Exchangeable Battery for iPhone 6S+/6+, iPhone 6S/6?

Since battery life is among the top 3 concerns of iPhone users, expanding the original battery capacity is the most “beautiful” and convenient choice. No ugly case, heavy power-bank is needed. As a result of it, there are many people wondering that whether the iPhone 6S Plus /iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6S /6 can share the same battery since they feature the same body size and the iPhone 6/6+ users can upgrade their battery capacity by replacing the 6S/6S+’s batteries. Some even did a test to figure out whether they are exchangeable. Here we did some researches and these detailed information about iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone 6 Plus battery comparison below may help you out of this puzzle. By the way, the iPhone 6S and 6 battery comparison is also included.

1. Specifications comparison

Specifications/Model	iPhone 6	iPhone 6S	iPhone 6 Plus	iPhone 6S Plus
Battery Type	Non-removable Li-Po battery (6.91 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po battery (6.55 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po battery (11.1 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po battery (10.45 Wh)
Capacity	1810mAh,3.82V	1715mAh,3.82V	2915mAh,3.82V	2750mAh,3.80V

Some people may think that both the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus battery capacity is smaller than 6 and 6 Plus, so the battery life will be shorter at the same time. However, we have get some data from ANANDTECH to show you.

Because of the differences of hardware between 6S series and 6 series, of course there are differences in the power consumption. So we can’t define exactly which one features longer battery life. Some people think of buying an iPhone 6 Plus battery to install into the iPhone 6S Plus so that the phone can last up longer since the iPhone 6 Plus owns 2915mAh while iPhone 6S Plus is 2750mAh, plus the battery dimensions look like the same, that may deserves a try to those people. On the other hand, however, is there any possibility to do so? The truth is that there are some differences between these batteries.

2. Dimension comparison

A. For iPhone 6S Plus & 6 Plus Comparison

B. For iPhone 6S & 6 Comparison

From the picture above we can see that iPhone 6S Plus & 6 Plus, iPhone 6S &6 are almost the same body size, apart from the little difference in thickness.

3. Flex connector comparison

A. For iPhone 6S Plus & 6 Plus Comparison

B. For iPhone 6S & 6 Comparison

However, when compared to their battery connectors, there are some differences neither in shape nor length of the connectors for iPhone 6S & 6, which makes them NOT possible to match well to the motherboard. Luckily we can see that 6S Plus and 6 Plus battery connectors are the same, thus we made a deeper move to 6S Plus&6 Plus battery.

4. Installation comparison

From the pictures below, we put the iPhone 6 Plus battery into the 6S Plus, the connectors & installation position matched well and it works fine within our testing time.

We did this test and found that even though there are little difference in battery thickness between them, still they can be installed well in to with each other’s body.

Conclusions:

According to our battery test, the 6S and 6 can’t share the same battery because of different battery connectors，which makes it impossible to connected well to the motherboard. As for iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone 6 Plus, we can exchange battery for each other and it worked for a while within our testing, however we can’t assure that the 6 Plus battery can work in an iPhone 6S Plus for a long time without any bad effects. Because our testing time is limited, and we recommend you to use the original mating battery for your iPhone. Any questions do not hesitate to share with us!

iOS 10 beta software program works well in China Made iPhone 6 LCD

Recently, someone said his iPhone blacked out after he upgraded it to iOS 10 beta version with OEM-compliant TM screen, which makes he think the problem lies in the OEM-compliant TM screen. In order to figure out whether China Made iPhone 6 lcd can be used in iOS 10, we Etradesupply did a test with five kinds of iPhone 6 lcds from different Chinese manufacturers, they are YD, LT, TM, JDF and LG-made (the third party manufacturers adjusting the LG-made lcd to fit iPhone).

Firstly, we download and update iOS 10 beta version in our iPhone 6 testing board.

Secondly, we install five different China Made iPhone 6 displays on the upgraded motherboard one by one to check if the phone could work well. We found out all of them work normally without problem during our testing.

Lastly, Chinese factories also did some researches and confirmed that iOS 10 beta version could be applied on the China Made iPhone screens without any problem so far. The customer’s phone getting dark is probably caused by the instability of the iOS 10 beta version, not because of the OEM-compliant screen.

BTW, before you update the iOS 10 beta version, you’d better back up data, in case that you could change back if needed. iOS 10 beta version is not so steady and a little bit bugs maybe exist as it’s just released. We Etradesupply will keep eye on this issue and keep you posted.

Any questions do not hesitate to share with us!

