Fairphone 1 battery repair guide

Fairphone 1 - Replacing the battery

15 min.

Easy

4 Steps

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The battery life is low. Your Fairphone keeps crashing or won’t charge.

In this guide, we show you how to replace your Fairphone’s defective battery on your own. This repair can help if your Fairphone crashes during heavy use because the voltage temporarily drops, you can no longer charge it or turn it on, or the battery life is very low.

Required tools

Menda ESD Spudger

Menda ESD Spudger

You need a flat plastic prying tool to disconnect the various plugs and connectors.
from €26.38 on Amazon
Steel Laboratory Spatula

Steel Laboratory Spatula

You need a flat and sturdy prying tool to disconnect glued parts.
on Amazon
Phillips PH00 screwdriver

Phillips PH00 screwdriver

You need the right screwdriver for removing PH00 screws.
from €10.84 on Amazon

Required replacement part

Fairphone 1 Battery

Fairphone 1 Battery

from €18.79 on Amazon

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Steps

4 Steps

Removing the back cover

Step 1

Removing the battery

Step 2

Installing the battery

Step 3

Attaching the back cover

Step 4

Getting started with the repair of your Fairphone 1

If you get stuck or have questions, you can post a comment. We’d be happy to help.

4 steps

Removing the back cover
Lift the back cover with your finger to detach it from the smartphone. There’s an indentation in the side of the Fairphone for this purpose.

Remove the back cover from the device.
Removing the battery
Remove the battery from your Fairphone by lifting it at the bottom.

Installing the battery
Put the battery back in your device.

Make sure the battery’s three gold contacts are touching the three gold springs in your smartphone.
Attaching the back cover
Put the back cover back on. Make sure the two tabs on the back cover hook into the chassis.

Press the back cover on until you hear it click into place.