Xperia Z1 Compact Battery Change
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Changing the battery and back cover of a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503.
Mainly utilizing a hair dryer and a guitar pick, maybe a spudger and a little bit of patience.
A suitable battery is available here (it's one without the antenna, you have to reuse your old antenna if you need NFC):
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UK: amzn.to/2XyVu1f
DE: amzn.to/2ZJJcQZ
A back cover similar to the one I used is available here:
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UK: amzn.to/2prurk9
DE: amzn.to/2qKaGbA
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A few additional things to note:
- Do not push the pick in too deep. You can end up damaging the NFC sticker on the old battery (more on that below).
- The camera lens area is magnetic, so be careful when removing the screw, as it might magnetize to the lens.
- My new battery did not come with an NFC sticker or the foam square above the power connector. I had to remove these from the old battery using the toolkit tools and then reapply them to my new battery.
- When removing the film on the back of the backplate, there is a second layer of film on the camera lens. Remove this additional film circle with tweezers.
Thanks for contributing your experiences. Hope this helps even more people repair their phones.
No problem! I'm just happy I got my phone working again. I had the same issue as you, but I rode it out until the battery was nearly completely dead. It would only last for about 6% until shutting off.
hey guys
do i have to change the backplate or i can use the old one
+georgi ivanov You can use the old one but you probably have to get new sticky tape then.
Thank u man
Hi Jan, excellent tutorial. One of the best I've seen.
Just a couple of questions, did the replacement battery hold it's charge once it had been fully charged and have you tested the phone's waterproof capability since you put the new back cover one?
Thanks from the UK!
+Andrew Wyatt Thanks Andrew. The replacement battery holds its charge very well. I guess I was lucky and it's a real Sony one. I heard there's a special glue to keep the phone waterproof (which I didn't use). I suspect mine isn't anymore.
Very informative tutorial with added humour. Well done
+Hughie Duncan Thank you! Glad you liked it. :)
Thanks very much for video,thanks to you I successfully replaced my one with an original battery without NFC ( I don't mind) it came 18%charged and now my phone is like new. I accidentally had the correct metal tool and that allowed me to remove the case easily and without damage it . I already ordered a replacement but I could actually re seal the original one. Thanks again :)
Dude, thank you for this video. It really helped me. Just a correction in what you said towards the end: It is Ladies and "Gentlemen", not Genitals!.
Oh, it's actually meant as a joke. John Lennon supposedly addressed the audience like that. ;)
First!
But seriously, why did UA-cam suggest this now? I wonder if this phone with its shiny back cover is still kicking around the lab somewhere. Maybe buried in a pile of retro computers and amplifiers 🤔
Gave it to a friend actually who still uses it as far as I know. ;)
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Hi, great video, I'm trying to replace my battery but it still does not seem to work. So I would like to know, How many time did you leave the battery charge before it works at all? Thank you in advance for your answer.
I ask this because I don't know If I did something wrong because when I try to charge it the light is only blinking on red and I don't know if it is charging or not. Or if it is something that I did not put on its place
+TheAbyss200 I think the red light blinking means there's something wrong with your battery and it's not charging. Mine worked fine after the first charge. Is the battery connector correctly inserted (the flex cable pointing to the bottom of the phone)? Sometimes even a little dust on the connector prevents it from making contact. Try reinserting it. Otherwise you probably got a faulty battery, I guess.
+TheAbyss200 Could also be that the charging circuit in the phone itself is broken. Did the old battery charge at least for a bit? If so, the circuit is prbly fine.
Yes the battery did charge before I replaced it, and after a minutes I realized It was the connector! Thank you so much for your quick feedback. And thank you so much for this awesome video!
+TheAbyss200 Ah, good. Glad I could help!
many thanks ... the best vid for battery change z1 compact on yt
+scooter66133 You're welcome! Happy I could help. :)
best video on z1 for battery replacement!Just did mine thank you
+marion crane Glad I could help!
