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How to Fix Black Screen — Sony Xperia E

Fix Black ScreenAndroid 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

How to Fix Black Screen — Sony Xperia E

⏱ ~5 min📋 7 steps

The Sony Xperia E is a 2012 Android 4.1 smartphone powered by the Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 with 512MB and 4GB | 512MB internal storage. It features a 3.5", TFT, 256K colors, 320.0x480.0 display and is available in Black, Pink, White.

The Xperia E is equipped with a Li-Ion 1530 mAh, removable, a 15 MP, 480p@30fps main camera. The device uses a Mini-SIM configuration. It weighs 115.7 g.

A black screen on the Sony Xperia E can occur due to a drained battery, a software crash, or the screen becoming unresponsive. In most cases this can be resolved with a force restart or a short charging period without any data loss. Follow the steps below in order before considering a factory reset.

1

On your Sony Xperia E: charge for 30+ minutes with a different cable and charger

2

Hold Power for 15–20 seconds

3

If still black: hold Power + Volume Down for 10 seconds

4

Try holding Power + Volume Up to enter Recovery Mode

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In Recovery: select 'Reboot system now'

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If Recovery loads: wipe cache partition then reboot

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Last resort: factory reset from Recovery — erases all data

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