unplug the battery flex connector.

    • Use a tweezer to gently pull off the adhesive strip on the bottom part of the battery.

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    • Use a spudger on the left side of the frame to lever out the battery.

    • Be careful with the spudger - there are cables beneath the battery!

    • Remove the battery.

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    • Unscrew the two Phillips #00 screws.

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    • Unplug the antenna cable with a tweezer.

    • Use a Spudger to unplug the main flex connector and the flex connector of the vibration motor.

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    • Remove the cover on top of the loudspeaker assembly.

    • Use a spudger to pull out the vibration motor and remove its rubber gasket with a tweezer.

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    • Use a tweezer to remove the adhesive strip of the loudspeaker assembly.

    • Pull up the metal clamp at the upper end of the loudspeaker assembly by using a tweezer and remove it.

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    • Lift up the main flex cable covering the loudspeaker assembly with a Spudger

    • Take care to not damage the loudspeaker. The flex cable is attached to the assembly with adhesive and is a little bit sticky.

    • Lift up the whole loudspeaker assembly with a spudger and remove it.

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    • Use a spudger to lift up the end of the main flex.

    • Remove the bronze foil covering the connector of the main flex with a tweezer.

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    • Lift up the metal plate which is placed beneath the loudspeaker assembly and remove it.

    • Unplug the main flex cable.

    • Use a tweezer to remove the yellow adhesive foil covering the display flex cable.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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