Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          35 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

1

  • Main Flex
  • 7 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Main Flex
  • First, heat up.
  • And then place the suction cup and pull to open a gap. Insert into the guitar pick to cut the adhesive sticker under the back cover.
  • Finally, remove the back cover.

First, heat up.

And then place the suction cup and pull to open a gap. Insert into the guitar pick to cut the adhesive sticker under the back cover.

Finally, remove the back cover.

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Step 2

  • Disconnect the NFC antenna.
  • Unscrew the screws holding the black midframe in place.
  • Remove back frame.

Disconnect the NFC antenna.

Unscrew the screws holding the black midframe in place.

Remove back frame.

Step 3

  • Disconnect the battery flex cable.

Disconnect the battery flex cable.

Step 4

  • Remove rear camera bracket.
  • Release connector, but take care not to damage the electronic components next to the connector. It is best to access the connector from the bottom (battery side), and not from the side as the picture shows.
  • Remove rear camera.

Remove rear camera bracket.

Release connector, but take care not to damage the electronic components next to the connector. It is best to access the connector from the bottom (battery side), and not from the side as the picture shows.

Remove rear camera.

Step 5

  • Release connectors and screw.

Release connectors and screw.

Step 6

  • Remove motherboard.

Remove motherboard.

Step 7

  • Remove main flex.

Remove main flex.

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

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swren1987 - Apr 23, 2016

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hi dear

my mobile (sony xperia z3 mini ) it problem in screen, i changed screen but still not work always black how can i do to fixed my mobile ???? plz help me

BR

Swren

Buddha Buddha - Jul 16, 2020

Sony’s TFT LCD IPS Fuse exploded on Logic Board. Just solder it out. Use a Good Solder + Microscope.

Compact Z3: https://youtu.be/B3GHVfFs2hU?t=263

Logic BoardCHF 23.04 | 32GB Original Motherboard Für Sony Xperia Z3 MINI D5803 D5833 100％ Entsperrt Mainboard Android OS Logic board Mit Chips ersetzen++https://a.aliexpress.com/_BUGwJ5++

TFT LCD IPSCHF 17.92 | Original 4.6 ‘‘Für Sony Xperia Z3 compact z3 mini D5803 D5833 LCD Display Touchscreen Digitizer Montage mit rahmen ohne F++https://a.aliexpress.com/_B0hkDt++

Normal Big Z3: ++https://youtu.be/ZUm7n0tCZVM?t=45++

5803 = EU + USA

5833 = Australia + Asia

++https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-differ…

Piero Sabino - Nov 23, 2016

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I can not loosen a screw, what can I do?

Sofie - Jul 6, 2017

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Hey Fixit, I will repair my Wifi, but I can not find the component parts on the mainboard on the Z3c

Have a description where is the wifi component similar to these video because on the Z3Compact?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvq1zkiu4…

Ardians Faqih - Mar 28, 2018

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is there label imei or meid in it ???