Installing iPhone 4 Battery
Tools used in this guide
Phillips #00 Screwdriver (1)
Plastic Opening Tools (1)
iPhone 4 5-Point Pentalobe Screwdriver (1) (if iPhone
has external pentalobe screws)
Parts relevant to this guide
iPhone 4 Replacement Battery (1)
Luckily, replacing the battery on the iPhone 4 requires minimal disassembly.
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Step 1 - Rear Panel
Before disassembling your iPhone, be sure
your iPhone is powered off.
Remove the two 3.6 mm Phillips screws next to the
dock connector.
Apple has recently substituted the two
Phillips screws with 5-Point "Pentalobe"
screws. If your iPhone 4 has 5-Point
"Pentalobe" screws instead of Phillips,
please refer to the second picture.
Remove the two 3.6 mm Pentalobe screws next to the
dock connector.
During reassembly, we recommend you use
the 5-Point Screwdriver to remove the 5-
Point screws and replace them with the
equivalent Phillips screws.
The 5-Point Screwdriver should only be
used once as it has the potential to strip the
screws.
Step 2
Push the rear panel toward the top edge of the iPhone.
The panel will move about 2 mm.
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Step 3
Remove the rear panel from the iPhone.
Step 4 - Battery
Remove the single 2.5 mm Phillips screw securing the
battery connector to the logic board.
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Step 5
Use an iPod opening tool to carefully pry the battery
connector up from the ends closest to the top and
bottom edges of the iPhone.
Do not pry against the pressure contact.
Remove the pressure contact from the iPhone.
Step 6
Use the clear plastic pull tab to gently lift the battery out
of the iPhone.
Be careful when removing the battery with the plastic
pull tab. On some units, Apple uses an excessive
amount of glue, making it virtually impossible to remove
the battery in this fashion (with the tab possibly tearing
due to excessive force).
For batteries that "stick", you could use the iPod
opening tool to assist (take extra care whilst doing so).
Remove the battery.
Before reconnecting the battery connector,
be sure the pressure contact (shown in red)
is properly positioned next to the battery
connector.
Before reassembly, be sure to clean all
metal-to-metal contact points on the
pressure contact as well as its contact point
on the rear panel with a de-greaser such as
windex. The oils on your fingers have the
potential to cause wireless interference
issues.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
This document was last generated on Feb 17, 2011.
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