Sony Xperia Xa Lcd Screen Replacement Repair Guide

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Time Required

                          2 hours

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Back Cover
6 steps
Battery
4 steps
LCD Screen
22 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover

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.

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.

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Step 2

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

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

Step 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.

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.

Step 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.

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.

Step 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.

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.

Step 6

Peel back the RAF antenna.

Peel back the RAF antenna.

Step 7

              Battery

Peel back the black tabs on the battery.
This may require some force as you are breaking the adhesive seal.
You will need to apply more adhesive for the reassembly.

Peel back the black tabs on the battery.

This may require some force as you are breaking the adhesive seal.

You will need to apply more adhesive for the reassembly.

Step 8

Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the orange battery connector that is directly above the battery in the center of the phone.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry up the orange battery connector that is directly above the battery in the center of the phone.

Step 9

Use a plastic opening tool to get under the battery and pry it up.

Use a plastic opening tool to get under the battery and pry it up.

Step 10

Lift the battery out with your hands.

Lift the battery out with your hands.

Step 11

              LCD Screen

Remove the four 4mm screws holding the loudspeaker in place with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the four 4mm screws holding the loudspeaker in place with a Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 12

Push back the two retaining tabs on the top of the loudspeaker with the spudger.

Push back the two retaining tabs on the top of the loudspeaker with the spudger.

Step 13

Pry the loudspeaker up with the spudger.

Pry the loudspeaker up with the spudger.

Step 14

Remove the loudspeaker with your hands.

Remove the loudspeaker with your hands.

Step 15

With a spudger, pry up the orange connector that is directly underneath where the loud speaker was just removed.

With a spudger, pry up the orange connector that is directly underneath where the loud speaker was just removed.

Step 16

Pry up the small silver connector on the right side of the bottom of the phone with a spudger.

Pry up the small silver connector on the right side of the bottom of the phone with a spudger.

Step 17

Pry up the charging port using a spudger.

Pry up the charging port using a spudger.

Step 18

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

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

Step 19

Pry up the black camera case with a nylon spudger, and then remove the case.

Pry up the black camera case with a nylon spudger, and then remove the case.

Step 20

Use a spudger to pry up the six motherboard connectors.

Use a spudger to pry up the six motherboard connectors.

Step 21

Use the flat end of the nylon spudger to lift the camera out of the phone.

Use the flat end of the nylon spudger to lift the camera out of the phone.

Step 22

Pull out the front camera using your fingers.

Pull out the front camera using your fingers.

Step 23

Use the spudger to separate the motherboard from the frame.

Use the spudger to separate the motherboard from the frame.

Step 24

Pry up the headphone jack using a spudger.

Pry up the headphone jack using a spudger.

Step 25

Peel back the black tabs that were holding the battery in place.
You may hear loud sounds as you pull the tabs because they are stuck with adhesive.

Peel back the black tabs that were holding the battery in place.

You may hear loud sounds as you pull the tabs because they are stuck with adhesive.

Step 26

Remove the two 4 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver from the left side of the back of the screen.

Remove the two 4 mm screws with a Phillips #000 screwdriver from the left side of the back of the screen.

Step 27

Remove the three 3mm screws with a T5 screwdriver along the side of the device where the volume buttons are.

Remove the three 3mm screws with a T5 screwdriver along the side of the device where the volume buttons are.

Step 28

Push down the side of the screen that you just removed screws from.

Push down the side of the screen that you just removed screws from.

Step 29

Pull up the orange and black tab that is on the left half of the middle of the screen.

Pull up the orange and black tab that is on the left half of the middle of the screen.

Step 30

Remove the Wifi antenna.

Remove the Wifi antenna.

Step 31

Remove the three 3 mm screws with a Star Bit T5 Screwdriver on the opposite side of the phone.

Remove the three 3 mm screws with a Star Bit T5 Screwdriver on the opposite side of the phone.

Step 32

Use tweezers to remove the earpiece.

Use tweezers to remove the earpiece.

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

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