Xiaomi Mi 10 Battery Replacement

Switch off your phone.

• iOpener on: apply to back of phone for 2+ minutes to loosen adhesive.

Attach a suction handle to the rear glass's bottom edge.

If the rear glass is cracked, use strong tape or superglue to secure the suction handle.

• Lift the rear glass with the suction handle to create a small gap.
• Insert an iFlex into the gap to hold it open and prevent resealing of the adhesive.

• Insert a opening pick into the gap.
• Move it to the bottom right corner.

Now you can safely remove the iFlex.

Insert a second opening pick at the bottom left corner.

• Slide the new opening pick across the glue to cut it.
• Leave both opening picks in place to prevent resealing.

Insert opening pick 3 into the bottom left corner.

• Slide the tip along the side of the phone, working your way up.
• Leave one opening pick at the top left corner to hold the adhesive in place.

Reapply heat using your iOpener if the adhesive becomes difficult to cut.

• Insert a fourth opening pick under the top left corner of the rear glass.
• Slide this pick along the top edge, cutting the adhesive as you go.
• Leave the pick in place at the top right corner to prevent resealing.

• Insert a fifth opening pick into the top right corner.
• Move the opening pick along the right edge to separate any remaining adhesive.

Power off your phone completely before proceeding.

• Remove the rear glass.
• Power on your phone and test all functions during reassembly.
• Be sure to power down your phone completely before continuing work.

Remove the four 4.9 mm Phillips #00 screws.

Insert an opening pick between the loudspeaker and the protective mat, carefully slicing through the adhesive.

Apply an opening pick to cut through the adhesive under the black protective mat over the lower speaker unit.

Avoid damaging the copper foil underneath the NFC and charging coil assembly.

• Slide a plastic card or playing card underneath the NFC and charging coil assembly.
• Loosen the adhesive with the card, starting at the left edge of the assembly.
• Optional: Apply heat to the left edge using an iOpener to soften the adhesive.

Do not remove the NFC and charging coil assembly completely yet – it remains glued to the motherboard cover.

Be careful not to damage the NFC and charging coil assembly.

• Fold the NFC & charging coil assembly towards the left side of the phone.

Remove the five 4.9mm Phillips #00 screws.

Insert an opening pick under the motherboard cover's lower right corner.

• Pry up the motherboard cover using the opening pick.

Remove the motherboard cover, which also includes the NFC and charging coil assembly.

Use the flat end of a spudger to pry up and release the battery flex cable.

Remove the three Phillips #00 screws securing the upper loudspeaker assembly.

• Insert an opening pick under the bottom left edge of the upper loudspeaker assembly.
• Pry up the loudspeaker assembly using the opening pick.

Remove the upper loudspeaker assembly.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the gap between the battery and the case.

• Pry up on the interconnect cable covering the top edge of the battery with the spudger.
• Fold the interconnect flex cable to the left side of the phone for access to the battery.

Peel off the larger tab marked A using your fingers.

• Remove the smaller tab marked B from the battery.

Hold both orange pull tabs and gently pull up to remove the battery.

Do not reinstall a damaged or deformed battery — potential safety hazard.

• Pry the battery off of the adhesive pad.
• Remove the battery from its mount.

Temporarily reconnect the battery connector to the motherboard socket for proper alignment.

• Adhere the new battery.
• Disconnect it and continue reassembling your device.