How to Upgrade, Repair, Disassemble a Sony/Ericsson Mobile (Cellular) Phone

Need to repair your SonyEricsson mobile (cellular) phone? Here is a collection of free take apart instructions, modding guides, disassembly pictures, upgrade and repair manuals, as well as do-it-yourself (DIY) tips and tricks to fix mobile (portable) phones made by SonyEricsson . If you have written a HOWTO yourself (or if you know of a tutorial not linked here), please submit a new entry.

SonyEricsson

Sony/Ericsson 388	How to build a programming interface (PCBs and schematics).
Sony/Ericsson D750/K750/W800	Change the colour of the LED flash.
Sony/Ericsson D750/K750/W800	Ripped apart: an illustrated dissection tutorial.
Sony/Ericsson K300i	An illustrated step-by-step disassembly guide.
Sony/Ericsson K510i	An illustrated take apart and LCD screen changement guide.
Sony/Ericsson K600i	Illustrated disassembly and LCD repair guide.
Sony/Ericsson K610i	Disassembly pictures and instructions.
Sony/Ericsson K610i	Disassembly and LCD screen repair and replacement manual.
Sony/Ericsson K700	An illustrated guide for opening the housing.
Sony/Ericsson K700i	Illustrated step-by-step dismantling HOWTO.
Sony/Ericsson K700i/K750i/T300/T610	Joystick replacement HOWTO (in German).
Sony/Ericsson K700i	A step-by-step take apart guide with detailed pictures (in German).
Sony/Ericsson K750i	How to open the case, clean and repair a drowned mobile phone.
Sony/Ericsson K750i	A complete disassembly guide, with good quality pictures explaining every single step (in German).
Sony/Ericsson K750	How to open the housing: here is a nice guide for all who like to take expensive things apart.
Sony/Ericsson K750	A guide to repair a possible camera problem.
Sony/Ericsson K750	Change the colour of the keypad backlight with a piece of plastic.
Sony/Ericsson K750i	Take apart instructions and illustrations.
Sony/Ericsson K750i	Headset - 3.5mm jack modding with pictures.
Sony/Ericsson K750i	Video guide on modding your K750i phone to a W800i, save some money and do it yourself (in Chinese) [Video]!
Sony/Ericsson K770	This tutorial tells how to substitute the LCD screen.
Sony/Ericsson K800i	Take apart picture gallery.
Sony/Ericsson K800i	Removal of housing and replacement of LCD screen, a very detailed manual with pictures showing all the tools and tricks to do a professional disassembly.
Sony/Ericsson K810i	An illustrated LCD replacement and dissection guide.
Sony/Ericsson K850i	LCD replacement and disassembly guide.
Sony/Ericsson M600i	An illustrated rip apart and assembly guide (in German).
Sony/Ericsson P1i	An illustrated disassembly and LCD replacement guide.
Sony/Ericsson P800	Take apart instructions.
Sony/Ericsson P800	Disassembly and upgrading videos (in Italian).
Sony/Ericsson P800	Dismantling instructions and pictures.
Sony/Ericsson P900	Soldering wires of the handset.
Sony/Ericsson P908	Disassembly pictures (in Chinese).
Sony/Ericsson P900/910	Replacing housing & prepping it for a custom paintjob.
Sony/Ericsson P900/910	How to dissect the mobile phone, an illustrated explanation.
Sony/Ericsson P910	How to take the mobile phone apart, includes picture gallery.
Sony/Ericsson S500i	An illustrated disassembly and screen replacement tutorial.
Sony/Ericsson S700c	Disassembly pictures (in Chinese).
Sony/Ericsson T200	Tips and tricks for dissection and screen replaclement.
Sony/Ericsson T300	A concise dissection guide with high resolution photos (in German).
Sony/Ericsson T600	Disassembly picture gallery.
Sony/Ericsson T608	Disassembly pictures and JTAG schematics.
Sony/Ericsson T610/616/618	An illustrated explanation of a dissection.
Sony/Ericsson T610	Illustrated disassembly guide.
Sony/Ericsson T610 [PDF]	How to achieve a cover (aka fascia or housing) replacement, an illustrated guide.
Sony/Ericsson T610	An opening tutorial with pictures.
Sony/Ericsson T610	How to hack a mobile phone camera to make it sensitive to Infrared as well as the Visible wavelengths of light.
Sony/Ericsson T610	This guide explains how to take apart the mobile phone and repair a wobbly joystick contact (in German).
Sony/Ericsson T610/T630	Pimp your mobile: how to convert a broken T610 into a stylish T630 with aluminium cover (in German).
Sony/Ericsson T610/630	Take apart tutorial with pictures (in German).
Sony/Ericsson T610/T630	Camera lens mod: a lens conversion HOWTO.
Sony/Ericsson T630	Detailed dismantle instructions and pictures.
Sony/Ericsson T630	Here are some video instructions to get the keypad replaced.
Sony/Ericsson T650i	Mobile phone LCD replacement and disassembly guide with good pictures.
Sony/Ericsson T720	Faceplate flashing: a short video guide.
Sony/Ericsson W200i	Take apart and display replacement tutorial.
Sony/Ericsson W300i	A disassembly walkthrough and replacement guide for housing and LCD screen.
Sony/Ericsson W580i	An LCD replacement guide with take apart illustrations.
Sony/Ericsson W660i	Disassembly and LCD replacement guide, with detailed take apart pictures.
Sony/Ericsson W810i	Full disassembly and LCD replacement guide with photos.
Sony/Ericsson W850i	Housing change and LCD screen replacement guide with detailed pictures.
Sony/Ericsson W890i	All you need to know to get the LCD screen exchanged.
Sony/Ericsson W900i	An illustrated dissection and LCD replacement manual.
Sony/Ericsson W910i	This guide explains how to take the cell phone apart (partly) and change the LCD.
Sony/Ericsson W950i	This guide explains all the steps required to take the cellphone apart and replace the LCD.
Sony/Ericsson Z520	All the knowledge you need to get the housing replaced.
Sony/Ericsson Z600	Complete take apart guide with illustrations.
Sony/Ericsson Z800/V800	V800 to Z800 conversion: how to open the V800 faceplate (using a credit card) in order to change for the ugly black casing to a new Z800 faceplate.

