iPhone 5 Battery Swelling
Noticed the screen was bulging on my vintage iPhone 5 last weekend and guessed correctly this was because the original battery inside was beginning to swell - it's something rechargable batteries can do with age and heat.
Ordered up a replacement and switched them over - you can see here the difference in size between the good battery on the left and the swollen old battery on the right.
Replacement is simple - two screws on the case (needs a type of screwdriver called a pentalobe though) and two on the inside that cover the battery connector. Unclip the connector and swap out the batteries. My battery was lightly glued on the rear side which was a bit worrying at first but was easily pried up when understood.
Finally, when it was all rebuilt, the glass on the screen had separated slightly from the rest of the screen assembly. Took it apart again, disconnected the screen entirely (three screws, super easy) and then found it was a simple case of clicking the glass back into place with a bit of finger force - and added a couple of drops of glue to hopefully keep it in place permanently.
Reassembled again and have a fully working iPhone 5 with a brand new battery. Not bad for a 2012 model phone!
NB: Replacement battery, instructions and tools supplied by iFixit for 20 Euros.
eustore.ifixit.com/en/Parts/iPhone-Parts/iPhone-5/iPhone-...
iPhone 5 Battery Swelling
Noticed the screen was bulging on my vintage iPhone 5 last weekend and guessed correctly this was because the original battery inside was beginning to swell - it's something rechargable batteries can do with age and heat.
Ordered up a replacement and switched them over - you can see here the difference in size between the good battery on the left and the swollen old battery on the right.
Replacement is simple - two screws on the case (needs a type of screwdriver called a pentalobe though) and two on the inside that cover the battery connector. Unclip the connector and swap out the batteries. My battery was lightly glued on the rear side which was a bit worrying at first but was easily pried up when understood.
Finally, when it was all rebuilt, the glass on the screen had separated slightly from the rest of the screen assembly. Took it apart again, disconnected the screen entirely (three screws, super easy) and then found it was a simple case of clicking the glass back into place with a bit of finger force - and added a couple of drops of glue to hopefully keep it in place permanently.
Reassembled again and have a fully working iPhone 5 with a brand new battery. Not bad for a 2012 model phone!
NB: Replacement battery, instructions and tools supplied by iFixit for 20 Euros.
eustore.ifixit.com/en/Parts/iPhone-Parts/iPhone-5/iPhone-...