Can You Build a Working iPhone From AliExpress...?

[@PhoneRepairGuru]

Should I sell it now...? Tools: www.phonerepairguru.com/tools

[@ThecoolGamer-623]

Got here first

[@sonyshakex70dlover90]

I'm here

[@sonyshakex70dlover90]

😁😁😁😁

[@ThecoolGamer-623]

😊

[@rasaambrasaite2136]

Yes

[@wateriver]

This is probably the biggest flex you can do if you’re an iPhone repair technician. You know all the parts of the phone, you know what they do and you know where they go. Great video my guy.

[@kiyoponnn]

glazing

[@FeniksCheater]

He is probably iPhone technician, but he is not "The greatest techncian that's ever lived!" xD)

[@BrigapesNardo]

Best thing is, you don't need to be a technician, a teenager could do it.

[@iicaie]

Nah the biggest flex is a board swap

[@Hnkka]

Holy shit the glaze

[@Sethamphetam1n3]

Iphone 13 (some assembly required)

[@MrSwede001]

The ikea iPhone

[@Batcave4956]

Fr 😅

[@superNova5837]

To eliminate the need for larger boxes we’ve packaged each part individually this allows us to fit more components in a single shipment and makes repair easier

[@ThatIceChampion]

⁠@@superNova5837to eliminate the need for larger parts ❌ The e n v i r o n m e n t ✔️

[@darrencen6934]

IKEA edition

[@Joshua.G]

pc enthusiasts when they find out their phone is prebuilt

[@awruk070]

fr fr mate

[@levidestin6783]

😂

[@Trevih]

China rubbing their hands together at the idea of selling the weebs rgb parts for their phone.

[@zenchanted942]

lmfaooooooo

[@Ghfvhvfg]

​@@Trevihgreat idea

[@mathausnogueira3758]

Here in Brasil, all this parts (from the link that u send) is about R$1.065,10 ($184,72) and a "new" iphone is around R$3.500,00 ($607,02). That's blow out my mind, in a little search in Ali Express, there's already a iphone kit for R$550 ($95) thats insane. Great Video btw.

[@mitsuruchan1480]

Caralho vale MUITO a pena fazer isso aq KKKKK pra eles é foda-se né por 200 dólares a mais vc pega um sem o risco de se fuder quando montar. Mas putz 2.500 reais a menos...

[@Comprobrain]

141 dollar according my currency

[@cts5555]

Got the link to the kit?

[@Comprobrain]

@@cts5555 its in description and in different pieces not a kit

[@cts5555]

@Comprobrainthe guy above said he found a kit

[@gamereishanwhosucksatgamin2277]

"What company is your phone" "It's a custom build"

[@kedilervekuslar8791]

You forgot to say “bro” at the end of the sentence. It gives flex point

[@Runneradv]

“Custom build” sounds fancy

[@FQQD]

This is actually such a crazy idea, and it's absolutely insane that this works. IPhones are notorious for being locked down, having a completely working "real" iPhone for half the prize, without buying anything directly from Apple.. This shit just blows my mind

[@stuckedrookie]

Except for the display most important parts like camera, cpu, motherboard were original. So this is a pretty nice build but you need the knowledge as well as the correct parts available.

[@scammergaming7776]

Because everything of iPhones components are made in China🇨🇳😂

[@ahonui]

You can buy screen directly from apple if you want OEM better quality one too

[@Handlethatineedtouse]

@@scammergaming7776nah

[@alexisvillanueva1916]

Its really not that crazy when you consider all these parts are from China, and Apple has some factories in China. On top of that, Shenzen is the capital of computer hardware in the world. You have been able to buy individual parts from variety of different shops for any iPhone in Shenzen for a VERY long time now. One of the first iPhones with USB-C (before the 15) was done with parts from Shenzen. AliExpress just moves those shops from Shenzen to online, allowing anybody to order parts. If you find this video interesting, I recomend you look into builds from KZbinrs who live and work in Shenzen. if you can dream it, you very likely can build it in Shenzen.

[@Rev8691]

As someone who repairs iPhones all the time, this was very satisfying to watch. Although, you didn’t tuck those camera flex cables into the housing and it drove me crazy lol.

