DEJI Battery for iPhone 5, 2010mAh High Capacity Replacement Battery for Model A1428, A1429, A1442 with Complete Repair Tool Kit and Instructions -[2 Year Warranty]

This is like my 5th or 6th attempt at repairing or replacing iPhone/Ipad components (batteries & Screens) So I'm not a pro at it by no means, with that being said I gave this a 5 star. The battery is so far working as advertised it came with about a 60% charge and charged to 100% quickly compared to original battery and how it was charging. Tool kit was unexpectedly above average, delivery was quick and price was very competitive. My only complaint would be the directions, if this was my first time attempting this repair their were some steps that were either omitted or not concise. Example would be how to remove battery without damaging electronic components, even though there was a tag on my iPhone that instructed you on that repair. And the battery was wrapped with plastic that looked like it needed to be installed with battery, although if you install with plastic its almost impossible to do it as space is limited. Anyways no big deal! If you are attempting this you will surely figure out plastic needs to come off. And there is always Youtube videos to help as well.

Fits well and has been working very well with long battery life. The kit was very useful for easy installation

First -- I deliberately ordered this Li-ion battery on it's own, separate order. And yet, it arrived in a 12 x 16 x 6 inch shipping box, HUGE by scale to the battery box, no padding in the shipping box, with a 5 lb bike u-lock from an earlier order in the same shipping box, with it's Li_ion battery warning label blatantly attached to the box top. Amazon -- really??? I expect the box label might have made the delivery person more careful in handling, but still, a battery and a sledge hammer of a lock in the same box??After taking a deep breath and inspecting the battery and it's package I decided it might be OK; no visible damage to the battery, it's box, or internal plastic packaging. After removing the phone case and screen protector from my iPhone 5, I confirmed my iPhone model number, A1429, good to go.Using the enclosed tools, I coaxed the phone apart. Took a little effort, didn't want to drop or break anything, but got there. I left the glass connected, anchored it at 90 degrees upright to 2 soup cans with some cord-minder velcro strips.Disconnected the battery, the connector came away easily, no need to pry. The battery, the original from 7 1/2 years ago, took some coaxing to get it off the tape. Backside showed some evidence of probable leakage inside the casing -- wrinkles, other distortions, different casing hue in a few spots. Besides the battery running down quickly, the inspection confirmed it was time to make the change.At this point I'm about 45 minutes into an 8 minute battery change. Must have been a lot of coaxing involved.The tape was still sticky and intact, the pull tab was intact (now I discover it has one), so I decided to stay with the original tape. Slid the new battery into place. Went to connect the battery, found the connector didn't quite line up. Rats.Inspected the connector under a loupe, the working electrical bits seemed a match to the OEM bits. First diagnosis was the ribbon wiring was a tad too long, forcing the battery connector slightly out of position relative to the phone connector. After 1 1/2 hours of unsuccessful coaxing I had an evening adult beverage, dinner and conversation, watched a movie, got some sleep.Early next morning, I reviewed on-line instructables/videos. One of the new (to me) videos suggested connecting the new battery to the terminal before fully removing the old battery, make sure the new battery would power up the device. Which triggered an idea.I pulled the new battery back out (much easier, the old tape, while still sticky, was less sticky, and now I had done this before so I knew about the pull tab.) During this process I took another look at the battery connector, the physical part. I noticed the portion that fits next to the battery had the look of a spring, which might have also been pushing/holding the connector out of position.So, I connected the connectors with the battery close by but not seated in its slot. It took me 15 minutes to chase the two very tiny screws in pre-dawn lighting, but once I tired out the screws the actual connecting was easy with the battery out of the way. The magnetized screwdriver tip helped, but there were still screw-to-tool alignment challenges, especially on the smallest screw. (Although, I might have needed some coffee, too). Then, I carefully slid the battery in, being careful not to pinch the wiring. It was a bit snug against the spring edge of the connector, but not too bad. All looked good on visual inspection.So, after cleaning the home button contacts, gently blowing things out, wiping down the mating edges of glass and case, I made my first reassembly attempt. Battery was just in the way of one of the case clips. Rats.Battery back out, battery back in, this time also paying attention to getting full clearance along the length of the case edge.Borrowing the test idea from that video I mentioned earlier, I decided to check operations before reassembly. Plugged in power, white apple on the screen, passcode entered, life in the machine, battery at 46 percent!. Checked a few apps (cycled power a couple of times, Home button doesn't work until case fully reassembled.) Completed reassembly. The five-point driver wasn't magnetized; after fumbling with screws for a bit, I fetched my magnetized driver from the tool box, finished the reassembly.So another 1 1/2 hours, now time for a mug of 0600 coffee!Case is back on the phone (actually in use as an iPod, no longer used as a phone.) Device is on the charger, seems to be charging fine. Time will tell the rest, genuinely hope it really has 40 percent more capacity than the OEM battery, and charging cycles to match.Minus a star for the connector challenges. Not penalizing the product for Fulfilled-by-Amazon shipping.

The instructions are less than stellar. Very fine print. Diagrams could have been a little clearer. However, a little help from a video worked wonders. No need to remove the old adhesive holding the battery. It had enough adhesion to securely hold the new battery, which was a perfect fit. The supplied adhesive strips weren't necessary. The battery charged perfectly and appears to have usefully more capacity than the original. Very good value to give an older but otherwise excellent iPhone a new lease of life.

While this is the right battery for the original iPhone 5 and it works, quality control could be better. The cable for the plug is not the right length, so it doesnt perfectly click in like the original battery did. You have to bend the cable to be able to plug into the connector, even when you do plug it in, the force from the cable pries it up off of the connector again. Never had that issue with my old battery If I get another battery that actually stays connected maybe ill rate more stars.

I watched the manual video on YouTube and actually it was pretty easy to replace the old battery.

Update after 3 weeks of use - well apparently not only is this battery not the capacity it's advertised to be. It can't hold a charge on standby for more than 2 days. I guess it's better than nothing - it made an otherwise unusable phone somewhat usable for ~$20I chose this item because it was advertised as “high capacity” with 2010mah. See photo - it is not - it is 1440mah. The actual battery even has 2010 printed on it.The install was simple enough - and the tools worked.My review and annoyance is based on the false advertising of the battery capacity.I only hope the battery lasts - after one night the battery lost about 25% - according to the product description the battery is “unstable” for the first few cycles. We will see if that is “true” just like the claim about the capacity of the battery.

It's been few months and I love the battery life