Huawei P9 Lite Battery Replacement
ID: 79004
Description: Use this guide to replace the old battery in...
Steps:
- Use an opening pick to unclip the rear cover, starting from the bottom corner.
- Work your way around counterclockwise and carefully pry the plastic tabs open one by one.
- There is adhesive underneath the back cover that holds it to the battery and the metal plate at the top.
- Be careful with the flex cable at the right hand side.
- Twist the opening pick to lever the back cover away and loosen it from the adhesive.
- When the back cover is freed from the adhesive you can pop it off by hand completely.
- On the bottom of the phone remove the following screws:
- Three 2.9 mm Phillips #00 screws
- Four 3.8 mm Phillips #00 screws
- Now you can grab the loudspeaker unit and take it out.
- Remove the nine Phillips #00 screws that secure the metal shield plate.
- Some screws may be covered with tamper proof stickers. Remove them to ensure a proper seating for your driver.
- Do not remove the shield plate yet, it is attached by a connector and an adhered cable.
- Use a spudger to disconnect the fingerprint sensor from the motherboard.
- Peel the NFC antenna cable off of the metal plate.
- Disconnect the motherboard flex cable on both ends and take it away.
- Peel off the NFC antenna from the battery.
- Be careful not to rip or crease the antenna.
- If you are just removing the battery to get to the display, you can leave the NFC on the battery.
- Unplug the battery connector.
- Slide the spudger under the battery at the place shown in the picture and pry it loose slowly.
- Avoid bending the battery and reheat if necessary.
- Be careful not to damage the display flex cable that runs underneath the battery in the center.
- When reassembling your phone replace old adhesive with double-sided tape or pre-cut adhesive strips.