IPhone 8 Plus Battery Replacement

Difficulty

Doable

Steps

Time Required

1.5 hours

Introduction

This guide is for a battery replacement for the iPhone 8 Plus

Tools Required

• Phillips #000 Screwdriver

• P2 Pentalobe Screwdriver

• Tri-point Y000 Screwdriver

• Spudgers

• Tweezers

• iPhone opening tool

• Hair dryer

• Nylon String

Parts

Battery for iPhone 8 Plus

S$18.80

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Precautions

• Work on a clear and open surface • Careful when unscrewing as most of the screws are extremely small, have a small box ready with you • Take note and keep track of each screw during disassembling and assembling

Step 1

Power off your iPhone before beginning disassembly. Remove the two 3.5 mm pentalobe screws from the bottom edge of the iPhone.

Step 2

Note: The screen is secured to the chassis using adhesive Use hair dryer to soften adhesive

Step 3

Close the handle on the opening tool, opening the suction-cup jaws. Place you iPhone in between the suction cups, against the plastic depth gauge. Open the handles to close the jaws of the opening tool. Center the suction cups and press them firmly onto the top and bottom of the iPhone. Hold onto your iPhone securely and close the handle of the opening tool to separate the suction cups, pulling the front panel up from the rear case. Peel the two suction cups off your iPhone. Gently grasp the display assembly and lift it up to open the phone, using the clips at the top of the front panel as a hinge.

Step 4

Open the iPhone by swinging the display up from the left side, like the back cover of a book.

Step 5

Remove four Phillips (JIS) screws securing the lower display cable bracket to the logic board, of the following lengths: Two 1.3 mm screws (Red Circle) One 1.4 mm screw (Orange Circle) One 2.7 mm screw (Yellow Circle)

Step 6

Remove the lower display cable bracket.

Step 7

Use the point of a spudger to pry the battery connector up from its socket on the logic board.

Step 8

Use the tip of a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the large lower display connector by prying it straight up from its socket.

Step 9

Disconnect the second lower display cable connector, directly behind the one you disconnected in the previous step.

Step 10

Remove the two tri-point Y000 screws securing the bracket over the front panel sensor assembly connector: One 1.0 mm screw (Red Circle) One 1.2 mm screw (Orange Circle)

Step 11

Remove the bracket covering the front panel sensor assembly connector.

Step 12

Use the tip of a spudger or a fingernail to disconnect the front panel sensor assembly connector from its socket.

Step 13

Remove the screen

Step 14

Note: Battery is glued to the chassis of iphone Slightly pry up the top of the battery Insert nylon string between battery and chassis Slowly remove the adhesive

Step 15

Remove the old battery

Step 16

Paste adhesive sticker on new battery

Peel off the blue sticker covering the black tab

Step 17

Place the black tap on the lower part of the battery as shown in the picture

Step 18

Slowly paste the battery on the back of the battery.

Step 19

Paste the black tab on the top of the battery

Step 20

Remove the red plastic covering the adhesive

Step 21

Paste the new battery onto the chassis Make sure the battery connector is aligned to the socker

Step 22

Waterproof Adhesive Replacement

Note: Steps 22 - 26 optional to replace waterproof adhesive Begin by removing all the old display adhesive around the perimeter of your iPhone's case. Be sure to remove any remaining adhesive from the back of your display as well.

Step 23

Begin peeling the large backing from your replacement adhesive, starting from the bottom edge.

Step 24

Carefully align the exposed lower edge of the adhesive strip with the bottom edge of your iPhone's case. When it's correctly aligned, gently press the exposed lower adhesive strip into place. Continue peeling away the backing from the adhesive, gently pressing the adhesive into place from the bottom of your iPhone to the top. Finish separating the adhesive backing and discard it.