I still have an old iPhone 3G that I use with my iHome iA91 App-enhanced Home System alarm clock. Last Saturday when I went to change the time due to daylight savings time was ending, I found out that my battery had exploded. See the pictures below:
My iPhone 3G Front View
My iPhone 3G Back View
Notice on the front view that the screen has separated from the case and the screen lighting is showing through. It may be a bit hard to notice but on the back view the case is cracked in several spots and is bulging out. Guess that I shouldn’t be too surprised as it is over 6 years old.
I still need this phone for my iHome iA91 alarm clock so I ordered a replacement battery on eBay for less than $6 including free shipping. I will edit this post later to let you know how the repair turns out.
11/13/2014 Well, I got in my new battery for my iPhone 3G yesterday and after viewing a couple of videos last night on how to replace the battery, I did just that. And it actually still works. My first iPhone repair!
My iPhone 3 Old Battery
My iPhone 3 Repaired
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