Sony Xperia Z5 Compact - Rear camera

Guide with all the steps necessary for you to change the rear camera of the Sony Xperia Z5 Compact (E5823) yourself.

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Tutorial: Step by step

Step 1 Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Characteristics:
Dimensions: 65 x 127 x 8.9 mm.
Weight: 138 g.
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994
Processor: 4x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A57, 4x 1.5 GHz ARM Cortex-A53,
Graphic processor: Qualcomm Adreno 430, 600 MHz.
RAM memory: 2 GB, 1600 MHz.
Internal memory: 32 GB.
Memory cards: microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC.
Display: 4.6 in., IPS, 720 x 1280 pixels, 24 bit.
Battery: 2700 mAh, Li-Polymer (polymer lithium ion).
Operating system: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop.
Camera: 5520 x 4140 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30 fps.
SIM card: Nano-SIM.
Wi-Fi: a, b, g, n, n 5GHz, ac, Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: 2.0, Micro USB.
Bluetooth: 4.1.
Location / Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou.

Step 2 Heat and take off back cover

We will start by removing the back cover. This is stuck to the frame, so we will heat it to soften the adhesive. We will put it on the thermal pad for about 40 seconds at 50-60ºC.

When it is hot we will introduce a pick or other opening tool between the lid and the frame, and sliding it around the contour, we will take it off.

We will also remove the label from the phone so that it does not disturb.

Step 3 Remove intermediate housing

To remove the intermediate housing with antenna, we will have to remove the ten Phillips screws (PH # 000) that attach it to the chassis and then we will disengage it. We must not forget to disconnect the NFC antenna and detach the flash from the rear camera before removing it.

Step 4 Rear camera

Finally, we only have to disconnect the rear camera and disengage it from the chassis.

Video Tutorial summary

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