I was right in the middle of putting the most awesome filter on my latest
Instagram when my iphone 5 died.
Of course I was devastated because let's face it
how else well my friends know what it looks like outside today. This is
becoming a frustrating trend with my iphone 5.
So I think it's about time for a new battery.
Hi I'm Gwendolyn with iFixit and I'll be showing you how to replace the
battery in your iPhone 5.
But as always be sure to check out ifixit.com for our step-by-step guide
when you do your repair.
For this repair you will need one of our iphone 4 pentalobe screw drivers which
conveniently works on the iphone 5, a Phillips double zero screwdriver, a set
of plastic opening tools, and a small section cup. If you don't have any of
these tools i would recommend grabbing one of our Protech tool kits.
It has all the tools you'll need for this repair and many others.
and while you can do this repair without it i strongly recommend using one of our
magnetic mats.
it's not listed as one of the required tools for this repair but i don't know
how i'd live without it.
The iPhone 5 has a ton of really small screws and using the mat will not only
keep them all in one place but you can organize them.
I like to write what step I took the piece or screw out on but you can make
whatever doodles help.
Ok, so now that I have all my parts and tools together, I'm gonna get started.
As always make sure your phone is off and completely disconnected from any
power source.
check and check. Now we can remove the two pentalobe screws down by the
lightning connector.
Ok with those screws out
we're going to use our small suction cup to help lift up the front panel.
You're going to want to place this right above the home button, and once you've
got it on there nice and tight
gently pull up to separate the front panel of the rear case. I personally
found this to be the most difficult part of the repair
there are several clips around the display holding it in place, and they
really work.
You may have to use more force than you would think but you only need to open it
enough to get the plastic opening tool in. Once you get the tool in there you're
going to want to gently pry the front panel away from the rear case.
Start at the bottom and work your way up the sides.
Now that the clips along the bottom and the sides of the phone released we can finally lift up the
panel away from the rear case. But be careful there are several cables that
connect the display to the phone and we don't want to damage those. You don't
want to lift the display more than about 90 degrees from the rear case.
Next up we need to remove the three Phillips screws holding the cable
bracket in place and then using our trusty plastic opening tool
disconnect the three cables connecting the display assembly to the logic board.
Now that the front panel assembly has been removed we can work on getting the
battery out. To start with we're going to remove the battery connector bracket
which is held on by two Phillips screws with that bracket off we're going to
gently pry the battery connector up and out of the socket.
The battery is held in place by a good amount of adhesive so to free it you're
going to use your opening tool to gently pry it out of the rear case.
Take your time and be careful you don't want to deform or puncture the battery.
When prying up the battery it's essential that you only pry from these
three locations.
Make sure you especially avoid the area around the pull tab as there are
sensitive chips that can be easily damaged by the prying tool.
Now all you have to do is slip in a new battery.
Of course, you can find all the parts and tools you need for this and many more
repairs at iFixit.com. and let us know how it goes
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