What you should know about Sony Z3/Z3Compact/Z3+,Z5/Z5Compact/Z5 Premium front housing adhesive

Recently a video about Sony Z3 front housing adhesive impressed us which showed the adhesive should be heated before used. When we searched this problem on the internet, we found many customers encountered the same problem, they said Sony Z3&Z5 series front housing adhesive are weak when they used, which caused problem when they assembled screen with front housing. To further study this problem and know how it happened, we made an investigation and found some very important information.

There are two types of front housing adhesive for Sony Z3/Z3Compact/Z3+, Z5/Z5Compact/Z5 Premium, one is original front housing adhesive which was named Grade S+ in our website, another is OEM compliant front housing adhesive which was named Grade R. Let’s take Sony Z3 front housing adhesive on our website for example. You will know their difference by reading contents below.

1. Material difference

Sony Z3 Front Housing Adhesive	Quality	Material	Usage Notes
S+ Grade	Original	Hot Melt Glue(HMG)	Heating before used
R Grade	OEM compliant	Double Sided Glue	No need heating

2. Quality difference

For non-original adhesive, there are different quality also as they are from different factories. So Etrade had tested many suppliers and would use the best source.

3. Usage difference

Step 1:

Clear up the residual gum on the screen &front housing with 90% Alcohol.

Step 2:

Peel off the films and put one side on the front housing then peel off final film.

Heat up the front adhesive sticker for about 1 minute and make it stick tightly to the frame.Step 3:

Original: Put the screen on and then put the whole front screen assembly with frame on the heating plate (80-100 centi degree for 5 second).

Non-original: Put the screen on and press them with efforts.(No need to put it on the heating plate)Last step:

Original: Press the screen with efforts and clean the screen surface.

Non-original: You could also use 3M reinforce to strengthen the stickiness before you put screen on

So if Sony Z3 front housing adhesive you purchased is original, heat the item by heating plate before used, then it will work.

You will also notice the same situation would happen on Sony Z3 compact/Z3+, Z5/Z5 Compact/Z5 Premium. So the correct ways for you to use their front housing adhesives which are the same as Sony Z3. Please refer to the below video instruction.

How to Replace the Huawei Honor 8 Broken Screen

Huawei Honor 8, which is recognized as the most beautiful Huawei smartphone ever, was unveiled in July 11, 2016 in China and will release in Aug 18 in the US according to the media reports. Here we take a simple teardown guide to pre-show you how it looks like the internal work and how to do a DIY repair your own.

Repair Tools Needed：

Phillips screwdriver

Suction opening tool

Tweezers

Step 1 Power off the phone and remove the SIM card tray.

(Tips: in order to protect your screen, you’d better put a protective film on screen surface.)

Step 2 Remove battery cover

This Huawei Honor 8 battery cover is made from glass, and it is sticked tightly to the middle frame with lots of adhesives, which needs to be heated up for about 2minutes to melt the back cover sticker. Then use a suction cup separator to pull off the battery cover glass.

Note:

The back cover glass is connected to the motherboard with the fingerprint sensor flex cable, you’d better pry up the cover from the bottom in case you broken the flex cable.

Undo the Phillips screw and remove the metal bracket then you can disconnect the flex cable, so you can remove back cover glass now.

Take a closer look at the fingerprint sensor flex cable.

Step 3 Remove plastic back frame

First undo 16 screws on the plastic back frame as showed in following picture position.

Then you can remove the back frame now. (Start from the bottom side position as showed in the picture below will much easier.)

Step 4 Remove motherboard and small parts

After removing the back frame, disconnect the rear facing camera connector, front facing camera connector, PCB board connector, LCD screen connector, side keys connector by the spudger.

Now you can remove the rear facing camera and front facing camera.

Dual rear camera with 12MP.

Don’t forget one Phillips screw here before removing the motherboard.

Now you can remove the motherboard. (Pry up the motherboard from the rear camera area will be easier)

Move to the bottom side, you can pry out the loudspeaker with no effort.

Next to the loudspeaker, disconnect the signal cable now.

Then you can remove the headphone jack. Use a plastic tweezers to loosen the headphone jack and pick it out.

After removing the earphone jack, it’s time to remove the daughter board now.

From this position you can remove the daughter board easily.

This is the daughter board with USB-Type C connector.

As to the big 3000mAh battery, it is fixed to the middle housing by the soft adhesive sticker. Pull the sticker out then it’s easy to remove the battery.

(Note:Pull out the battery tape along the direction of the battery or it is easily to broken.)

In order to protect the battery tape, here we’re not going to take off the battery.

So, this is how the Honor 8 looks like inside. Welcome any comments to share with us!