[@angelamaghirang]

maybe he did he was just not on record yk what i mean

[@bagotaitamas]

And probably forgot to tighten the taptic engine, hence the weak vibration and the wonky noise.

[@simpedia1225]

I made one iPhone 13 Pro like this for my father, I just finalized assembling it. I’m so proud 😀

[@3dp270]

Send me a pic please

[@Jose-fh7nx]

Gonna do this soon bro where did you get the rear the link seems to be down

[@dilanpoonacha8289]

Does it work, what's the cost?

[@BlxckoutRx]

My boy was about to build an iPhone without any screws. A+ for effort

[@satyabhan6548]

😂

[@productivitygod7887]

just use hot glue

[@kyriakos098]

he also said that parts were original cuz they had the apple logo on the cables lol as if anyone selling fake parts would print that

[@coprilettodelnapoli5466]

​@@kyriakos098😂😂😂😂😂

[@coprilettodelnapoli5466]

​@@kyriakos098there is no way to know if a part is original or not, isn't it?

[@PTpurple]

PRG i tried and it worked I just had a issue with the camera that was broken but they send me a new one 14 days later. Its working and I give to my sister she loved it THX for doing this type of vids

[@proweeg218]

@PTpurple, I was wondering as someone who has 0 knowledge but a lot of interest in building a phone, do you think it's worth the risk, time, and effort?

[@PTpurple]

@@proweeg218 im gonna say if you watch this video multiple times and see other tutorial of the phone you are going to assemble. Yes it worth the risk. A thing that i will tell is it you dont have the money to make the full phone dont do it because some parts can come broken.

[@jakeklic]

When did you have time to try it if the video just came out

[@sopzen]

😂😂😂😂​@@jakeklic

[@vladolfputler622]

​@jakeklic and he's talking about getting a replacement part 14 days later 🤦‍♂️

[@DunnsDayDash]

I think building your own iPhone from scratch is a great technical exercise/learning experience to improve one’s eduction/understanding. It’s the same as building your own PC, but assembling an iPhone has its own unique challenges. I wouldn’t do this to make your own daily phone or to sell/distribute, but I support it for learning.

[@Bikertrons]

Back when I was 16, I remember tearing down my iPhone 4S completely, every part, out it came! and put it back together and it worked fine, it is a great way to learn but wouldn't recommend doing it if it's your only device like I did lol (Put back together with 0 issues so, no problem there lol) It helps to have a good memory like I do and to plan out where things go incl screws smartly for example, putting the screws you undid, with the part they belong too!

[@DunnsDayDash]

@@Bikertrons For me, I started taking things apart early on, like 3-5yo. Like any kid, some of my toys would break and you either have to live with a broken toy or trash it/replace it. Until one day a favorite toy of mine broke internally, and I refused to accept reality…so I took it apart to see what happened (after all, I didn’t have much to lose). Sure enough, I was able to get a view of what happened, tinkered with the parts to understand how they work, and was able to fix it then put it back together. A light bulb went off that day. It lit me up “like a rag soaked in gasoline, in the neck of a bottle breaking right at my feet”. Both of our stories highlight an important truth in life: The best way to truly understand something is to take it apart to its smallest pieces, observe where they go and how they function with the rest of the pieces, then take on the challenge of putting it back together to its exact original working condition/state. I encourage everyone to take apart/reassemble something atleast once, especially if the opportunity presents itself. It doesn’t matter if it’s a toy or a phone, it will be one of the most important moments of anyone’s life in disguise, despite how silly that may seem.

[@illuvialpink]

I had my sisters old iphone 4 black model which was completely shattered from both front and back, home and power buttons were not working. Changed screen and back to white color, and multiple times changed home button and power button because i managed to break flex cables while trying to put on display. It was an amazing experience, especially teaching me how fragile some components are and iphone 4 was super modular and easy compared to later android phones i fixed (to be exact sony Z series, everything is so tight and glued in its almost impossible to do anything without breaking some flex cable in the process)

[@dom_the3166]

Chatgpt ass comment

[@hariranormal5584]

The thing is, the ATX standards naturally ALLOW you to choose different parts that have perfect compatibility with one an another. When it comes to Laptops or especially something more embedded as a phone, every single part used works perfectly with each other you can't add anything or remove anything to your liking. (I know and am aware things like display modules, or batteries and a few things can be changed, but it only stops at that)

[@Chemisynthstrucplexifyimunosys]

Wow, this is such an ambitious project! It’s fascinating to see how all the parts come together to build a functional iPhone, especially using components sourced from AliExpress. I love how detailed and transparent you were about the challenges, like quality concerns and missing screws. Definitely not for the faint of heart, but your step-by-step approach makes it seem almost doable. Great work!

