As they say, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Normally, I wouldn’t recommend this route. For an iPhone 7, a decent repair kit with a warranty-backed battery and the required tools costs $35 at reputable company such as iFixit. That’s only $15 cheaper than the cost to have the Apple Store do the job for you.
iFixit provides a nice video tutorial to go with it.
The main challenge appears to be getting the phone open. Starting with the iPhone 7, Apple made its models watertight, and significantly harder to breach.
You have to melt the seal that holds the front and back panels together. iFixit sells a tool called the “iOpener,” which you heat in the microwave, to help with this, but it’s going to cost you another $13.
By contrast, the repair kit for the Samsung Galaxy S7 costs $33 and includes the opener. If you want a battery replacement kit for a Google, Huawei, LG, or OnePlus phone, iFixit has those, too.
I’ve experimented with DIY repair kits before, but only to replace smashed displays. And both of the phones I “fixed” were permanently damaged in the process.
After screening iFixit’s video tutorial, I’d say replacing an iPhone battery is far simpler. You don’t have to remove as many tiny screws or worry about transferring cameras and other hardware onto a new part.
But when I did those screen repairs, I made a point of using older, iPhone 6 phones that weren’t watertight, which made them a lot easier to open. I’m not sure I could crack one of the latest models, then put it back together properly. At the very least, I wouldn’t bank on it being watertight anymore.
Suffice to say, you may want to watch an online tutorial to see what’s involved in replacing the battery on your specific phone before electing to go down this path. For an LG phone, for example, it can be relatively simple.
The iFixit website is a big help here. It offers a wide selection of video guides.
As for Veneziano, she says she’s not normally this brave when it comes to electronics.
“But, out of necessity, we’ll try.”
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