Fairphone 5 USB-C Port Replacement

Unplug all cables and power down your phone.

Insert your fingernail, or a pry tool like a spudger, under the notch at the bottom right of the back cover.

Pry up the back cover to release the bottom right corner clips.

Grip the bottom right corner of the back cover with one hand and brace the phone frame with the other.

Lift the back cover away from the phone to release the clips around its perimeter.

Remove the back cover.

Use your fingernail, or a pry tool like a spudger, to lift the battery by its tab along the bottom edge.

Remove the battery.

Use a Phillips driver to remove the five 4.9 mm‑long screws securing the loudspeaker.

Insert your fingernail, or a pry tool like a spudger, under the notch at the bottom right corner of the loudspeaker.

Pry up the loudspeaker and pull it away from the bottom edge of the phone to separate it from the frame.

Use the tip of a spudger to pry up and disconnect the charging port press connector.

Insert the tip of a spudger under the metal plate at the head of the charging port.

Pry up to separate the charging port from its slot in the frame.

Remove the charging port.