Samsung Galaxy Note10 Battery Replacement

Written By: Carsten Frauenheim

Comments: 11

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Battery Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

1 - 2 hours

Introduction

Use this guide to remove or replace the battery on your Samsung Galaxy Note10. If your battery is swollen, take appropriate precautions.

For your safety, discharge your battery below 25% before disassembling your phone. This reduces the risk of a dangerous thermal event if the battery is accidentally damaged during the repair.

Tools

Parts

Step 1

Completely power off your phone before you begin disassembly.
Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the left edge of the back panel for one minute.
A hair dryer, heat gun, or hot plate may also be used, but be careful not to overheat the phone—the display and internal battery are both susceptible to heat damage.

Step 2

Apply a suction cup to the heated edge of the back panel, as close to the edge as possible.
If your back glass is badly cracked, covering it with a layer of clear packing tape may allow the suction cup to adhere. Alternatively, very strong tape may be used instead of the suction cup. If all else fails, you can superglue the suction cup to the broken panel.
Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to create a gap between the back panel and the frame.
Depending on the age of your phone, this may be difficult. If you are having trouble, apply more heat to the edge and try again.
Insert the point of an opening pick into the gap.

Step 3

Slide the opening pick along the left edge towards the bottom left corner to slice the adhesive.
Do not insert the opening pick more than halfway into the phone or you risk damaging internal components.
Leave the pick inserted in the bottom left corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Step 4

Insert a second opening pick and slide it across the left side towards the top left corner to slice the adhesive.
Leave the pick inserted in the top left corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

Step 5

Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the top edge of the phone for one minute.

Step 6

Insert a third opening pick into the gap on the top edge of the phone.
Slide the opening pick to the top right corner, slicing the adhesive.
Leave the pick inserted in the top right corner to prevent the adhesive from re-sealing.

I cracked this top right corner because the camera cutout causes it to be more prone to cracking. Make sure to use heat in that corner, and spray some >90% isopropyl alcohol in there to loosen up the adhesive. I would do this corner last.

Raid One -

Step 7

Prepare an iOpener and apply it to the right edge of the phone for one minute.

Step 8

Insert a fourth and final opening pick into the gap on the right side of the phone, sliding it down towards the bottom right corner of the phone to slice the adhesive.
The back panel will begin to separate from the phone as you get closer to the bottom edge.
Slide an opening pick back and forth around the entire perimeter of the phone to release any missed adhesive, reheating if you find any extra-stubborn adhesive.

Step 9

Lift up and remove the back panel.

Step 10

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 4 mm screws securing the wireless charging coil.

Step 11

Use a pair of tweezers to lift up and flip back the metal shield covering the battery connector.

Step 12

While holding the metal shield up and out of the way, use the pointed end of a spudger to pry up the battery connector to disconnect it.

Step 13

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the wireless charging coil connector from the motherboard.

Step 14

Tilt the metal shielding up so you can grip it with your fingers.
Peel the wireless charging coil up and away from the device.
The wireless charging coil is secured to the phone with some light adhesive.
Remove the wireless charging coil.

is it possible to replace with brand new wireless charging coil

Mohamed Ayham Hussain - 03/02/21

How do you remove the metal plate to attach it to the new flex coil

zshouse - 23/04/21

Why do you want to do so?

Daniele Carminati - 24/04/21

Step 15

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the five 4 mm screws securing the loudspeaker.

Actually, you don’t need to remove the loud speaker as long as you can do with 3 daughter board cables hanging off and distract a little bit, there is no effect with it bcoz the cable is flexible

Cute Kitty -

Step 16

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the loudspeaker.

Step 17

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the main interconnect cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the secondary interconnect cable from the motherboard.

Step 18

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the main interconnect cable from the daughterboard.
Disconnect the secondary interconnect cable from the daughterboard.

Step 19

Remove both interconnect cables.

Step 20

Use the pointed end of a spudger to disconnect the display cable connector from the motherboard.

Step 21

Apply a few drops of high concentration (90% or greater) isopropyl alcohol underneath the battery at the tear-shaped indents near the corners of the battery well.
Wait about two minutes for the isopropyl alcohol to penetrate and weaken the battery adhesive before you proceed to the next step.

Step 22

Apply a suction cup to the back of the battery.
Pull up on the suction cup with strong, steady force to begin to separate the battery from the frame.
If this is difficult, apply a few more drops of isopropyl alcohol underneath the battery, let it sit for two minutes, and try again.
Insert the point of an opening pick into the gap created between the battery and frame.
Don't insert the opening pick more than halfway or you risk damaging the fingerprint sensor underneath.
Pull up on the suction cup to remove the battery.
The battery will come out without much force once the isopropyl alcohol has adequately penetrated the battery adhesive.
When you're reassembling your phone, apply stretch release adhesive strips, double sided adhesive tape, or pre-cut adhesive to secure the new battery.

Hallo zusammen,

ich habe mein Handy nach dieser Anleitung auseinander genommen, jedoch ist der Alkohol wohl in dieses Dreieck unter den Akku und bei dem Fingerabdrucksensor rein geflossen. Ich habe mich gefragt, wofür dieses Dreieck gut ist. Könnt ihr es mir sagen? Und habt ihr eine Vorschlag, wie ich es besten wieder trocken bekomme?

Vielen Dank

Hello,

I took my phone apart following these instructions, however, I guess the alcohol got into this triangle under the battery and by the fingerprint sensor. I was wondering what this triangle is for. Can you tell me? And do you have any suggestion on how best to get it dry again?

Thanks a lot

Finn H - 16/10/22

Conclusion

For optimal performance, calibrate your newly installed battery after completing this guide.

Compare your new replacement part to the original part—you may need to transfer remaining components or remove adhesive backings from the new part before installing.

To reassemble your device, follow the above steps in reverse order.

Take your e-waste to an R2 or e-Stewards certified recycler.

Repair didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Answers community for help.

Author

Carsten Frauenheim

Member since: 10/03/20

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5 comments

Is N10+ (4g) identical in battery and steps to change?

Robert F -

Here is the Galaxy Note 10+ battery replacement guide!

Carsten Frauenheim -

I just wanted to add that after swapping in the new battery, apparently the only way to reset the battery cycle count is by rooting the phone. There doesn't seem to be any way to get the phone to recognize the new battery as new, otherwise.

transam grrl -

Are you sure about that? I mean, can't just we use the classic calibration with Samsung ?

Federico - 17/09/23

Good instructions. Per iFixit, I am supposed to do "Battery Calibration" which consists of charging and keeping on charger for +2 hours, then using it until it dies, then recharging to 100%. Simple.

Apparently, I messed up the fingerprint sensor because it wouldn't work, but the phone was working great. Chaulk that up to learning experience. Was looking for a reason to upgrade anyway.

I set it up to play YouTube shorts, which loop until the phone dies. The phone dies while I'm asleep. I wake up. I plug it in. NOTHING. I flip the charger. NOTHING. I try a different charger. NOTHING. GREAT.

I swap back to my old battery in hopes I got a bad NEW battery. Get that all swapped and still nothing, but SOMETHING. It vibes when I plug it in but the screen is totally black. Try soft reset. Try reversing through all the steps to see if I forgot a cable or had one unseated. No problems at all.

Something happened to the SCREEN when the BATTERY DIED during recalibration. PROCEED WITH CAUTION

Roy Cohee -