How many yrs xperia batt will last?
z1 compact or z1 big ? why the battery so big
It's a compact.
i'm a lifetime proven brilliant engineer by qualification and experience [i'm 60]...never could be bothered to write a comment on you tube but....you young fella are brilliant in your thoughts and skills...excellent stuff. m. uk
Thank you so much sir! Means a lot to me. (Not THAT young though, close to 40...) :D
Jan Beta.. You're welcome Jan..excellent video..bad guess on your age tho...out of interest....where are you based..cheers Mike..Sheffield.. Uk
mikeukhouston Haha, it’s more flattering this way around than the other I guess. I’m German.
Jan Beta..
German eh... A-ha..Great engineers...that explains it...keep up the good work on you tube..you have a talent...
mikeukhouston Thanks, I will! This is a great hobby. :)
thanks for the instructions mate. I have a question, I bought a battery but not a new back cover, can a reuse the old one and what glue could I use to glue it back on. thank in advance for any help.
+manny me I think there is pre-cut double sided adhesive available. You I could also just use a good thin double sided tape around all edges (I recommend 3M brand). The phone will obviously not be waterproof anymore except you get a special adhesive for that purpose.
Very very good video. please put Czech subtitles there. Regards, Petr
Good tutorial! just waiting for my battery to arrive, lets see if it works!
Fingers crossed.
i don't have hairdrayer or any heating device, can i use flame from a gas stove?? just hover the phone above the flame
Oh, I wouldn't recommend that. If you accidentally heat it up too much or drop it it might explode in your face. Using something less hot and more controllable is recommended!
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I have one of these and I bought a battery to exchange the dead one and my battery doesn't look like that despite coming from a Sony supplier... Its meant to have NFC and my cell doesn't have the NFC bit on it. :(
Oh, sorry to hear that. The replacement batteries come with and without NFC antennas from different manufacturers I think. If you are patient, you can peel off the antenna from the old battery and reuse it. It is literally just a sticker.
Thank you for the tutorial. The replacement batteries I find online don't seem to have that square circuit that you said to be the antenna (NFC). Is it possible that new batteries come without the antenna? If so, is it possible to dettach it from the old battery and stick it to the new one? Thank you very much!
A lot of replacement batteries come without the NFC antenna. It should be possible to carefully peel it off the original battery and put it on the new one. It's just a kind of sticker. If it breaks, you only lose the NFC capability of the phone, everything else should be fine.
Thank you very much! I will give it a try!
I need to change the battery on my phone but after watching this I think I'll just get a new phone. Sony used to be such a good company but, seriously? Why should it be so difficult to change a battery! I don't even have a hairdryer. I'm going back to Samsung!
I made the ameture mistake of trying to prise the back off from the side which leverages the entire internal frame out. Protip: Start prising the back off from the notch at the top (speaker?) then there's no mistake. Changed the battery (mine didn't come with an NFC antenna though), replaced the back and all seems good again.
+cannnonfoddder Yes, starting from the notch is indeed a good idea. I nearly made the mistake myself on the first try but realized it before I applied force. Glad your repair worked in the end. :)
Very good explained. Thanks
Glad you liked it! Hope it helps. :)
You need to change the back cover with a new one? what about the old one...?
Thanks so much dude! or mate! xD hahahah, take care.
Greetings from Chile.
+Carl Quinn The old one on this particular phone was very scratchy. Especially the camera lens cover was damaged so it had to go. Plus it's far easier to insert a new cover with fresh sticky tape than trying to get new tape on the old cover, I think. You can try, of course. Maybe it works for you. Greetings from Germany to far away Chile! ;)
Hi Jan, I changed mine without problem. But even with a good cleaning the new back cover is not holding correctly. Any advise to get a better sticky tape?
+NFSManiacom I heard that some people just use normal double sided tape. I don't know if it really works, though.
Sony has no need to change battery even after 5 years.
Don't you usually pronounce 'Z' as 'Zed'?
i need to know where i can get that battery. i also have battery problems with my xperia
Disregard wrong video
The tiny screw is on the left, not right. My mistake..
I have osteoporosis
What is the tool called for unscrewing the screws?
your tutorial helped me so much. спасибо!
p.s. old battery date is 14w03 (3 week of 2014) and new is 14w22. Did your battery died so fast?
