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Difficulty
Very easy
Steps
3
Time Required
1 minute
Sections
2
- Rear Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 1 step
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Introduction
If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.
What you need
Step 1
Rear Case
- Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
Pry with a plastic opening tool, or your fingernail, in the divot to the left of the rear-facing camera, near the power button.
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Step 2
- Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.
Lift the rear case by the corner nearest the divot and remove it from the phone.
Step 3
Battery
- Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
- Remove the battery from your phone.
Insert a plastic opening tool, or your finger, into the notch of the battery compartment and lift the battery upward.
Remove the battery from your phone.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Mark Cosenza - Oct 14, 2019
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A great super cheap, easy fix for an older phone. Can’t thank you enough. AAA+++
