Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
35 minutes
Sections
2
- Back Cover
- 6 steps
- Motherboard
- 11 steps
Flags
1
Featured Student Guide
This guide has been the hard work of our awesome students and is found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff.
BackSony Xperia XA
Full Screen
Options
History
Save to Favorites
Download PDF
Edit
Translate
Get Shareable Link
Embed This Guide
Notify Me of Changes
Stop Notifications
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.
1024
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
Motherboard
- Pry up the copper connector next to the battery with the plastic opening tool.
Pry up the copper connector next to the battery with the plastic opening tool.
Step 8
- Remove the five black 4mm screws with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Remove the five black 4mm screws with a Phillips #00 Screwdriver.
Step 9
- Pry up the black camera case with the plastic opening tool and then remove the case.
Pry up the black camera case with the plastic opening tool and then remove the case.
Step 10
- Pop off the small connector on the right side of the motherboard with the plastic opening tool.
Pop off the small connector on the right side of the motherboard with the plastic opening tool.
Step 11
- Use the spudger to take off the connector in the top right of the motherboard.
Use the spudger to take off the connector in the top right of the motherboard.
Step 12
- 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.
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.
Step 13
- Pry up the camera’s connector to the motherboard with the nylon spudger.
Pry up the camera’s connector to the motherboard with the nylon spudger.
Step 14
- Use the spudger to loosen the black connector from the top right of the motherboard.
Use the spudger to loosen the black connector from the top right of the motherboard.
Step 15
- Pull out the square shaped connector using tweezers.
Pull out the square shaped connector using tweezers.
Step 16
- Use the spudger to detach the three copper connectors on the bottom area of the motherboard.
Use the spudger to detach the three copper connectors on the bottom area of the motherboard.
Step 17
- Use the spudger to separate the motherboard from the frame.
- Pull out the motherboard using your fingers.
Use the spudger to separate the motherboard from the frame.
Pull out the motherboard using your fingers.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Cancel: I did not complete this guide.
2 other people completed this guide.
Author
with 3 other contributors
Anthony Hernandez
Member since: 04/18/2018
727 Reputation
3 Guides authored
Badges:
7
+4 more badges
Team
Cal Poly, Team S17-G2, Livingston Spring 2018
Member of Cal Poly, Team S17-G2, Livingston Spring 2018
CPSU-LIVINGSTON-S18S17G2
4 Members
8 Guides authored
