Back from the dead!

Mein Problem

I received this phone from my mom. She had the battery replaced, however, it had no display and, when plugged into a charger, would vibrate twice every 5 seconds or so.

After reviewing this guide, and disassembling the phone, I discovered multiple ribbon cables disconnected (which is very odd, since you don't need to remove those for a simple battery change).

After reconnecting the cables, this iPhone lives once more.

Meine Reparatur

This went very smoothly. No obnoxious industrial adhesives to deal with. It is challenging keeping all the various-sized screws in order but the connectors were large enough to secure properly.

Mein Rat

Keep track of the screws. I'm also keeping the pentalobe screws off the phone - the phone itself will be in a protective case so no worries of the back falling off.

Also, all of those tiny metal parts for grounding connections - this guide was instrumental in keeping all of those straight.