Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          50 minutes            

Sections

2

• Back Cover
• 3 steps
• Battery
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Heat along the edges of the back cover using a heat gun to soften the glue.

Heat along the edges of the back cover using a heat gun to soften the glue.

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Step 2

• Attach the small suction cup to the back cover near the bottom of the phone.
• Pull up on the suction cup and insert the plastic opening tool in between the back cover and the rest of the phone.

Attach the small suction cup to the back cover near the bottom of the phone.

Pull up on the suction cup and insert the plastic opening tool in between the back cover and the rest of the phone.

Step 3

• Move the spudger around the edge of the back cover to separate it from the black adhesive.
• Separating the back cover from the rest of the phone ruins the adhesive which makes it no longer waterproof.

Move the spudger around the edge of the back cover to separate it from the black adhesive.

Separating the back cover from the rest of the phone ruins the adhesive which makes it no longer waterproof.

Step 4

              Battery               

• Carefully disconnect the battery from the logic board by using the plastic spudger as a lever.

Carefully disconnect the battery from the logic board by using the plastic spudger as a lever.

Step 5

• Remove the single 1 x 3.0 mm screw holding the battery in using the JIS #00 screwdriver.

Remove the single 1 x 3.0 mm screw holding the battery in using the JIS #00 screwdriver.

Step 6

• Pry the battery up from the ends using the plastic spudger until the battery pops out of the enclosure.

Pry the battery up from the ends using the plastic spudger until the battery pops out of the enclosure.

Step 7

• Remove the battery from the device

Remove the battery from the device

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

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Upendra Gandhi - Aug 17, 2018

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is there any reliable source for good replacement battery purchase?

Tony - Oct 1, 2019

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What is the Ariel stuck on the battery ?

Peter Pepo - Nov 30, 2019

NFC Antenna. You should carefully transplant it to new battery, in case your new battery is without one (what is the case for most 3rd party batteries available)