How to Replace the iPhone 5S Charging Port with Earphone Jack

If your iPhone 5S doesn’t charge anymore but the charger is fine, then the culprit may be the charging port. Besides, if your iPhone 5S is charging too long time and overheating, the charging port could be damaged. Under such circumstances, you have to replace the broken charging port with a new one. Follow our iPhone 5S charging port with earphone jack replacement tutorial to fix the one on your handset.

Tools and replacement part needed to repair the iPhone 5S charging port with earphone jack:

Case Opening Tool

Metal Spudger Tool

Pentalobe screwdriver

Small Philips screwdriver

New iPhone 5S Charging Port with Earphone Jack

Step 1

Power the iPhone 5S off and use eject pin to take out the SIM card tray.

Step 2

Use Pentalobe screwdriver to undo 2 screws at the bottom of the phone.

Step 3

Use spudger tool to carefully pry up the LCD assembly and wedge the opening tool case between the LCD assembly and rear housing to make it easy to release all the clips around the assembly.

Step 4

Gently open up the screen assembly to avoid damage the Touch ID flex cable. Lift up the retaining bracket holding the Fingerprint sensor cable in place and disconnect the cable.

Step 5

Undo 2 screws to remove the metal shield and disconnect the charging port flex cable connector and antenna connector.

Step 6

Release 7 screws to remove the loud speaker. Then use spudger to remove the broken charging port with headphone jack.

Step 7

Assemble the new iPhone 5S charging port with headphone jack on the rear housing. Then put the loud speaker back and fasten them with 7 screws.

Step 8

Buckle the antenna connector and the charging port cable connector, and cover it with metal shield and use 2 screws to fasten it.

Step 9

Assemble the retaining bracket to hold the Touch ID cable in place.

Step 10

Press down the LCD assembly carefully and make sure all the clips are in place.

Step 11

Fasten the LCD display assembly and rear housing with 2 screws.

Step 12

Put the SIM card tray back and power the iPhone 5S on to make sure it works normally.

If you have to repair other parts on your iPhone 5S, you can watch our videos of iPhone 5S disassembly and iPhone 5S assembly. ETrade Supply is always your best choice to get the iPhone 5S replacement parts