[@ChattyOmar]

2023: build your own PC! 2024: Build your iphone 😂

[@20cent]

Yeah no one build their own PC before 2023..

[@ChattyOmar]

@@20cent nah they did

[@GimOA]

@@20cent I did, and my budget was only $100.

[@jimmychoi1520]

i think he was being sarcastic 😅

[@blackpalacemusic]

Really? 😂😂😂​@@20cent

[@hasanthesyrian_]

5:33 that's a Lattice FPGA, an FPGA is basically a chip that you can program at the hardware level, in other words you can make your own custom chip. My guess is that they somehow (maybe took a die photo) reverse engineered the chip on the original displays and reimplemented it on the FPGA

[@ceneblock]

I couldn't see the part number. I bet it's a CPLD instead. Using an FPGA would be super expensive. But yeah, Lattice isn't a no name brand.

[@devnol]

Really interesting how they went through all that effort

[@HNedel]

Probably got some documents leaked or stolen to reverse engineer this. The demand for these things must be quite high to go to that effort, yes

[@devnol]

@@HNedel Yeah that sounds very plausible

[@paul_gd]

My guess would be that it is working as a MIPI DSI driver

[@just_mdd4]

💡 This is a reminder that AliExpress itself is trustworthy, but some of the sellers tend not to be, particularly when storage devices such as SD cards and USB drives are sold. Typically, untrustworthy products are obvious, so you do not need to worry.

[@deRykcihC]

in the end AliExpress is just TaoBao but international, some official brands actually have their shops there. But yeah there are too many bad actors.

[@Darkest_matter]

@@deRykcihC it's just like other sites. the company might sell stuff itself, but a lot of items are from 3rd party sellers

[@D1smantle]

I cam vouch for that. I always buy replacement parts from there (mostly Samsung screen, OLED, not TFT) as they r mostly cheaper there than getting them locally

[@rcarlom9882]

Like always in online shopping, do ur diligent research. Read everything, check the store, the reviews.

[@zethjugos1250]

Check for reviews about the product and the store. If it looks like genuine people giving feedback thats the store i go with...

[@john_fouad]

I don't often comment on KZbin videos, but this was worth a comment and a like. I even subscribed because of how intriguing this was. Great job, man.

[@cristal4322]

We have been seeing this kind of workmanship in Northern Iraq since the iPhone X. We call it assembly, for example, the iPhone 12 came out and then the 13 came out. The 12 is no longer produced, but the spare parts are still available. They are making new ones with them 😂

[@shadowflash705]

It's simple - old/broken phones are sold to companies in China etc. Where they salvage the parts. Like you can get mostly original display for 10 years old phone - they take a working display with broken glass, heat it in special heater so the glue can be detached then glue a new glass. So you get a screen which isn't factory original but got original LCD and touchscreen. And that's a great job they are doing - i'm far from being an ecoactivist, but seeing stuff being reused instead of going to waste is always nice. Even more when it comes to PC parts since they have much longer life cycle - 13 years old high-end PC/Mac with 16-32Gb of RAM is still a beast when it comes to home/office tasks.

[@gappergob6169]

​@@shadowflash705the parts mostly sources from manufacturer in china to begin with. Manufacturers definitely made extra parts, that someone resell online.

[@Rawanddd]

U mean Kurdistan??

[@cristal4322]

@@Rawanddd yeah it's part of Kurdistan also

[@martinmillar7137]

Honestly found this stupid interesting.. first time viewer actually.. had to sub. I had no idea you could even build something like this brick by brick..very cool

[@PhoneRepairGuru]

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🤝

[@wesleystheories]

​@@PhoneRepairGurubro please do a benchmark on the diy iphone

[@random_person618]

@@wesleystheoriesWhy do you think it would perform worse than an original iPhone when it has the same A15 Bionic chip?

