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iPhone X Battery Replacement

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Step 1 - Before You Start

  • Before you start with the repair, the battery should be discharged below 25%.

  • If a Li-Ion battery is charged, it can explode and/or catch fire if punctured.

  • Caution:

  • If the battery is swollen, take adequate measures and precautions.

  • Do not heat your phone. You can use isopropyl alcohol around the edges of the back cover to weaken the adhesive.

  • Wear eye and hand protection when working with swollen batteries.

Step 2 - Pentalobe Screws
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  • Turn your iPhone off.

  • Remove two 6.9mm pentalobe screws sitting at the bottom of the device.

  • Note:

  • Opening the phone's display will jeopardize its waterproof features.

  • Make sure you have prepared replacement seals before you go on with the repair.

  • Otherwise, avoid exposure to liquid if you skip replaceing the seals when reassembling the phone.

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Step 3 - Opening The Phone
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  • Move the spudger slowly along the edges starting from the bottom.

  • Twist the tool to increase the gap between the rear case and the display.

  • If you begin prying from the upper edge, you may damage the plastic clips which secure its LCD.

  • By separating the display assembly and the top edge of the device, the clips which hold the rear case and the display are disengaged.

  • To open the phone, pull the display up, and from the left, like a book's back cover.

  • It is still early to disengage the display completely; several ribbon cables still attach it to the phone's logic board.

  • Attention:

  • Avoid raising the display higher than 10º. The ribbon cables at the right edge of the phone still connect the LCD and the logic board.

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Step 4 - Disconnect The Battery & LCD Display I
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  • Remove five Y000 tri-point screws that secure the logic board connector bracket.

  • Three 1.1mm screws

  • One 3.1mm screw

  • One 3.7mm screw

  • Tip:

  • Remember where each screw comes from so you can put them back where they belong to avoid damaging the iPhone.

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Step 5 - Disconnect The Battery & LCD Display II
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  • Remove the connector bracket gently.

  • The battery connector can be lifted out of its socket using the spurger's point.

  • The connector cable should be bent up a bit to prevent contact with the socket which can result in power in the phone.

  • Disconnect the front panel sensor array connector.

  • Pry the OLED panel cable connector using your fingernail or the spudger.

  • Use the point of a spudger to pry the digitizer cable connector up.

  • Caution:

  • When reconnecting the cables, press one end of the connector until it clicks back into place, do the same on the opposite end.

  • Avoid pressing down in the middle. A misaligned connector can cause the pins to bend.

  • Note:

  • If the screen is blank, white lines appear, or there is partial / complete loss of touch response after reassembly, disconnect and then carefully reconnect these two cables. Now secure them to be fully seated.

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Step 6 - Removing The Display
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  • The sensor arrey cable on the front panel is lightly adhered in place.

  • Gently lift the cable until the adhesive separates.

  • The phone's display assembly should now be removed.

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Step 7 - Removing The Battery
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  • OEM iPhone batteries have adhesive strips underneath.

  • Use your tweezers to pull them out.

  • If you do not succeed, use a spudger to ''dig out" the battery.

  • Note:

  • Regular reapair procedure requires you to remove the haptic engine so you can clear the path to the adhesive strips.

  • We are performing the faster and easier way wich requires a proper sleight of hand ( fr- legerdemain - clarification: fine motor skills when used by performing artist)

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Step 8 - The New Battery
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  • Once you successfuly removed the old battery, clean up any glue residue.

  • The new battery should have adhesive strips preinstalled, if not, use double sided self-adhesive tape.

  • Remove protective films and put the new battery in place.

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Step 9 - Finish The Repair
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  • Reverse the steps 4 to 1 to connect the display and the battery

  • Power on your device and this repair is done!