Sony Xperia Z3 Display Prereq

Heat the back cover of your Xperia Z3 to loosen the adhesive underneath.

Lift up the back cover with a suction handle and put an opening pick in the gap.

Move the pick carefully around the edges to loosen the adhesive on every side of the phone.

When the edges of the cover are free from adhesive, tilt it to allow access to the battery tabs.

Use tweezers to pull the two black adhesive strips out of the phone but don't pull just yet.

Gently pull out both of the adhesive tabs out of the phone, parallel to the rear cover.

After pulling out the adhesive tabs, you can lift the back cover and remove it.

Unplug the battery flex connector.

Use a tweezer to gently pull off the adhesive strip on the bottom part of the battery.

Use a spudger on the left side of the frame to lever out the battery.

Remove the battery.

Unscrew the two Phillips #00 screws.

Unplug the antenna cable with a tweezer.

Use a Spudger to unplug the main flex connector and the flex connector of the vibration motor.

Remove the cover on top of the loudspeaker assembly.

Use a spudger to pull out the vibration motor and remove its rubber gasket with a tweezer.

Use a tweezer to remove the adhesive strip of the loudspeaker assembly.

Pull up the metal clamp at the upper end of the loudspeaker assembly by using a tweezer and remove it.

Lift up the main flex cable covering the loudspeaker assembly with a Spudger

Lift up the whole loudspeaker assembly with a spudger and remove it.

Use a spudger to lift up the end of the main flex.

Remove the bronze foil covering the connector of the main flex with a tweezer.

Lift up the metal plate which is placed beneath the loudspeaker assembly and remove it.

Unplug the main flex cable.

Use a tweezer to remove the yellow adhesive foil covering the display flex cable.