Glad I could help. Until now, I didn't realize the date codes on the batteries. The "new" one seems to hold up well, so I guess it has had zero load cycles as advertised. A bit strange that it is so old, though. I just bought it shortly before shooting the video. The original battery died a bit before that.
I have the flashing light thing, and I first thought my Hdd is dead or something, but most likely just the battery. Very good tutorial. Gonna buy new battery tomorrow... (cant use your link cause I live in Finland, delivering is expensive :D)
Thanks! Hope it works for you. Good luck! :)
Hello, I would like to ask you a question, please. I need to change my battery and do what you did on this video. When you remove the top part of the screen, do you need to replace it with a new one by force or you can you back on the old top part of the screen?
You can reuse the old screen. Technically, you could also reuse the back cover. I only replaced mine because it was in very roughed up condition anyway.
@@JanBeta Many thanks for replying back to me. Does the top part which you removed to place the new battery needs to be stuck with glue or does it fit in place with some pressure, please?
It needs to be glued on, some thin double sided tape should work well.
@@JanBeta Many thanks for your help
really it's very interesting.... thank you very much
Thanks a lot for your video! Having the same problem here; phone shutting down when battery still indicating 60%. Did replacing it fixed your problem?
Yes, it still works fine today (gave it to a friend a while ago who uses it as his main phone now).
Thanks
Hi, thank you for your tutorial. i changed battery following your instruction. has a little trouble to connect the power,but in the end i did. and the red light is lighting repeatedly without turning on the phone.i checked everything ,maybe i miss something but it can't find my mistake.maybe the battery is not good itself?
+dinara shonykhova Either that or the charging circuitry itself is faulty. Also worth checking/cleaning the battery connector again maybe. Sorry it didn't work for you. :/
Thank you for the video! Very useful. The only one I found that actually shows you where the back cover actually is. Before this video I bent the plastic frame trying to open the phone exactly where you showed not to!
+Iulian Luca Thanks for the positive feedback! Yeah, the position of the seam on the back cover is very important, so i stressed that part a bit. Glad I could help.
I replaced the battery,but when i charge the phone there is only a red blink led and nothing else,is that normal?
+MitchMason I think the red light means that either the battery or the charging circuit is faulty. Maybe it's just a bad connection. Try reinserting the battery plug.
Jan Beta actually i solved,yes you were right,the battery was not connected properly,now it works just fine
Thank you from everyone here in Australia that you've helped!
Hi, can you please tell me where you bought the battery with the nfc sticker on it and the backcase with the good sticky part, because I read in the comments that not all back cover stick well
Hi Lynn. I'm afraid I can't really help you there. Got both things from German ebay. The back cover I just bought the cheapest one I could find that had the sticky stuff already on it. The battery claimed to be a Sony original (which it probably is) which was salvaged from an unused phone that was on display somewhere. Maybe you can find something similar. Good luck anyway!
Awesome video, I'll definitely be using it next week to replace my battery. All I can find on Ebay though is batteries without the NFC antenna. If I use one, will it affect anything other than NFC? Cos I never use it and can live without it. Also, was the battery cover you got an official Sony one or 3rd party?
Losing the NFC antenna will not affect anything else afaik. I think you can also try and carefully remove/reapply the old antenna if you want to keep NFC capability. It's basically just a sticker. The back cover I used was the cheapest one I could find that had the sticky tape already on it. Definitely not an official one.
Yeah I think I'll try transferring the antenna, but the priority is obviously not to damage anything. If it doesn't work then no biggie, 3 and a half years I've used NFC once just to try it.
Yeah I also didn't find a real use for NFC other than experimenting a bit. Anyway, hope your battery exchange goes well!
Thanks for this very clear guide!
Hope it works for you! :)
Jan Beta New battery seems healthy so far. Time will tell... Will it keep dying like the old one?
Lithium cells don't last forever, sadly. So it will fail again at some point. If it is of good quality, it will hopefully last for some years. :)
Hi thanks for the well made informative video. It only took me 10 minutes to change the battery and powered up first time.
Nice! Glad I could help repairing your phone. :)
thanks for this! my phone lives again and i feel so pleased that i didn't have to ditch it, just because of a dead battery. so much waste avoided and money saved! thank you!
