Sony Xperia XA1 Screen Replacement

Using a hair dryer, apply heat evenly around the edges of the back of the phone. This will loosen the adhesive and allow you to remove the back panel.

As you're heating up the phone, begin to pry open the back starting from the middle, and going to the corners.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift the battery connector.

Lift the flaps on both sides of the battery.

Pinch the pull tab at the bottom of the battery.

Gently lift the battery out.

Use a Phillips #000 screwdriver to remove the four 3 mm screws that secure the bottom component.

Insert a spudger into the opening above the charging port, and apply gentle pressure to free the speaker piece.

Once the piece is loose, use your hand to remove the speaker from the phone.

Locate the connecting cable and use a spudger or iFixit Opening Tool to remove the connector.

Disconnect the wifi/Bluetooth antenna wire, located at the top right of the USB-C charger board.

After removing the connector and antennas, you are able to pry the USB-C board using a plastic spudger.

Using a spudger, carefully remove the thin copper piece attached to the motherboard.

Carefully remove the front-facing camera with a spudger or your fingers.

Remove the single 3mm screw holding the audio jack using a Phillips #000 bit.

Using an iFixit Opening Tool, disconnect the audio jack from the motherboard.

Use a prying tool, such as a spudger, to remove the audio jack.

Disconnect the camera using an iFixit opening tool and remove it with your fingers.

Disconnect the two antennas from the motherboard using an iFixit opening tool or pair of tweezers.

Remove the SIM tray using your fingernail.

Using a spudger, remove the two connector tabs attached to the motherboard

Remove the single 3mm screw from the motherboard using a Phillips #000 bit.

Use a spudger to gently pry the motherboard free.

Peel the plastic battery tabs free.

Using a pair of angled tweezers, carefully remove the earpiece.

Using a pair of angled tweezers, carefully remove the small metal bracket from the top left side of the phone.

Remove the four 3mm silver screws located on the left side of the case using a Phillips #000 bit.

Once the screws are removed, unfold the side piece.

Using a pair of angled tweezers, remove the power and volume buttons.

Carefully remove the antennas.

Remove the four 3mm silver screws from the right side of the phone using a Phillips #000 bit.

Once unfolded, peel the side piece from the phone, separating the glue that holds the two pieces together.

Remove the other side in the same manner.