Difficulty

Easy

Steps

3

Time Required

                          1 - 3 minutes

Sections

2

  • Rear Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 1 step

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Introduction

Be sure to power off your phone before following this guide.

If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery: Charge it to 100% and keep charging it for at least 2 more hours. Then use your device until it shuts off due to low battery. Finally, charge it uninterrupted to 100%.

What you need

Step 1

              Rear Cover
  • Insert a fingernail or the flat end of a spudger into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.
  • Gently pry the rear cover away from the phone until all the plastic clips holding the cover are released.

Insert a fingernail or the flat end of a spudger into the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera.

Gently pry the rear cover away from the phone until all the plastic clips holding the cover are released.

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Step 2

  • Remove the rear cover.
  • To reinstall the rear cover, align it to the back of the phone, and squeeze the perimeter of the phone to snap all the clips into place.

Remove the rear cover.

To reinstall the rear cover, align it to the back of the phone, and squeeze the perimeter of the phone to snap all the clips into place.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Insert a fingernail or the flat end of a spudger into the divot below the battery pack.
  • Pry the battery pack out of its recess.
  • If you use the spudger, do not push too hard or you will puncture the battery pack.
  • Remove the battery pack.

Insert a fingernail or the flat end of a spudger into the divot below the battery pack.

Pry the battery pack out of its recess.

If you use the spudger, do not push too hard or you will puncture the battery pack.

Remove the battery pack.

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

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Check out our Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Answers community for troubleshooting help.

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Mare Tomaski - Jan 4, 2023

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Hmm I can’t seem to get the back cover off my phone. This phone is a POS, always has been. It’s slow, hard to use, and for almost 300.00 bucks it lasted about 2 years. What a racket these phone companies have going.