iphone 5 battery replacement success!

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I recently bought a refurbished iphone 5 from ebay for my dad. When it arrived, I was excited to use it but was also worried that it would have some sort of major issue, because I have not had good experiences with refurbished items in the past. I was relieved to know that everything was in good order expect for the erratic battery life. I would download an app or play a game on the phone and suddenly, the battery percentage would drop 20-30% in a matter of a few minutes. Also, when I plugged my phone into the charger, the battery percentage would shoot up 20-30%, which was the strangest thing that I had ever seen. At this point I was very displeased and was about to return the phone. I decided to look up this problem to see if it was a common occurrence and figured out that some people had some success after replacing the battery. The battery replacement at the apple store cost $80, I decided to save some money and try the diy way. Thankfully the replacement was relatively easy and now the battery life is very good without any erratic behavior.

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The repair was easy and fun to do. It only took about 15 minutes because I was being extra careful not to break any sensitive parts of the phone. What surprised me the most was the size of the tiny screws and parts of the phone. I had a little trouble lifting out the battery itself because the adhesive was pretty strong and I was worried that I would break it. But other than that, it was fine.

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Just follow the guides because they are well written and have patience because it is well worth it in the end when the battery replacement is a success. The only tricky parts were pulling the screen from the back and pulling out the battery itself.