+matthew dolan Glad I could help. :)
Thanks for this video - I kept trying to prise up the wrong layer after watching other people's videos.
+Damian Lydon Glad I could help. That's actually one of the main reasons I made the video. Nobody else showed where exactly to open the thing.
any feedback on the battery usage?
+ian lorenzo supe The battery still works as expected. I guess I was lucky and I got an original Sony one as advertised.
Cheers for the tutorial! :) What kind of screwdriver is required? Type and size? Thx, mate!
+Matsån J I used a Philips P00. Most likely a P0 will also work.
Hai friend my phone 50% better Auto metek power off what problem friend
After you changed the battery or before? If you didn't change the battery, you probably have to do that. Same behavior my phone had before I changed the battery.
how many time did you use that phone?
+Alex Ander I use it as a spare phone and as a second camera from time to time. Quite a few times, actually.
great video, short, detailed and effective
Glad you liked it! :)
As for the guitar pick using, how many is the number of thickness?
I do not have a guitar.
Can I buy it in Japan?
Thank you for a video.
It was able to be understood well. :)
Thanks! I think the picks I used here are .7mm or something like that. Try to get thin ones
Thank you for a reply.
You should use the nylon thinly.
I challenge it.
Good luck! I hope it works for you!
Thanks to your wonderful video, I was able to replace the battery safely.
It was very easy to understand.
+sonic 29978 Thanks! Glad I could help. :)
Should i heat the back again after changing the battery just to make sure the adhesive glue sticks as it should
It depends on the adhesive. I didn't have to do it for my back plate but it won't hurt to do so I guess.
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Great Video, thanks :)
+Ahmet Burak Glad I could help. :)
Jan Beta Could you give me link to buy an orijinal battery and back cover please?
I got lucky and found an new old stock original on eBay. I think you only get original parts if you are a certified repair shop otherwise. You have to gamble and buy a third party one I'm afraid.
Ladies and genitals lol :p
nice danke mann!
Hi Jan Beta, Thanks for this beautiful Tutorial. m just waiting for my new battery which i have ordered from Amazon.india the name of the battery in amazon i written as Sony Xperia Z1 Mini D5503 Z1 Compact M51W Battery (LIS1529ERPC) (SP)
and i m geeting it tomorrow. hope i will get Original Sony battery. or atleast a good battery which has good life. so my question to u is once i remove back case. will my Z1c looses water resistance capability...?
+Girish M Thanks! Yes, it will not be as water resistant as before. There is some kind of special sealant available, but I'm not aware of how to get it unfortunately.
Hi Jan Beta yesterday i tried replacing battery but i opened the back case successfully but my new battery power connector to phone was not at all connecting i tried many times no luck, my phone failed to turn on. phone was turning on only when i unscrew it and hold the power connector so i just gave to phone repair center and that guy fixed it and said me that the connector strip was little short in size so it was not connecting...unfortunately i had to pay little money for fixing it. not a problem anyways it got fixed.
+Girish M Oh, good that your phone works again. Not so nice that the battery connector didn't fit well. I guess there is a lot of fake and low quality replacement batteries out there. Unfortunately it's very hard to tell which ones are good until you try. Hope you didn't pay too much. Anyways, thanks for sharing!
how to reuse antenna nfc?
If you are really careful, you can peel off the antenna (it's just a sticker) and reapply it in the same spot on the new battery.
hi can use the one without that black antena at the back, amazon dont have this type of batteery any more
They should work just fine. The only thing you lose is the NFC capability (which most people don't ever use anyway). You could also try reusing the antenna from the old battery. It is basically just a sticker that can carefully be peeled off and attached to the new battery.
Thanks for the details well done for the effort you made to explain how to do, cool.
+Luke Kanth Thanks! Hope it helps many people fix their phones. :)
Hello. Thank you for this video.
I have a question. Can battery removal affect phone data (settings and all) in any case?
+SniperNLN I'm not an expert on how the data is stored but it should all be flash storage so it won't be affected at all by removing the battery. It's just like turning the phone off and on again. You should always make a backup of any important data before you open up a device anyway, just to be perfectly safe.
