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Repair information and guides for the Apple iPhone 5s that was announced on September 10, 2013. Model: A1533, A1453, A1457, A1528, A1530, A1518

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Problem! Only charges when powered off. Discharge when powered on.

Hello,

I've got an iPhone 5S 16 Gb. Everything worked fine for about 2 months.

Then I decided to change the battery, because it was draining really fast, and had 500+ cycles.

After that, the problems started.

> As soon as I plug a USB cable, image lose its colours and freezes.

> When I unplug the USB cable, the device reboots

> The solution I found was : unplug the cable, turn off the phone, plug the cable in.

Then it power on, and I see the green light. After 5 minutes, I see it was going from 31% to 29% !

> I tried to power off the phone and see what happens. I turn it on after 5 min and it is back to 32%

> I used the phone for about 1-2 hours until it's dead. I plug the cable. It never boots up..

I already tried to change EVERY component on the phone (battery, dock, cable, wall charger, computer, camera, screen, anything). No good news.

Is there any solution remaining ?

Thank you ! (Sorry for my english)

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Sounds like you have a bad battery. Contact the company you bought it from and request a replacement. If you bought it from iFixit your purchase is warrantied for 1 year and you can contact Customer Support at support@iFixit.com

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Hello,

as I wrote in the last part of my message, I already tried to change every component outside of the motherboard, including at least 3 different batteries.

Sounds like a motherboard problem, I'm just wondering how I could fix it..

Thank you anyway

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