Htc One Mini 2 Battery Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          1 hour

Sections

Back Plate
5 steps
Motherboard
7 steps
Battery
2 steps

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Step 1

              Sim and MicroSD Card

Insert the end of a paper clip into the holes on each side of the phone to eject the SIM card and Micro SD card.
Set the cardholders aside.

Insert the end of a paper clip into the holes on each side of the phone to eject the SIM card and Micro SD card.

Set the cardholders aside.

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Step 2

Heat up the top grey speaker plate with the iFixit iOpener for two minutes.

Heat up the top grey speaker plate with the iFixit iOpener for two minutes.

Step 3

              Front Plate

Use a metal spudger to pry up the left edge of the upper grey front plate.
Place the spudger between the inside white plastic edge and the grey plate. Do not pry between the two white plastic frames.
Don’t pry against the glass. Pry against only the left side as there is a delicate antenna under the plate.
Use the narrow plastic pry tool to carefully separate the black ribbon antenna from the grey plate.

Use a metal spudger to pry up the left edge of the upper grey front plate.

Place the spudger between the inside white plastic edge and the grey plate. Do not pry between the two white plastic frames.

Don’t pry against the glass. Pry against only the left side as there is a delicate antenna under the plate.

Use the narrow plastic pry tool to carefully separate the black ribbon antenna from the grey plate.

Step 4

Remove the 2mm screw with a T5 torx screwdriver head from the iFixit tool kit.

Remove the 2mm screw with a T5 torx screwdriver head from the iFixit tool kit.

Step 5

Use the plastic pry tool to pry around the edge of the phone.
Pry carefully around the card slots.
Slowly pull up from the right side of the screen like opening a book.
The plastic piece for the power button may fall out. Set it aside for reassembly.
Use the plastic spudger to peel the foam adhesive around the camera away from the back plate.

Use the plastic pry tool to pry around the edge of the phone.

Pry carefully around the card slots.

Slowly pull up from the right side of the screen like opening a book.

The plastic piece for the power button may fall out. Set it aside for reassembly.

Use the plastic spudger to peel the foam adhesive around the camera away from the back plate.

Step 6

              Motherboard

Peel off the long yellow pieces of tape on the right and left side of the copper plate.

Peel off the long yellow pieces of tape on the right and left side of the copper plate.

Step 7

Starting from the copper plate, peel up all three woven, silver colored tapes using the spudger or narrow pry tool.

Starting from the copper plate, peel up all three woven, silver colored tapes using the spudger or narrow pry tool.

Step 8

Using the flat end of the spudger, pop up the white tabs on all ribbon cable connectors located to the left and right of the copper plate.
On the left side, pop the white tab up to the left. On the right, pop up to the right.
Carefully pull out the ribbon cables.

Using the flat end of the spudger, pop up the white tabs on all ribbon cable connectors located to the left and right of the copper plate.

On the left side, pop the white tab up to the left. On the right, pop up to the right.

Carefully pull out the ribbon cables.

Step 9

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, unscrew the two 1 mm screws from the bottom right corner of the motherboard that hold the power connector down.
Pop up the battery connector using the flat end of the spudger.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, unscrew the two 1 mm screws from the bottom right corner of the motherboard that hold the power connector down.

Pop up the battery connector using the flat end of the spudger.

Step 10

Use the pointed end of the spudger to pop off the four antenna connectors. Three are located on the top left corner of the motherboard and one on the bottom right.

Use the pointed end of the spudger to pop off the four antenna connectors. Three are located on the top left corner of the motherboard and one on the bottom right.

Step 11

Using the pointed end of the spudger, pull the wires for the rumble motor to the left to pull the connector out of the board.
The connector is very small and easy to break so take caution when pulling it out. Wiggling the wires as you pull to the left helps.

Using the pointed end of the spudger, pull the wires for the rumble motor to the left to pull the connector out of the board.

The connector is very small and easy to break so take caution when pulling it out. Wiggling the wires as you pull to the left helps.

Step 12

Using a T5 torx screwdriver, remove four 2mm screws from the four corners of the motherboard.
Once the screws are removed, carefully pull the copper plated motherboard out.

Using a T5 torx screwdriver, remove four 2mm screws from the four corners of the motherboard.

Once the screws are removed, carefully pull the copper plated motherboard out.

Step 13

              Battery

Use the narrow plastic pry tool to pop off the two ribbon cable connectors located at the bottom of the upper circuit board.

Use the narrow plastic pry tool to pop off the two ribbon cable connectors located at the bottom of the upper circuit board.

Step 14

Use a prying motion on each side of the battery with the narrow plastic pry tool to lift the battery from the frame and remove it.
There is an adhesive under the battery. This may take some extra work to pry off.

Use a prying motion on each side of the battery with the narrow plastic pry tool to lift the battery from the frame and remove it.

There is an adhesive under the battery. This may take some extra work to pry off.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Anthony - Nov 13, 2017

I just went through this with my phone and got it all back together, but I just plugged it in to charge and the screen just shows a gray blob slowly getting darker until the LED charging light shuts off and the screen goes blank. I don’t know if maybe I missed connecting something or what. Any suggestions on what may be unplugged/damaged?

Don - May 5, 2018

Same here, Anthony. Did you ever resolve grey blob problem?

gordon beaton - Apr 4, 2019

funny I got the same problem, the charge light stays on and if you press vol dn and power button at same time it buzzes after 5 seconds

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