Sony Xperia XZ Premium Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Gelene Amog

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Sony Xperia XZ Premium Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

20 minutes

Introduction

You will learn how to remove the motherboard from the Sony Xperia XZ Premium. This process includes unscrewing nine screws and removing the frame pieces. It is important to keep your work-space organized because there will be several pieces of the phone removed.

Tools

Step 1

Place a heated iOpener on the back panel of the phone to melt the adhesive inside.
The iOpener or your desired heat source can be very hot and can heat up the phone, so make sure you do not burn yourself.
Follow this guide for directions on using the iOpener.

Is it okay to use a hair dryer instead of iOpener?

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Step 2

Slide a thin plastic card under the back panel and around the perimeter of the phone to remove the adhesive.

Step 3

Take hold of the back panel with your fingers and remove.

Step 4

Orient the phone horizontally with the front screen facing down and the camera on the bottom left corner.

Step 5

Remove nine 3.9mm Phillips #000 screws.
Make sure to turn carefully in the counter-clockwise direction or you may wear out the thread and shape of the screws. You will not be able to remove the screws once they are damaged!
When unscrewing, remember "Left Loosey, Righty Tighty!"

Step 6

Place the spudger under the top left corner frame piece and lift to loosen.

Step 7

Grab hold of the top left frame piece with your fingers and gently wiggle and lift to remove.

Step 8

Place the spudger under the bottom left frame piece and lift to loosen it.

Step 9

Grab hold of bottom left frame piece with your fingers and lift gently.
When dislodging the left frame piece, carefully wiggle the piece while lifting it vertically to prevent any damage to the wedges on the frame. This applies for all of the other frame pieces you will remove after this step!

Step 10

Place the spudger under the top right frame piece and lift to loosen it.

このとき、バイブレーターのカバーと、バイブレーターのコネクタに注意します。無理矢理引きちぎらないようにしてください。

satore - 13/02/21

上部右側フレームの下には、バイブレータがあります。バイブレータとマザーボードをつなぐコネクタはなぜか上部右上フレームに接着されています（接着されていなくてもよい気がします）。

上部右側フレームを持ち上げる際には、そっとコネクタを外した方が安全です。

https://youtu.be/JmN7pZdgJDU?t=133

バイブレーターのカバーは、シリコン製です。外れやすいので見失わないようにしてください。

satore - 14/02/21

Step 11

Grab hold of the top right frame piece with your fingers and lift.

Step 12

Insert your nail under the top left connector and push to disconnect it.

Step 13

Grab hold of the metal part of the connector with your fingers and lift.

Step 14

Insert your nail under the metal part of the bottom left connector.

Step 15

Push the bottom left connector with your finger to disconnect it.

Step 16

Insert your nail under the center topmost connector and push to loosen it.

Step 17

Grab hold of the top connector with your fingers and lift to disconnect it.

Step 18

Insert your nail under the metal tab of the connector above the battery and push to loosen it.

Step 19

Pull the metal tab of the connector towards you with your fingers to disconnect the pins.

Step 20

Insert spudger in the gap above the battery and lift to loosen the motherboard.
Use the spudger to slide under the edges of the motherboard if the motherboard does not seem to loosen after the above step.