Sony Xperia Tablet Z

Teardown difficulty:
Hard

Duration:
9 min

Recommended tools

Screwdriver phillips #000

Opening tool / spudger

Tweezers

Disassembly/Repair of the mobile device Sony Xperia Tablet Z (Sony Xperia Tablet Z 10.1" LTE SO-03E for Japan Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE SGP321 for Europe Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE SGP351 for USA) with each step description and the required set of tools.

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Author, currently - Quality Assurance Specialist

Step 1.

Open the back cover.

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Step 2.

Pry up the connector and remove the flexible flat cable with a front (selfie) camera.

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Step 3.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 4 bolts securing the battery.

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Step 4.

Lift and remove the battery.

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Step 5.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 4 bolts.

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Step 6.

Pry up the connector on PCB and remove the cable with a Sim holder.

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Step 7.

Disconnect the connector and remove the frame with an NFC tag.

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Step 8.

Disconnect connectors and remove the inter-board cable.

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Step 9.

Disconnect connectors and remove the inter-board cable.

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Step 10.

Remove the PCB.

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Step 11.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 3 bolts.

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Step 12.

Remove the bracket and liner.

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Step 13.

Pry up the connector on PCB and remove the cable with a charging port.

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Step 14.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 2 bolts securing the buzzer (speaker).

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Step 15.

Pry and remove the buzzer (speaker) assembly.

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Step 16.

Disconnect the connector on PCB, and remove the main camera.

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Step 17.

Using a screwdriver (Phillips 1.5 mm PH000), unscrew 3 bolts and remove the bracket.

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Step 18.

Pry up the connector on PCB and remove the headphone jack/socket.

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Step 19.

Disconnect connectors on the PCB.

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Step 20.

Remove the PCB.

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Step 21.

Parts are in the frame of the display module.

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Evgenii Kuzmin

Senior maintenance service and repair engineer

Disassembling\Repair has hard complexity and takes about 9 minutes in time.
Our manual is suitable for all models Sony Xperia Tablet Z — Sony Xperia Tablet Z 10.1" LTE SO-03E for Japan Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE SGP321 for Europe Sony Xperia Tablet Z LTE SGP351 for USA released for markets in different countries.

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