iPhone Battery Replacement

[Brainwrong]

Hiya, I know there are a few folk on here that know about this kinda thing, @Forza, do you do iPhone?

Or, should I just try it myself? It doesn't look too bad from the tutorials I've seen online...

Anyway, what kinda price should I expect for a battery & replacement?

It's an iPhone 4S, about 4 years old. My son uses it now but the charge just suddenly doesn't hold, runs out over night with zero apps running. I'm obviously just assuming that this is a on-it's-last-legs battery issue.

Thoughts?

 

[Forzahibs]

Hiya, I know there are a few folk on here that know about this kinda thing, @Forza, do you do iPhone?

Or, should I just try it myself? It doesn't look too bad from the tutorials I've seen online...

Anyway, what kinda price should I expect for a battery & replacement?

It's an iPhone 4S, about 4 years old. My son uses it now but the charge just suddenly doesn't hold, runs out over night with zero apps running. I'm obviously just assuming that this is a on-it's-last-legs battery issue.

Thoughts?

Sorry I don't mess around with phones any more but I'm sure you'd manage . Buy something half decent as you hear regular horror stories about cheap batteries

 

[BurbankHibee]

I am planning on doing a battery replacement on an iPhone 5 shortly. I ordered the battery kit from Amazon so I don't know who the actual battery manufacturer is, doubt it will be OEM. I paid about $20 and expect delivery today. Installation looks pretty straight forward from the tutorials I've seen.

 

[egb_hibs]

Hiya, I know there are a few folk on here that know about this kinda thing, @Forza, do you do iPhone?

Or, should I just try it myself? It doesn't look too bad from the tutorials I've seen online...

Anyway, what kinda price should I expect for a battery & replacement?

It's an iPhone 4S, about 4 years old. My son uses it now but the charge just suddenly doesn't hold, runs out over night with zero apps running. I'm obviously just assuming that this is a on-it's-last-legs battery issue.

Thoughts?

as an alternative - if you take it to the Apple Store they will probably replace with a new 4s for 100-150 (can't mind exactly). I say probably because I don't know if there are conditions around the nature of the problem, ie wear and tear versus fault type thing.

Don't want to give you the fear but I wouldn't leave it charging unattended with a cheap battery

 

[jadamson2704]

Does the iPhone 4s still get software updates? I know they stopped supporting the 4 last year, but it may be worth checking if the 4s gets updates otherwise you may be as well to get an iPhone 5 and future-proof it for software and security updates for the next couple of years at least (I hope!), plus the £60ish enhanced warranty gives you instant replacement if it goes pop.I too wouldn't go near a cheap battery, more risk than the money saving is worth.

 

[Brainwrong]

Does the iPhone 4s still get software updates? I know they stopped supporting the 4 last year, but it may be worth checking if the 4s gets updates otherwise you may be as well to get an iPhone 5 and future-proof it for software and security updates for the next couple of years at least (I hope!), plus the £60ish enhanced warranty gives you instant replacement if it goes pop.I too wouldn't go near a cheap battery, more risk than the money saving is worth.

Yeah, they're still OK for iOS updates from 4S upwards.


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as an alternative - if you take it to the Apple Store they will probably replace with a new 4s for 100-150 (can't mind exactly). I say probably because I don't know if there are conditions around the nature of the problem, ie wear and tear versus fault type thing.

Don't want to give you the fear but I wouldn't leave it charging unattended with a cheap battery

I'll check that out. Cheers, man.

Agree re battery. Heard bad shit about cheap replacements.

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I am planning on doing a battery replacement on an iPhone 5 shortly. I ordered the battery kit from Amazon so I don't know who the actual battery manufacturer is, doubt it will be OEM. I paid about $20 and expect delivery today. Installation looks pretty straight forward from the tutorials I've seen.

I think you're right re installation. Hope the battery you chose is OK!

 

[BurbankHibee]

Well, the battery install did not go well at all. I must have damaged something and the screen doesn't work. The screen, when active shows a gray grid on it. The thing is goosed. Pi$$ed me off because I think it was down to me being heavy handed with the removal of the battery. So I wasted $20 on a battery and I have a knackered phone that is worthless, can't trade it in I expect.

