OnePlus One battery repair guide

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

In this repair guide, we show you how to replace your OnePlus One’s defective battery on your own. This repair can help if your OnePlus One 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

Tool for prying out batteries

Tool for prying out batteries

You have to use a very stable tool to pry out the battery. At the same time, it has to be flat enough to insert below the battery.
from €10.99 on Amazon
For storing screws

For storing screws

We recommend storing your screws so you don’t mix up the various screws and small parts.
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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
Tweezers

Tweezers

We recommend using tweezers to remove screws and various small parts from your device.
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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

OnePlus One Battery

OnePlus One Battery

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Steps

7 Steps

Removing the SIM card tray

Step 1

Removing the back cover

Step 2

Removing the plastic cover

Step 3

Removing the battery

Step 4

Installing the battery

Step 5

Attaching the plastic cover

Step 6

Attaching the back cover

Step 7

Getting started with the repair of your OnePlus One

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

7 steps

Removing the SIM card tray
First turn off your OnePlus One.

You can use the SIM Tool or a paperclip to remove the SIM card tray. Press the SIM Tool into the small hole in the SIM card tray to remove it.
Removing the back cover
Insert a thin, flat, tapered spudger into the gap at the corner of your smartphone. There are several clips on the outside under the back cover. You have to disconnect them by moving the spudger around the entire smartphone one time. Alternatively, you can detach the back cover using your fingernails.

Then you can take off the back cover.
Removing the plastic cover
Remove all 15 Phillips screws that hold the plastic cover in place.

5 Phillips screws are hidden under a rubber cover. Use a sharp object to lift out the cover.
12 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws

Now you can remove the following screws.
8 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws
1 x 3.1 mm Phillips screw

Lift out the logic board cover. Carefully insert the pointed tip of the ESD spudger into the headphone jack and lift the black cover. Also pry it out at other points.

Removing the battery
If your OnePlus One is still on, turn it off now by holding down the standby button for about three seconds and following the prompt on the display.

Now you can detach the battery connector. Be very careful. Place the pointed tip of the spudger very slightly below the contact and carefully lift it up. The pictures show where you should put the spudger to avoid breaking off the little resistors even if it slips.

Now lift the battery with the spudger and then remove it.
Installing the battery
Put the battery back in and connect it.
Attaching the plastic cover
Now put the cover back on.

Then fasten all the Phillips screws again.
8 x 3.1 mm Phillips screws
1 x 3.1 mm Phillips screw

Don’t forget to put the little rubber plugs back in.
Attaching the back cover
It’s very easy to put the back cover back on. Put it on in the correct position and press it on all the way around the phone until it’s completely clicked into place.