Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

Follow this guide in reverse order to reassemble the device and apply new adhesive where needed.

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Step 1

              Sony Xperia Z3 Compact Battery Replacement

Heat the back cover of your Xperia Z3 Compact with an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath.
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.
Now you can pull up the back cover with the suction handle.

Heat the back cover of your Xperia Z3 Compact with an iOpener to loosen the adhesive underneath.

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.

Now you can pull up the back cover with the suction handle.

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Step 2

Use a tweezer to remove the model label which is hooked in the right side of the frame.
Undo the flex cable of the NFC antenna with a tweezer.

Use a tweezer to remove the model label which is hooked in the right side of the frame.

Undo the flex cable of the NFC antenna with a tweezer.

Step 3

Unscrew the following screws which hold down the mid frame of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.
Two 2.7 mm Phillips #000
Three 2.5 mm Phillips #000
Use a Spudger to lift up the mid frame on each side.
Be careful and patient, the plastic mid frame is fragile and might break if bent too hard.

Unscrew the following screws which hold down the mid frame of the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact.

Two 2.7 mm Phillips #000

Three 2.5 mm Phillips #000

Use a Spudger to lift up the mid frame on each side.

Be careful and patient, the plastic mid frame is fragile and might break if bent too hard.

Step 4

Declamp the metal bracket which holds down the flex connector of the rear camera.
Unplug the flex connector of the rear camera and lift it out of its recess.

Declamp the metal bracket which holds down the flex connector of the rear camera.

Unplug the flex connector of the rear camera and lift it out of its recess.

Step 5

Use a Spudger to unplug the headphone jack and sensor cable connector.
Unscrew the single 2.5 mm Phillips #000 screw on the upper left side of the motherboard.

Use a Spudger to unplug the headphone jack and sensor cable connector.

Unscrew the single 2.5 mm Phillips #000 screw on the upper left side of the motherboard.

Step 6

Unplug the battery and display flex connectors.
Open the compartments for the SIM card and the micro SD card and remove them.

Unplug the battery and display flex connectors.

Open the compartments for the SIM card and the micro SD card and remove them.

Step 7

Use a Spudger to slightly lift up the motherboard.
Be careful! You need to thread the display flex cable through a gap in the motherboard while lifting it up. It is also connected to the vibration motor, which still sticks to the phone.
Take especially care of the two black connectors on the side of the battery. They break off easily during the removal of the motherboard.
Use a tweezer to take out the vibration motor and then remove the motherboard completely.

Use a Spudger to slightly lift up the motherboard.

Be careful! You need to thread the display flex cable through a gap in the motherboard while lifting it up. It is also connected to the vibration motor, which still sticks to the phone.

Take especially care of the two black connectors on the side of the battery. They break off easily during the removal of the motherboard.

Use a tweezer to take out the vibration motor and then remove the motherboard completely.

Step 8

Gently pull out both of the black straps with the adhesive tabs underneath the battery.
Never pull out the straps upwards but always sideways. It can easily happen that you rupture the adhesive tabs. In this case use a plastic card to pry off the battery carefully,Use a little bit of heat if necessary!
Now you can remove the battery from the motherboard easily.

Gently pull out both of the black straps with the adhesive tabs underneath the battery.

Never pull out the straps upwards but always sideways. It can easily happen that you rupture the adhesive tabs. In this case use a plastic card to pry off the battery carefully,Use a little bit of heat if necessary!

Now you can remove the battery from the motherboard easily.

Step 9

Warm up the NFC antenna a little bit to loosen the adhesive underneath.
Carefully peel it off the battery. If the adhesive starts to crumble use a plastic card to loosen the adhesive.

Warm up the NFC antenna a little bit to loosen the adhesive underneath.

Carefully peel it off the battery. If the adhesive starts to crumble use a plastic card to loosen the adhesive.

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

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Guy Hard - Jun 22, 2017

Thank you Tobias !

My Z3 compact starts now his second life :)

Tobias Isakeit - Jun 22, 2017

Thank you for repairing your phone and giving it a second chance.

Visser - Aug 20, 2017

Where do I need the Back Cover Adhesive Strips for?

axel - Nov 13, 2017

The guide doesn’t mention that one needs new adhesive for the battery (the one I bought isn’t sold with it). It would therefore be wise to mention what kind of adhesive (two-sided, what thckness, etc.)

William Nephew - Nov 26, 2017

Double sided tape is enough to keep it in place, as the back cover and midframe holds everything down for extra reinforcement. Sony sure makes their smartphones !&&* to repair, but that’s another rant.

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