Pocophone F1 Battery Replacement

Switch off your phone.

• Insert a SIM eject tool or a paperclip into the small hole on the SIM card tray on the left edge of the phone.
• Press firmly to eject the tray.
• Remove the SIM card tray.

Properly orient the cards in the tray when reinserting them.

Remove the Torx T3 screws located on the bottom edge of your phone.

• The screws are approximately 2.7 mm in length.
• There are two screws to be removed.

Insert a opening tool between the screen and back cover at the bottom edge.

• Slide the tool towards the bottom right corner to release the plastic clips.

• Slide the opening tool to the bottom right corner.
• Run the opening tool along the right edge to release the plastic clips.

Insert the opening tool into the gap between the phone's frame and the back cover.

• Run the tool along the top edge of the phone to release the plastic clips.
• The back cover should now be removable.

Insert the opening tool along the left edge of the phone and slide it gently to release the remaining plastic clips.

Do not remove the back cover completely at this stage, as the flex cable for the fingerprint sensor is still connected to the motherboard.

Locate the phone assembly and fold it toward the left side of the back cover, similar to opening a book.

Be careful not to stretch or tension the fingerprint flex cable during this step.

Remove ten Phillips screws, each measuring 3.2 mm long.

Insert an opening pick into the bottom left corner of the motherboard cover.

• Slide the opening pick along the left edge of the motherboard cover to release the plastic clips.
• Pry up the motherboard cover using the opening pick.

Remove motherboard cover.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up the fingerprint sensor area.

• Pry up the fingerprint flex connector and disconnect it.
• Remove the back cover.

Remove the black protective foil from the battery and logic board using a pair of tweezers.

• Peel off the foil, working slowly around each edge.

Use the flat end of a spudger to carefully pry up and release the battery connector.

Use a spudger with the flat end to pry up and disconnect the interconnect flex cable.

• Fold the interconnect flex cable out of your way for better access.
• (Optional) Secure the folded cable using adhesive tape, such as Tesa, on a stable surface like your desk.

Use tweezers or your fingertips to gently remove the orange sticker from the battery.

• Next, peel away the small white sticker covering the battery's surface.

Grab both ends of the orange sticker.

• Pull both ends of the orange sticker straight up.
• The battery will lift out of its recess.

If it's difficult to remove, the adhesive may be too sticky. Apply a heated iOpener to the screen for at least two minutes or use a heat gun.

Do not attempt to reuse the removed battery as this poses a safety hazard.

• Peel off any remaining adhesive from the battery.
• Remove the battery from its holder.

Reuse of the old battery is strictly prohibited due to potential safety risks.

• Dispose of the old battery and replace it with a new one.

The old adhesive tape can be reused if still sticky, but for screen replacement, always use fresh custom-cut adhesive tape.