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This guide will replace the rear camera in the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.
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Heat along the edges of the back cover using a heat gun to soften the glue.
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Attach the small suction cup to the back cover near the bottom of the phone.
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Pull up on the suction cup and insert the plastic opening tool in between the back cover and the rest of the phone.
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Move the spudger around the edge of the back cover to separate it from the black adhesive.
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Carefully disconnect the battery from the logic board by using the plastic spudger as a lever.
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Remove the single 1 x 3.0 mm screw holding the battery in using the JIS #00 screwdriver.
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Pry the battery up from the ends using the plastic spudger until the battery pops out of the enclosure.
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Unscrew the four screws on the corners of the back frame using the JIS #00 screwdriver.
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Wedge the plastic opening tool under the back frame. Move the plastic opening tool around the entire frame to separate it from the adhesive.
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Wedge the spudger underneath the external speaker. Pull up on the external speaker using the spudger.
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Remove the square rubber gasket from the camera using the plastic spudger.
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Remove the black plastic corner still holding in the motherboard.
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Carefully pry up on the four sides of the motherboard using the plastic spudger til it separates from the base of the phone.
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Remove the motherboard from the device.
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Disconnect the camera from the motherboard using a spudger.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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The trouble is that the headphones jack and the monitor cables are unplugged when removing the motherboard and I do not think it is possible to plug them back in from the back side of the phone. I think the monitor needs to be removed for them to be plugged from the front.