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Battery and lightning connector replacement on an aging iPhone 5s

Curtis Schleich -

iPhone 5s

How to replace the battery in your iPhone 5s

How to replace the battery in your iPhone 5s

30 minutes - 1 hour

Moderate

My Problem

Battery life dwindling, exacerbated by a flaky lightning connector that would not stay connected.

My Fix

About 90 minutes total, the only real problem was that the adhesive under the battery on both sides broke before it came completely out. I was able to pry up an edge of the old battery and with the pointed end of the spudger to get the adhesive gathered enough to get it going again. All else was smooth and buttery.

My Advice

When replacing the lightning connector, there is a small metal and plastic peice that goes under the home button connector. In the disassembly instructions, the speaker is removed before that piece, which is fine for disassembly. During reassembly, however, it works better to put in the speaker before that piece so you don't have to slide the point of the speaker assembly underneath it.

iPhone 5s Battery Image
iPhone 5s Battery

$29.99

iPhone 5s Lightning Connector and Headphone Jack Image
iPhone 5s Lightning Connector and Headphone Jack

$29.99

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iSclack

$24.99

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