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after i lost my Mi4i , i went back to using my old razr M.
major problem with it is poor battery life. earlier in it's younger days it wasn't that bad. so i thought replacing with a new battery might solve the problem to some extent. so i went ahead and ordered the battery on ebay.in.
procedure:
there are couple of neat videos out there on youtube which describe how to remove the internals of razr m.
first task is to peel off cover from lower part and the Motorola logo. both are stuck on with thin double sided tape. it was easier than i thought. they came right off with a guitar pick.
phone seems to be over-engineered in the fastening department considering that 11 screws are holding the two halves of the phone. 3 screws under the plastic bit, 2 under the logo and 3 on each side.
screen and logic board are connected with flat wire. need to be careful while separating.
next, few more on logic board [actually lost count of them
]
logic board separated from the rear panel. you can see the battery stuck to the lower panel on the left. before you could separate the logic board, one would have to remove the battery, rear and front camera flat cables.
actually prying the battery was more difficult. it was stuck with some strong glue. finally had to use the knife to pry it off!
old vs new comparison!
you can see how thin this 2000mAH battery is !
test charging before putting all together.. looks like power transplant was a success!
finally the team mug shot!
for now phone has powered on and has started off charging from 45% upwards. will report if it lives and works tomorrow onward.
major problem with it is poor battery life. earlier in it's younger days it wasn't that bad. so i thought replacing with a new battery might solve the problem to some extent. so i went ahead and ordered the battery on ebay.in.
procedure:
there are couple of neat videos out there on youtube which describe how to remove the internals of razr m.
first task is to peel off cover from lower part and the Motorola logo. both are stuck on with thin double sided tape. it was easier than i thought. they came right off with a guitar pick.
phone seems to be over-engineered in the fastening department considering that 11 screws are holding the two halves of the phone. 3 screws under the plastic bit, 2 under the logo and 3 on each side.
screen and logic board are connected with flat wire. need to be careful while separating.
next, few more on logic board [actually lost count of them
logic board separated from the rear panel. you can see the battery stuck to the lower panel on the left. before you could separate the logic board, one would have to remove the battery, rear and front camera flat cables.
actually prying the battery was more difficult. it was stuck with some strong glue. finally had to use the knife to pry it off!
old vs new comparison!
you can see how thin this 2000mAH battery is !
test charging before putting all together.. looks like power transplant was a success!
finally the team mug shot!
for now phone has powered on and has started off charging from 45% upwards. will report if it lives and works tomorrow onward.
