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

Sony/Ericsson 388	How to build a programming interface (PCBs and schematics).
Sony/Ericsson C510	Pictures and helpful instructions for cellphone disassembly and LCD screen replacement.
Sony/Ericsson C702	To get the LCD screen replaced disconnect the ribbon which connects it to the mainboard. Now disconnect the clips that go all the way round the edge of the phone. These are holding the LCD frame and circuit board together.
Sony/Ericsson C902	How to remove back cover, battery, SIM and memory card to get the LCD screen replaced.
Sony/Ericsson C903	These tricks and tips will assist you in taking the cellphone apart.
Sony/Ericsson C905	How to get behind the keypad of the cellphone and take it apart fully to substitute parts.
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 F100i Jalou	This guide contains detailed pictures and helpful instructions for cellphone disassembly and display substitution.
Sony/Ericsson F305	This complete cellphone teardown guide tells you how to replace different parts.
Sony/Ericsson G502	You don't need special tools to open this cellphone.
Sony/Ericsson J132	Troubleshooting the cellphone hardware becomes easy with the tips and tricks from this do-it-yourself guide.
Sony/Ericsson K300i	An illustrated step-by-step disassembly guide.
Sony/Ericsson K310i	A concise guide for LCD replacement.
Sony/Ericsson K510i	An illustrated take apart and LCD screen changement guide.
Sony/Ericsson K530i	Mobile phone take apart and repair guide.
Sony/Ericsson K550i	This illustrated guide will lead you through all the steps to get the mobile phone apart and the screen substituted.
Sony/Ericsson K600i	Illustrated disassembly and LCD repair guide.
Sony/Ericsson K608i	A short illustrated cellphone teardown manual.
Sony/Ericsson K610i	Disassembly pictures and instructions.
Sony/Ericsson K610i	Disassembly and LCD screen repair and replacement manual.
Sony/Ericsson K660i	If you can not get the official service manual for this cellullar phone, just try this guide to get the case apart and the screen substituted.
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 P910i	All the tools and tricks needed to get screen of the cellullar phone exchanged.
Sony/Ericsson P990i	To exchange the LCD of the mobile phone remove the back cover, the battery, the SIM, the stylus, the memory card etc. then remove the six screws you can see. The screws are all different lengths so need to go back in the correct holes.
Sony/Ericsson S500i	An illustrated disassembly and screen replacement tutorial.
Sony/Ericsson S700c	Disassembly pictures (in Chinese).
Sony/Ericsson Satio U1i	Do you have trouble with a broken phone screen and don't want to take a professional repair service? Take this free guide.
Sony/Ericsson T200	Tips and tricks for dissection and screen replaclement.
Sony/Ericsson T250i	Some disassembly tips and tricks.
Sony/Ericsson T300	A concise dissection guide with high resolution photos (in German).
Sony/Ericsson T303	Disassembly guide with photos explaining all the nasty details.
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 T715	To get access to the four screws holding together the parts of the cellphone body first remove back cover, battery, SIM and memory card.
Sony/Ericsson T720	Faceplate flashing: a short video guide.
Sony/Ericsson U5i Vivaz	It's not that easy to take this cellphone apart, but this guide will assist you.
Sony/Ericsson V600i	An illustrated HOWTO for part replacement, especially the LCD screen of the cellphone.
Sony/Ericsson W100 Spiro	This online guide offers all the knowledge you need to get the phone opened and repaired.
Sony/Ericsson W200i	Take apart and display replacement tutorial.
Sony/Ericsson W205	Do-it-yourself cellphone take apart and screen replacement.
Sony/Ericsson W300i	A disassembly walkthrough and replacement guide for housing and LCD screen.
Sony/Ericsson W302	Remove the back cover, battery, SIM and memory card, two rubber stoppers at the top of the cellphone need to be levered out (use a screwdriver or a pen lid). Then remove the six screws you can see.
Sony/Ericsson W350i	To get the screen replaced: first remove the battery cover, battery, memory card etc. than remove the two screws you see. Now you can take off the flip, it should pop off very easily. Tools required: Torx 5 screwdriver, Phillips size 0 screwdriver.
Sony/Ericsson W380i	How take the cellular phone apart to get the LCD screen exchanged.
Sony/Ericsson W395	To get it apart start near the bottom of the phone, lever the bezel away from the phone, which is held on lightly with double sided tape.
Sony/Ericsson W550i	A complete step-by-step take apart and screen replacement guide.
Sony/Ericsson W580i	Why spend many dollars getting the LCD screen fixed, when you can do it yourself for about 15 dollars.
Sony/Ericsson W580i	An LCD replacement guide with take apart illustrations.
Sony/Ericsson W595	The tools required to get this cellphone apart are: a Phillips screwdriver, a plastic tool such as a guitar plectrum or a credit card.
Sony/Ericsson W595	An illustrated trip into LCD substitution.
Sony/Ericsson W660i	Disassembly and LCD replacement guide, with detailed take apart pictures.
Sony/Ericsson W705	You need a Torx 6 screwdriver, a Phillips size 00 screwdriver and a plastic tool such as a guitar plectrum or credit card to crack this cellphone open and replace broken parts.
Sony/Ericsson W760i	Run your fingernail along the edge of the join of the front cover and start the dissection at the top as there are two hooks at the bottom of the cellphone cover. It will be damaged otherwise.
Sony/Ericsson W800i	A short disassembly tutorial with helpful pictures.
Sony/Ericsson W810i	You do not need to take the cell phone to a repair shop and pay upwards of 75 dollars or more to get a smashed LCD repaired.
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 W880i	This phone repair manual will help you with disassembly and all the details you need to know to get the LCD screen replaced.
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 W902	A short take apart guide with illustrations.
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 W960i	Got questions about taking apart this mobile phone? This illustrated HOWTO knows the answers.
Sony/Ericsson W980	Remove the back cover, battery, SIM and memory card and four screws. The two at the top are covered by rubber stoppers which can be levered out with a screwdriver.
Sony/Ericsson W995	Two screws need to be removed to get access to the innards of this slider cellphone, they are covereded by rubber stoppers which can be levered out with a screwdriver.
Sony/Ericsson X10 Mini (E10)	This mini cellphone can be easily repaired by yourself.
Sony/Ericsson XPERIA X1	This guide teardown guide seems to be exceptionally cool.
Sony/Ericsson XPERIA X1	Overview of the hardware with labeled chips and circuit diagrams.
Sony/Ericsson Xperia X1	Remove the back cover, battery, SIM, memory card and stylus before you take this cellular phone apart.
Sony/Ericsson Xperia X8	This free manual shows the secret trick to get the cellphone cracked open to prepare it for touchscreen replacement (in Italian).
Sony/Ericsson Z520	All the knowledge you need to get the housing replaced.
Sony/Ericsson Z600	Complete take apart guide with illustrations.
Sony/Ericsson Z610i	Four screws need to be removed to get access to the inner parts of the cellphon to get access to the inner parts of the cellphone, the two at the top are covered by rubber stoppers which can be levered out with something like a small pair of scissors or tweezers.
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 useful 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 T68i/T68m	How to paint the cover in silver, removing the faceplate, disassembling guide.
Ericsson T68/68i	Disassembly picture 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).