Anyway, I reckon if you are a bit more careful than I was, you should be able to perform the install yourself. Getting the iPhone open was pretty easy. Removing the screws is a bit tricky because they are really small. Same for when you want to put them back in, quite tricky. When it comes to removing the battery, be very gentle and careful about where you put the tool to pry it out. I think that's what done me in, I think I damaged something while trying to use leverage. What I didn't know was that the battery is glued in which is why it was so difficult to remove.

Apart from the screen being goosed, the phone works. But when I put it on charge, it heats up big time, more than what it did when the OEM battery was in. So as egb says, don't charge it unsupervised.

For me, I'll never do this again, I'll take it to Apple for professional installation.

 

[Brainwrong]

Well, the battery install did not go well at all. I must have damaged something and the screen doesn't work. The screen, when active shows a gray grid on it. The thing is goosed. Pi$$ed me off because I think it was down to me being heavy handed with the removal of the battery. So I wasted $20 on a battery and I have a knackered phone that is worthless, can't trade it in I expect.

Anyway, I reckon if you are a bit more careful than I was, you should be able to perform the install yourself. Getting the iPhone open was pretty easy. Removing the screws is a bit tricky because they are really small. Same for when you want to put them back in, quite tricky. When it comes to removing the battery, be very gentle and careful about where you put the tool to pry it out. I think that's what done me in, I think I damaged something while trying to use leverage. What I didn't know was that the battery is glued in which is why it was so difficult to remove.

Apart from the screen being goosed, the phone works. But when I put it on charge, it heats up big time, more than what it did when the OEM battery was in. So as egb says, don't charge it unsupervised.

For me, I'll never do this again, I'll take it to Apple for professional installation.

Thanks for the write up, man. What a nightmare.

Can you tell me the reason you decided to replace the battery in the first place? Was it just the heat?

 

[BurbankHibee]

I replaced the battery because it was not holding a charge, would power off even when showing +30% charged. There was no issue with heat from the original battery. But the replacement battery got very warm when on charge.

 

[OB1875]

I was going to post that battery install in the 4 and 5 is easy, although it's far easier on an 4.

On eBay just look for OEM iPhone battery and most of these are out the same factory as the iPhone ones. I have one in my own phone and they are perfect.

As Burbank has posted, the double sided tape is extremely tough and you need to be careful on removal as the motherboard has a ton of small components.

As a guide, if someone comes to me for an iPhone 4 battery replaced its between £15 and £20 dependant on battery price at the time.

The job is a little more technical on an iPhone 5 as far as accessing the battery goes and I would say they are stuck down a lot more than the 5. If you pry them out, always pry from the opposite side of the motherboard.

If anyone wants advice or guidance, just message me.

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Well, the battery install did not go well at all. I must have damaged something and the screen doesn't work. The screen, when active shows a gray grid on it. The thing is goosed. Pi$$ed me off because I think it was down to me being heavy handed with the removal of the battery. So I wasted $20 on a battery and I have a knackered phone that is worthless, can't trade it in I expect. Anyway, I reckon if you are a bit more careful than I was, you should be able to perform the install yourself. Getting the iPhone open was pretty easy. Removing the screws is a bit tricky because they are really small. Same for when you want to put them back in, quite tricky. When it comes to removing the battery, be very gentle and careful about where you put the tool to pry it out. I think that's what done me in, I think I damaged something while trying to use leverage. What I didn't know was that the battery is glued in which is why it was so difficult to remove. Apart from the screen being goosed, the phone works. But when I put it on charge, it heats up big time, more than what it did when the OEM battery was in. So as egb says, don't charge it unsupervised. For me, I'll never do this again, I'll take it to Apple for professional installation.

You have mentioned you paid $20 so I'm not sure if your in the states. I know someone in the states who can repair pry damage on a motherboard. If your in the UK I also know someone here. If your in the states:http://mendonipadrehab.com/The lady is called Jessa and she is excellent at what she does, has helped me with advice many times.

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