Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Battery Replacement

Step 1 Back Cover




• Start by switching off your phone.
• Take an iOpener to heat up and soften the glue behind the back cover.
• With a suction handle lift the back cover to insert an opening pick.
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Step 2




• Slide the pick up to the middle to separate the back cover from the frame.
• Insert a second opening pick and move around the right corner along the bottom and around the left corner.
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Step 3
• Take another opening pick and continue towards the top corner.
• Here you want to use one more pick for the last part at the top.
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Step 4

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• Insert a plastic card at the bottom and slide it underneath the back cover.
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Step 5
• Heat up the back cover once again so you can slide the plastic card towards the top.
• Always take a peek underneath the back cover to not damage any parts like the NFC antenna.
• Move the plastic card until you reach the camera bump. Now slowly lift up the back cover and finally remove it.
• Be sure to remove any residue from the glue and apply new adhesive when reassembling.
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Step 6 Battery
• Remove the SIM card tray.
• Remove the 17 Phillips #00 (3.4 mm) screws on the midframe.
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Step 7
• Push the exposed part of the battery away from the midframe to separate the components.
• You may need the IMEI sticker on your old battery to identify your phone in the future, be sure to transfer it to the replacement battery.
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Step 8
• There is a plastic spacer between the battery and the midframe that requires a metal prying tool to remove before the battery can be replaced. Be extremely careful not to puncture the battery.
• Use the Jimmy to carefully pry the plastic battery spacer out from the daughterboard end of the battery cavity.
• Remove the plastic spacer from the phone.
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Bei mir war der Plastikabstandhalter fest am Akku. Am Ersatzakku allerdings auch.
Miautier - Nov 7, 2020 Reply
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Step 9
• Again carefully pry up the battery and insert the tip of an opening pick on the left side.
• Now you can use a second opening pick and slide it in on the right side. Also don't insert too far to avoid damaging the LCD screen underneath.
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Very hard to do from this side. I recommend removing the mainboard and trying this from the top where the battery connector is. There is an area flush with the base surface.
Felix - Aug 3, 2022 Reply
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Step 10
• Slide with the opening picks towards the top to free the battery of the adhesive.
• Now you can remove the battery.
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Take care not to dent or break the copper plate under the battery. That is your screen and any deformation will damage the display causing bleeding and/or pixel loss.
taz - Oct 15, 2020 Reply
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