Fairphone 2 battery repair guide

Fairphone 2 - 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 2’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.
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Steel Laboratory Spatula

Steel Laboratory Spatula

You need a flat and sturdy prying tool to disconnect glued parts.
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Required replacement part

Fairphone 2 Battery

Fairphone 2 Battery

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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 2

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

4 steps

Removing the back cover
Pull on the back cover’s rubber rim on one of the short sides of your Fairphone, and pull the cover off one corner of the device. It’s easy to get your fingernails under the rubber rim.

Pull the back cover off the next corner of your device.

Remove your Fairphone from the enclosure.
Removing the battery
Lift the battery out of the chassis.

Installing the battery
Put the battery in the chassis.

Make sure the battery goes all the way into the chassis and isn’t tilted.
Attaching the back cover
Put the Fairphone in the back cover lengthwise. The device can click into place in two corners of the back cover.

Pull the back cover’s rubber rim over one corner.

Pull the rubber rim over the last corner. Check whether the rubber rim is on evenly all around the display.