Difficulty
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Steps
8
Time Required
45 minutes - 1 hour
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- Battery
- 8 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Remove the simcard
- SIM eject tool
SIM eject tool
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Step 2
Remove the back cover
- Remove the 2 screws holding the back cover using a T5 screwdriver.
- Use a guitar pick or a plastic opening tool to free the clips on the top and each side of the back cover.
Remove the 2 screws holding the back cover using a T5 screwdriver.
Use a guitar pick or a plastic opening tool to free the clips on the top and each side of the back cover.
Step 3
- Use an opening pick to pry off the rear case.
Use an opening pick to pry off the rear case.
Step 4
Removing the battery
- Remove the tape over the battery, the screws and the antenna connector cord.
- Be careful removing the golden tape because it is below the antenna connector cord.
Remove the tape over the battery, the screws and the antenna connector cord.
Be careful removing the golden tape because it is below the antenna connector cord.
Step 5
- Remove the the screws securing the battery cable connector.
- Disconnect the battery cable.
Remove the the screws securing the battery cable connector.
Disconnect the battery cable.
Step 6
- The battery is held down by some adhesive.
- Carefully heat the battery to loosen the adhesive holding it to the case.
The battery is held down by some adhesive.
Carefully heat the battery to loosen the adhesive holding it to the case.
Step 7
- Pry the battery up from the case.
- Be very careful not to puncture the battery when prying. Use blunt plastic tools.
Pry the battery up from the case.
Be very careful not to puncture the battery when prying. Use blunt plastic tools.
Step 8
- The battery is removed.
- Replace the battery with a new one.
The battery is removed.
Replace the battery with a new one.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Deep - Nov 11, 2017
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“Heat gun”is too vague. So is IR thermometer. What temperature to soften adhesive? How would I know if I was buying the right things?
Eneider Colina - Nov 14, 2017
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I’m not using a heat gun, it´s a hairdryer; on this case the hairdryer hardly exceeds the 60°C and that is enough to remove the battery. If you want to buy a heat gun you must be careful not to use more than 50 °
snack le - Dec 12, 2017
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Where do you suggest ordering a replacement battery from?
Eneider Colina - Dec 13, 2017
ricksanchez - Nov 5, 2020
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Thank you so much for this wonderful article it helped me replace my battery. I bought my replacement battery from here:-
