moto g10 - Replacing the battery

Use our checklist to test the basic functions of your Motorola moto g10 before repairing. This way you can check afterwards if your repair was successful.

1. Press and hold the power button until the Power Off menu appears on the screen.
2. Tap Power off in the displayed menu. Your smartphone will shut down within a few seconds.

1. Press a thin, pointed object into the small round opening next to the SIM tray to push it out of the device frame. We use a SIM tool for this purpose.
2. Then pull the tray completely out of the frame.

The plastic back cover is hooked into the screen unit and slightly glued as well. It can be loosened particularly well with a flat plastic tool, such as a pick or the iPlastix.

The frame is especially unstable at the opening where the SIM tray used to be. Therefore, be particularly careful at this point.

1. Carefully slide your tool under the edge of the back cover.
2. Now move the tool around the back cover piece by piece. The hooks with the screen unit should loosen audibly and noticeably.

The back cover is glued separately around the camera module and fingerprint scanner.Press down the camera module and fingerprint scanner when detaching the back cover, so that they are not accidentally torn off.

1. Heat the adhesive by briefly running a hot air device over it. We use a heat gun for this, but a normal hair dryer will also do.
2. Carefully detach the back cover.

There are strips of protective film on the edge of the screen unit. Since they partly cover the screws, they have to be removed.

1. Carefully pull off the strips with tweezers.
2. Discard them if you do not want to reattach them after the repair.

• 2 × 3.3 mm Phillips
• 7 × 3.9 mm Phillips

Use a screw storage to keep an overview during the repair and avoid losing anything. Use an old sewing box, for example. With our high-quality magnetic pad, you have the additional advantage that nothing slips.

1. Loosen the nine Phillips screws from the plastic cover above the motherboard.
2. Arrange them on the magnetic pad in a way that you can easily identify the two different screw lengths later on.

The fingerprint sensor lies on the plastic cover. To avoid damaging it, you should hold aside when removing the plastic cover.

1. Carefully lever the plastic cover upwards, so that the lugs that hook it into the screen unit are released. We use a plastic spudger for this.
2. Hold the fingerprint sensor aside and take the loosened plastic cover out of the device.

• Connector

Always detach the battery connector as soon as possible to avoid a potential short circuit.When separating connectors, always start from the side where there are no small components on the motherboard. This way you avoid potential damage.

1. Carefully pry the battery connector from the motherboard with a plastic spudger.

• Connector

1. Separate the connector of the fingerprint scanner by carefully levering it off the board with a spudger.

1. Take the separated fingerprint scanner out of your device and put it aside.

Never heat the heat-sensitive battery directly, but only from the screen side.

1. Turn your device with the screen side facing upwards.
2. Heat the screen with your hot air device at the spot where the battery is located.

Once the adhesive has warmed up sufficiently, the easiest way to lift the battery is to use a suction cup and a plastic lever tool.

1. Place the suction cup on the lower edge of the battery and pull it upwards to lift the battery up.
2. At the same time, use a plastic lever tool on the lower edge of the battery to push the battery upwards. We use the battery spudger for this purpose.

The battery can be loosened particularly well if you move the iPlastix under the battery with a knife movement.

1. Insert the flat iPlastix at the lifted edge and slide it under the battery bit by bit to completely detach it from the bottom of the screen unit.
2. Take the loosened battery out of your device.

The replacement battery of the moto g10 does not yet have any adhesive strips integrated on the back. However, the remaining adhesive on the bottom of the screen unit is usually sufficient to securely reattach it. Otherwise, we can recommend our universal adhesive strips for attaching the battery.

1. Insert the new battery into the screen unit and press it firmly.
2. If necessary, heat it from the screen side, so that the adhesive bonds properly again.

1. Put the fingerprint scanner in its original place on the motherboard.

• Connector

Never attach connectors by force. Damage can lead to the failure of an entire component.

1. Reattach the fingerprint scanner by carefully pressing its connector onto the motherboard. You should hear and feel it click into place.

• Connector

Always connect the battery connector last to avoid a potential short circuit

1. Carefully reattach the battery connector to the motherboard.

The fingerprint scanner must lie on the plastic cover. Therefore, it has to be held aside when inserting the cover.

There are small lugs on the edge of the cover. These have to be inserted into the screen unit, so that it sits level.

1. Hold the fingerprint scanner to the side.
2. Place the plastic cover over the motherboard and press it firmly.
3. Put the fingerprint scanner on the cover.

• 2 × 3.3 mm Phillips
• 7 × 3.9 mm Phillips

At this point, make sure that you do not mix up the two different screw lengths. A screw that is too long in the wrong place can damage the screen in the worst case.

1. Fasten the plastic cover with the nine Phillips screws.

If something doesn't work properly during testing, double-check that everything is installed and attached correctly.

1. Connect your moto g10 to the mains in order to test the functionality of the replacement battery.
2. To test other components, you can use our checklist as a guide.

The back cover must lie flat everywhere. If it protrudes at one spot, there is usually a component inside that is not installed correctly.

1. When everything works press the back cover back onto the screen unit. You should hear and feel it click into place.
2. Run your hot air device around the camera module and fingerprint scanner, so that the glue bonds properly.

Make sure to insert the SIM tray the right way around. If you push the tray the wrong way with too much force, not only the tray itself but also your moto g10 may be damaged.

1. Finish your repair by inserting the SIM tray. It is seated correctly when you can feel it click into place.