[@DebopriyoSarkar-zi8qe]

The Greatest phone technician that Ever Lived

[@AayushAK]

what about the ios software,i didnt watched the full video what about the software where did he get it

[@DebopriyoSarkar-zi8qe]

@@AayushAK watch the full video

[@AayushAK]

@@DebopriyoSarkar-zi8qe timestamp please

[@xninja2369]

​@@AayushAK 15:07 it was pre-installed in motherboard because it says beijing china when boot up otherwise you gotta be install using itunes

[@FeniksCheater]

SO TRUE! XD)

[@EarlCo]

As a fellow phone repair technician, this is impressive. I've always thought about doing the same but from used parts on eBay. This is even cooler since it's effectively a refurb.

[@abdelrahmanelghawaby9192]

The greatest iPhone technician that ever lived

[@aliabdallah102]

With his gigantic, Godzilla like hands.

[@minerskeepers3240]

I wonder where i've heard that before, i wonder...

[@GAMERIN-rn6dj]

​@@minerskeepers3240hmmm 🤔😏😏😏

[@Ahtishamabbasi11]

​@@minerskeepers3240there is a youtuber who say this on his every video his name is salem techexpeets

[@CS_GO_HACK]

Bruh

[@oburotamichael611]

This guy lowkey adding things yo my bucket list I have zero knowledge of repairing phones but definitely trying this

[@TrainGuy160]

I have ordered parts to attempt this myself.😁

[@MayankSharma-ls7ih]

@@TrainGuy160 tell me the results after months of waiting for parts 😴

[@antivlad7287]

​@@TrainGuy160keep us posted

[@Abd.r7mn]

@@TrainGuy160 give an update when it arrives pal

[@Khid9teen]

I don’t repair phones but I like challenges If I’m ever going to try building it’ll be an iPhone 7 or an iPhone X 😂

[@Aboodnation]

Cost of build: 373.58$ Average refurbished iPhone 13 pro : 500$ Thankme now

[@usman99999]

Thanks

[@rickbomans831]

Also you need some tools and the quality of some parts is not equal to the OEM parts. I would go for a refurb

[@wiltfield]

​@@rickbomans831 a normal person would just break the screen on their first try There are cheaper ways to get an iPhone though

[@JohnnySins-zf4fb]

the problem here parts are not recognized by iPhone so you need surrogate iPhone to copy the chip

[@wiltfield]

@@JohnnySins-zf4fb I'm a big fan of your work Doctor

[@jootirmoy]

It's around 30k INR if you're wondering as an Indian 18:30

[@Rehan-hc8ew]

Bhai olx main 10k - 20k under mil jata hain 1yr ke under used wala

[@OPSHIVAGAMERZ1234]

Lekin bhai ye new hai

[@Anonymous-xo2tv]

​@@Rehan-hc8ew 13 pro

[@YT_Admin_]

New hai lekin Chinese parts hai aur thodi si mehnat bhi hai jisme risk hai​@@OPSHIVAGAMERZ1234

[@tathagataojha186]

@@Rehan-hc8ew de de vai 20k ka 13 pro tereko 10k extra dunga

[@lmnk]

I can already see self-built iPhones becoming a niche trend somewhere on Reddit. I just know it's gonna happen xdxd

[@PlsSubToMyChanel]



[@uzmanyagiz]

The one phone that your mom told you to use:

[@mrfoxesite6982]

8:54 hugh jeffreys for the past 2yrs: edit: i made this comment 150% times more sensible

[@evilsimply]

The one phone your mom said not to worry about. 🤣

[@mrfoxesite6982]

@@evilsimply yes

[@viperdaboi]

“momy, can i get a iphone 13?” *Honey, we have a phone at home!* The phone at home:

[@Mrveryblue]

Still good tho

[@Jellyfish2]

CAN BOB BUILD IT? YES HE CAN

[@Bikertrons]

Boooooob the builder, CAN WE FIX IT!!!! YES WE CAN!!

[@Bikertrons]

Shame they changed the show to the crap it is now, they ruined my child hood memories!

[@patricksingh9069]

Yea

[@maxxphire.]

