Fairphone 4 Charging Port Replacement

Written By: Manuel Haeussermann

Comments: 2

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

25 - 45 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the charging port in your Fairphone 4.

Tools

Parts

Fairphone 4 USB-C Port

Step 1

Be sure to power off your phone before you begin.
Insert your thumbnail, or a prying tool like a spudger, into the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.
Pry the back cover up to start separating its plastic clips.

Step 2

Using your thumbnail or an opening pick, slide along the right side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 3

Slide along the bottom of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.

Step 4

Slide along the left side of the phone to loosen the plastic clips.
Lift the back cover to release the rest of the plastic clips and remove it.
To reinstall the back cover press it firmly into place until you hear a snap from the plastic clips.

Step 5

Use a fingernail or a prying tool at the marked notch to lever the battery out of its recess.
Lift the battery out of its recess and remove it.
Remove the battery.

Thank you for this very helpful guide. However I fail to see why you would conclude that replacing the battery is 'moderate'. Could you elaborate on this a little bit more, please?

For me 'moderate' means it is (very) complicated (i.e. plenty of steps) but feasible in general (i.e. there is a good chance you're not gonna brick your device) for which there is only one escalation level left: 'not feasible at all'. Non of that is true for the FP4. Could removing the battery more user-friendly, though? Well yes, of course but it is still by far very simple and straight forward.

Again, thank you very much for this great contribution.

Dave S. - 13/01/23

Hey Dave S.,

thanks for your comment. You're totally right, the "moderate" rating was due to an oversight as it is the default in the system. I've changed the rating.

Manuel Haeussermann -

Step 6

Remove the six 4.8 mm-long Phillips screws.

Step 7

Use an opening pick to slide beneath the loudspeaker.
Slide the opening pick to the right side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.

Step 8

Slide the opening pick to the left side of the loudspeaker to release the clips that hold it in place.
Twist the opening pick to lift up the loudspeaker.

Step 9

Grab the loudspeaker and flip it towards the bottom to remove it.

Step 10

Use a spudger to disconnect the charging port by prying the connector straight up from its socket.

Step 11

Use the pointed side of the spudger to lift the charging port out of its recess.
The small cutout visible on the opposite side of the charging port screw hole can be used to insert the spudger.