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Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect

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Time Required: 15 - 25 minutes
Difficulty: Moderate
Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect
Prerequisite Only This is a prerequisite-only guide! This guide is part of another procedure and isn’t meant to be used alone.

Introduction

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Prerequisite only! Use this guide to disconnect the battery in your Xiaomi Pocophone F1.

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    1. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the SIM tray: step 1, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the SIM tray: step 1, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the SIM tray: step 1, image 3 of 3
      • Before you begin, switch off your phone.

      • Insert a SIM eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the left edge of the phone.

      • Press firmly to eject the tray.

      • Remove the SIM card tray.

      • When reinserting the cards, make sure to properly orient them in the tray.

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    1. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Unfasten the back cover screws: step 2, image 1 of 1
      • Remove the two 2.7 mm-long Torx T3 screws from the bottom edge of your phone.

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    2. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Insert an opening tool: step 3, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Insert an opening tool: step 3, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Insert an opening tool: step 3, image 3 of 3
      • Insert an opening tool between the screen and the back cover at the bottom edge of the screen.

      • Slide the opening tool to the bottom right corner to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.

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    3. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Release the clips: step 4, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Release the clips: step 4, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Release the clips: step 4, image 3 of 3
      • Slide the opening tool around the bottom right corner.

      • Slide the opening tool along the right edge of the Pocophone F1 to release the plastic clips.

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    4. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 5, image 1 of 2 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 5, image 2 of 2
      • Slide the opening tool along the top edge of the phone to release the plastic clips holding the back cover in place.

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    5. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 6, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 6, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 6, image 3 of 3
      • Slide the opening tool along the left edge of the phone to release the remaining plastic clips.

      • Try not to remove the back cover all the way yet, the flex cable of the fingerprint sensor is still connected to the motherboard.

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    6. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 7, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 7, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 7, image 3 of 3
      • Carefully fold the phone assembly to the left side of the back cover like you'd open a book page.

      • There are two clips on either side of the rear camera, which may take a little force to release.

      • Avoid tensioning the fingerprint flex cable during this procedure.

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    7. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Unfasten screws: step 8, image 1 of 1
      • Remove the ten 3.2 mm-long Phillips screws.

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    8. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 9, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 9, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect: step 9, image 3 of 3
      • Slide an opening pick under the bottom left corner of the motherboard cover.

      • Slide the opening pick around the corner and along the left edge of the motherboard cover to release the plastic clips holding it in place.

      • Use the opening pick to pry up the motherboard cover.

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    9. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the motherboard cover: step 10, image 1 of 2 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the motherboard cover: step 10, image 2 of 2
      • Remove the motherboard cover.

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    10. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the back cover: step 11, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the back cover: step 11, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the back cover: step 11, image 3 of 3
      • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the fingerprint flex connector.

      • Remove the back cover.

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    1. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the protective foil: step 12, image 1 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the protective foil: step 12, image 2 of 3 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Remove the protective foil: step 12, image 3 of 3
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      • Use a pair of tweezers to peel the black protective foil off the battery and logic board and remove it.

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    2. Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Disconnect the battery: step 13, image 1 of 2 Pocophone F1 Battery Disconnect, Disconnect the battery: step 13, image 2 of 2
      • Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the battery connector.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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