Teardown difficulty:
Hard
Duration:
9 min

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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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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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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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