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iPhone 3G Battery Semi-Replaceable

Submitted by Edward Kirk on July 10, 2008 - 11:16pm.
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As you know, the original iPhone's battery was extremely difficult to replace, but now it appears that Apple may have thrown us a bone on this one. It's still not easily replaceable, but iFixit's teardown revealed that the battery is now no longer soldered in place on the board. This means that while it's not officially user-replaceable yet, the process of replacing the battery will be significantly simpler. This is especially good news for those of you that enjoy DIY hardware-hackery.

Submitted by Edward Kirk on July 10, 2008 - 11:22pm.
Also, yes I have internet for the time being, but we've got some nasty nasty weather on the way out here so the laptop might go in the bag pretty soon now. Some crazy lightning on the way...

Submitted by Nap045 on July 10, 2008 - 11:57pm.
This is a good thing... I know I had a battery go south on me with my current iPhone and it took some time to sort it out. So definitely a good thing.

P.S. Good luck fighting the weather out there...
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Also, yes I have internet for the time being, but we've got some nasty nasty weather on the way out here so the laptop might go in the bag pretty soon now. Some crazy lightning on the way...

Submitted by xxx on July 11, 2008 - 12:33am.
This is def a plus, but last time I took the back off of an iPhone, I bent it. Maybe it will be easier with the plastic ones this time around!

Submitted by Edward Kirk on July 11, 2008 - 12:42am.
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This is def a plus, but last time I took the back off of an iPhone, I bent it. Maybe it will be easier with the plastic ones this time around!
Yikes! How did that turn out? Did you get it bent back?

Submitted by WatersWest on July 11, 2008 - 1:03pm.
Interesting post. Something tells me that in about 18-21 months, when I once again become "upgrade eligible," there is likely to be a new iPhone that I want more than I will want to install a new battery.

Submitted by iswenson on July 14, 2008 - 8:58pm.
this is really cool. the fact that you can buy a new battery and without too much hassle put it in yourself is awesome news. it'll be real helpful maybe after a while of use and the battery life gets worse!