When you are considering a battery replacement for you iPhone and you want to replace the iPhone battery yourself you should consider getting an iPhone battery kit so that you get all of the tools and parts you need to replace the battery as easily as possible.

However if you still are using the oldest version or what is called the original iPhone or 2G it is very difficult to replace the battery whether you are the original consumer or a professional iPhone repair person because of the poor design of the original iPhone and the number of soldering or un-soldering that have to be performed to replace the battery. So it is not recommended that the consumer replace the battery and many professional iPhone repair shops or mail in websites will no longer work on or service the original iPhone or better known as 2G. If you plan to purchase an iPhone battery kit for the 2G you should re-think that position and perhaps purchase a newer version.

What is in the iPhone Battery Kit?

One of the important pieces in the iPhone battery kit for the model 3GS is a suction cup that lets you remove the display assembly and you use the suction cup by attaching the suction cup to the touch display face. There is also a Phillips head screwdriver and a plastic cover opening tool or sometimes called an iPOD opening tool. The iPhone battery kit may also include a flat head screwdriver depending on the model of the iPhone you have. There will also be a battery in the kit.

Now some of the battery repair and replacement kits may not include the suction cup and some may not include a plastic opening tool so you have to look at the description of the tool kit very carefully to make sure you are getting all of the pieces you will need to replace the battery in your iPhone. If you have the iPhone 4 you may also have to have the iPhone4 five-point screwdriver which is made especially for this phone when replacing the battery. It is said that the hardest battery to replace is the original iPhone battery also know as the 2G because the phone just has a very poor design and when you try to replace a battery in it you may mangle the case and the interior parts so they cannot be reused.

Reasons for Replacing the Battery

There are many reasons for needing to replace an iPhone battery. One of them is that battery is so old and used and it will not hold a charge anymore. There is a term named battery lifespan which means the total life of the battery not the amount of time the battery will last when being used which is usually called battery life. When a battery is too old and tired to hold a charge it must be replaced. If you do it yourself you will need one of the iPhone battery replacement kits.