Ericsson

Ericsson A1018	An illustrated take apart tutorial.
Ericsson A1018s	An illustrated dissection.
Ericsson A2618	Opening guide with pictures.
Ericsson A2618s	Disassembly pictures.
Ericsson A2628s	An illustrated dismantling.
Ericsson GA318	Pictures from an autopsy.
Ericsson GA628	Images from inside the cellphone.
Ericsson GA628	Step-by-step disassembly pictures.
Ericsson GF337	Take apart picture gallery.
Ericsson GF388	Pictures of a dissection.
Ericsson GF768	Pictures from the inside.
Ericsson GF788	Take apart picture gallery.
Ericsson GH337	An illustrated dissection.
Ericsson GH388	Disassembly images.
Ericsson GH688	An illustrated case opening.
Ericsson R310	Dismantling and reaassembly guide with pictures.
Ericsson R310s	A take apart picture gallery.
Ericsson R320	Illustrated take apart tutorial.
Ericsson R320s	Pictures from opening the phone.
Ericsson R380	Take apart HOWTO and image gallery.
Ericsson R380s	Take apart picture gallery.
Ericsson R520	An illustrated opening tutorial.
Ericsson R520m	Picture gallery showing how to open the case.
Ericsson T10s	SMS Remote Control: With this circuit you can control up to 8 devices, by sending a specific SMS message with any mobile phone. This is very usefull in places where we have no wired telephone line. You can switch-ON , OFF or Restart servers, ADSL modems, printers, doors with electric locks, garage doors, house lights, water pumps, electric sunshades, block the engine of your car or your motorcycle in case they have been stolen.
Ericsson T10/18	An illustrated take apart HOWTO.
Ericsson T18	Stripping instructions and pictures.
Ericsson T18s	Take apart illustrations.
Ericsson T2x	LCD display schematics and disassembly images.
Ericsson T20	Opening instructions and pictures.
Ericsson T20s	Pictures from the inside.
Ericsson T28	Take apart HOWTO with illustrations.
Ericsson T28	Pictures from under the hood, opening instructions and tools.
Ericsson T28	VCR remote control via SMS: imagine it, it's 3:15 on a weekday afternoon and you've just realised you've forgotten to set the video to tape 'Pet Rescue'. Usually you would be condemned to an afternoon of misery and disappointment, knowing you had no heartwarming cute animal stories to come home to. But not any more. Here is a description of a simple interface between a T28 mobile phone (ME) and Matsui VX770 VCR to allow remote recording of programmes.
Ericsson T28	Here is a detailed guide to convert a service cable to a data cable and vice versa.
Ericsson T28s	An illustrated opening.
Ericsson T29	Complete step-by-step dismantling HOWTO with images.
Ericsson T29s	An illustrated dismantling.
Ericsson T39	Taking apart and replacing a broken microphone.
Ericsson T39	Dismantling tutorial illustrated.
Ericsson T39m	Take apart picture gallery.
Ericsson T39m	An illustrated take apart tutorial.
Ericsson T68i	Face plate change, screen replacement, internal antenna change.
Ericsson T68/T68i	Picture gallery showing how to open and disassemble the phone.
Ericsson T68i/T68m	How to paint the cover in silver, removing the faceplate, disassembling guide.
Ericsson T68/68i	Disassembly pciture gallery.
Ericsson T68m	When this cellphone is fully dissambled you should have a total of 22 major pieces including screws, at least when following this completeley illustrated take apart tutorial.

Sony

Sony CMD-J70

Step-by-step LED replacement instructions (in German).

Manufacturer Information, Customer Service

Hardware Maintenance Manual, User Guide, Service Manual

As far as I know SonyEricsson doesn't provide free service manuals. But at least free user guides are available online.

• FCC ID: PY7