Ok. Thank you.
Thank you for this great tutorial. I changed my battery following your instructions :-)
As far as you know, does the newer battery cover make the phone water proof as before?
+Claudio Nicolotti Glad that it worked for you! The new cover is most probably not very waterproof though. You would have to use some kind of special glue for waterproofing it again.
Jan Beta thank you!
Thanks a lot mate, I just replaced mine a few minutes ago!
+Juan Nava Glad I could help! Thanks for the comment. :)
"Danke Sehr" für dies hervorragende Video! I suppose du verstehst diese Sprache auch! ;-)
Ja, die verstehe ich tatsächlich ganz gut. ;) Danke für's Lob. Ich hoffe, das Video hilft!
thanks friend
thanks for the vid :)
Just thank for this video -that was very clear :)
+Alain PREOBRAJENSKI Glad I could help! :)
Thanks for that, you made it look so easy I'm gonna do it.
Nice! Hope it works for you. It really isn't that hard. Good luck!
thanks for sharing, really helpful.
+Dade Nai Glad I could help. :)
hi, welchen schraubenschlüssel bzw welche größe hast du genutzt?
Das war ein PH00, glaube ich. Ein PH0 müsste auch passen.
hi, i want ask is that ur z1 compact have the issues that turn off automatic due to the overheating, and sometimes it cant charge normally, it will get the red link blink and blink. Need to rest a little time then can continue charging
Mine just turned off. No blinking or overheating. The failure sounds like it's also the battery. Could also be the charging circuitry but the battery is far more likely to fail.
Jan Beta how to test the battery?
I don't know of a way to do it from the outside. You would have to take the battery out and test it with a multimeter. And it would probably show the right voltage anyway. I would just try a new battery I think. Chances are quite good that it fixes it.
Jan Beta thank you
Is IT watterproof now ?
+Tomas Cingel No, there is some special adhesive available that is said to make it waterproof again but if you just use double-sided tape like in my case it won't be fully waterproof anymore.
those 4 dislikes are probably because you play bass with plectrum
+Daniel chetenefrega Hahaha, you may be right. To silence the haters: I also play with my fingers sometimes depending on what sound I need. ;)
شكرا لكم
Glad I could help. ;)
I need to do this soon, my battery barely last a day
Hope the video helps. It's not a big deal if done right. Good luck!
It's still an okay phone with a new battery if you don't need to play the latest games, I think.
A very helpful video; easy to follow and understand.
My new battery did not come with the NFC sticker, I carefully peeled it from the old battery and stuck it in place on the new battery without a problem.
There are 2 small tabs at the lower end of the battery which need fitting in place first, before the top right [tiny] screw, or the cover will not fit properly.
As a native English speaker may I say how impressed I am with your excellent English.
Keep up the good work
PS Is the Z1 Compact a lovely little phone, or what?
Thanks! Glad I could help. And thanks for adding the info about the little tabs. The Z1 is a lovely phone indeed!. :)
watch out everyone! i tried and my battery explode.
Oh, hope you didn't get hurt. As I said in the video, these batteries can be very nasty. :(
everything is okay. im safe n sound ;)
Ah, good to hear. :)
Good Jobs ! Thanks
Hope it works for you. :)
are z1 compact batteries same as xperia a2?
Oh, I have no idea but I don't think so. Sony uses different batteries for nearly everything afaik.
i brought z1 compact battery and fitted to a2 docomo no problem. the only issue left are the adhesive strip doesn't stick anymore. i thought they were reusable after removing the battery cover. too bad
"Ladies and genitals"?!!!
It's a joke from the movie "Backbeat" actually. John Lennon is supposed to have said it to announce a Beatles concert. Couldn't help it. ;)
aaah ok! I just wanted to test my english listening skills. Many thanks for the tutorial anyway.
Gracias!
+Daniel Maza Medina Glad I could help! :)
15:26 Ladys and genitals??? wtf?
It's just a joke. John Lennon supposedly said it one time announcing the Beatles.
"Ladies and genitals"?! What do You mean??
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It's a joke. John Lennon supposedly said it before a concert once. No offense!