Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo battery repair guide

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

In this repair guide, we show you how to replace your Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo’s defective battery on your own. This repair can help if your smartphone 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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Getting started with the repair of your Galaxy S5 Neo

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4 steps

Removing the back cover
Put your finger in the appropriate hollow to detach the back cover from the chassis. This hollow is slightly above the standby button. The back cover is hooked onto the chassis.

Remove the back cover.
Removing the battery
Use your finger to lift the battery out of the device. There’s a hollow in the chassis where you can easily access the battery.

Remove the battery.

Installing the battery
Put the battery in the appropriate slot in the chassis. Make sure the battery’s four gold contacts are touching the four gold springs in your device.
Attaching the back cover
Position the back cover on the chassis.

Use your finger to press the back cover firmly onto the entire device. The back cover has to hook onto the chassis. You can hear it click into place.