DIY iphone battery replacement

[amddude]

My wife's 1G battery is nearly useless nowadays and I was looking to fix it myself. I think I'm comfortable with the installation but is this an acceptable replacement battery type?

Thanks!

 

[pm]

nevermind. deleted my post. I don't know.

 

[gorcorps]

AFAIK, the battery didn't change design from the first gen to the 3G so I believe it would work fine.

 

[gorcorps]

Actually I lied, it looks like the 3G batteries are a bit smaller than the first gen so it may not fit right. I'm not sure if the connections changed.

 

[lokiju]

The first iphones batter was soldered in.

You'll have to snip or de-solder it and re-solder the new one in.

The 3G and 3Gs are pressure fitted now and do not require this.