Introduction
The battery on this phone is covered by a plastic casing and will require the removal of some screws and plastic parts.
If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
What you need
-
-
To remove the back cover, start at one corner and stick the plastic opening tool under the cover and pry it away from the phone.
-
With the plastic opening tool, pry all the way around the phone while lifting up on the cover.
-
-
-
-
Using the same plastic opening tool as in step 1, once again pry up on the edges of the plastic back cover.
-
-
-
Gently lift the back plate away, exposing the motherboard. The battery will be stuck to the back of the cover, so be careful when lifting it off.
-
-
-
Gently pull up on the red and black power cable to lift the connector out of the motherboard.
-
Move the battery and cover away from the motherboard.
-
-
-
Lift gently on the battery using the metal spudger tool.
-
Obtain a new battery and place it into the plastic casing using double sided tape or whatever is provided with the new battery.
-