Giving an older phone a much needed boost

My Problem

My Refurbished iPhone 5 which I got as a replacement for my original iPhone 5 bought at release is about 6 months old at this point and has recently started having really weird battery behaviors. Battery percentage dropping suddenly, phone turning off at 12-15% remaining battery capacity, not holding charge as it used to. The battery needed to go!

My Fix

After watching the video and reading through the teardown of the iPhone 5 (and having done a similar replacement on an older iPhone 4S), I was confident in my ability to perform the battery swap and liberate my phone. The instructions were clear and the entire process from start to end (including watching the videos) took about 30 minutes.

My Advice

Work in a quiet environment without outside disturbances, do not rush and if something isnt going the way you intended, rewatch the teardown video or read through the guide again. The internal screws are minuscule so be careful with regards to their placement.