Disconnecting the Samsung Galaxy S8+ Battery

Written By: Jeff Suovanen

Comments: 2

Disconnecting the Samsung Galaxy S8+ Battery

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

Prerequisite-only instructions for disconnecting the battery in the Samsung Galaxy S8+.

Tools

Step 1

Remove the eleven 3.7 mm Phillips screws securing the wireless charging coil + antenna assembly.
If any screws are difficult to remove even when fully loosened, you can pull them out with tweezers.

Step 2

The wireless charging coil + antenna assembly is also secured with small plastic clips.
Use a spudger to gently pry up the plastic in the marked areas to pop the clips free.

The spudger tool has a pointy end and a flat end, it’s not clear which end should be used. Furthermore, the flat end is too wide to insert into the area shown, so the pointy end would seem obvious, but there is no clear indication whether it should be used to push any tabs in the area referenced, which I couldn’t find any, or if you’re meant to just sort of pry it in there until the area pops up, which is what I had to do. Then use the flat end of the spudger to lift it up gently after releasing, or popping the opposite side up as well.

Mark Velasco -

Unlike its smaller sibling, the Galaxy S8, this model's assembly is tightly attached; not easy to remove. I tried different ways. The one way that worked for me was to

1. pry a little on the small notch (in the marked area on the side with the Power button) using the tip of the pick, then

2. lift a little that part, sufficiently to insert a opening pick as support, then

3. used the flat edge of the pick to pop free that side of the assembly. Then

4. used the tip of the pick to pry on the little notch on the opposite side (the side with Bixby and Volume buttons) to release the assembly.

You have to slide it out a little in order to disengage the small plastic clips at the top of the assembly from the frame.

PilotFerdi -

Step 3

Remove the wireless charging coil + antenna assembly.
To reinstall, first insert the top edge of the assembly into the phone's frame, and then gently press down on the rest of the assembly to snap it into place.