This one's just awesome to watch. It's such a skill to build something like this (specially, its an iphone)

[@TheFoo_Fighter]

iPhone 13 IKEA edition

[@lostman3746]

Hahahahahaha

[@SalzmanSoftware]

ROFL 💀

[@ProGamer1000]

😂😂😂

[@mrfoxesite6982]

yes

[@NiggaDeluxe]

Bruh genius 😂😂

[@tahaak]

I did a housing swap on an iPhone 8 and iPhone X before which also essentially requires you to take the whole phone apart but this one is on another level because you have to make sure that you got every single part and even then you don’t know if some of them are broken.

[@SarihJohnDelosSantos]

i want to put my iphone 8 on an iphone X body, will that work? like with the screen and other parts?

[@ACRLZ]

@@SarihJohnDelosSantoswhy not just buy a working iPhone X and sell your iPhone 8? Given that it’s a five year old model at this point it’s surely not worth the effort even if such a transplant were to work (which it probably won’t)

[@SarihJohnDelosSantos]

@@ACRLZ i couldn’t really afford it, its waaaaaayyyy to overpriced in our country, an iphone X cpst like 150-170$

[@ACRLZ]

@@SarihJohnDelosSantos oh that is completely understandable. Sorry for my misguided assumptions

[@knight808.]

@@ACRLZ bro lol ip8 has a home button thats not possible

[@benscott7871]

In the us C$455 came out to around 400$ and used/refurbished go for 700-900. I added almost all of them to cart (battery doesn’t ship to my location) it came out to 473.87

[@Footballfando]

 moral support 13:20

[@Official_A.G.A-Studios]

🍎

[@SteveSten33]

Thats a white rectangöe

[@Singtothesong]

🍎📱⌚️🖥️💻⌨️🎧📲

[@BrittonHerrington-i9b]



[@HolyFriesBag]

@SteveSten33bc ur on android, im on my ipad and its an apple

[@ToadetteHackFan]

Not gonna lie. This is a pretty good deal. I wonder if you can remove the non genuine messages via jailbreak at some point. If that works, this could be an insanely good deal for people on a very small budget if you have the technical knowledge (which I for example should have after replacing some screens and batteries on iPads)

[@BillAnt]

You can't remove the messages by jailbreaking which is not possible anyway on the latest iOS version. You could use tag/flex f*ckery but it ain't worth the time and hassle. Despite the messages it works just fine.

[@anonuser2640]

Now on iOS 18 will be more easy

[@BillAnt]

​@@anonuser2640 - Not really, Apple will just let you swap ORIGINAL parts only from another identical iPhone. Aftermarket parts will still show a message.

[@loetoe3232]

@@BillAnt can you please explain the tag/flex procedure?

[@BillAnt]

​@@loetoe3232 - Sure, just search for "iPhone tag flex repair".

[@Bros.Edits1098]

PRG do a video where you build Samsung phone

[@ee_fa_21]

Fr

[@Orrsmen]

I concure, lol

[@K113-A]

and make it a Fold or something challenging!

[@SameerVedantika0620]

No one's interested in Samsung 😂😂

[@WalterMan]

Good luck finding cheap parts for them, not nearly as popular as iPhones so they form the same amount of parts available

[@CheckEmGG]

Lattice is a chip company that specializes in FPGAs. The manufacturer probably programmed that chip to decode the iPhone's LCD signals to then re-encode the data for the OLED screen used. The extra layers of flex PCB and direct solder connections added extra thickness.

[@mattmarket5642]

interesting. do you mean the opposite though? OLED signal to LED display? because i just looked it up and the iPhone 13 Pro comes with an OLED display from Apple

[@hypersonic6649]

iPhone 13 already has an OLED screen.

[@vx_glx4702]

This is so mind blowing for me lol you’ve earned my respect (and my subscription) 😂 I hope you do more videos like this.

[@ConsideredYET]

I remember having this idea some years ago. Nice to see you do it! You forgot to mention the GB size. It's a great deal for $370 anyway

[@alehandrotim568]

128GB it appears when he is showcasing the price of the motherboard

[@LSnium]

We live in an era where the average person can build their own iPhone. Man what a time to be alive.

[@Riduyan92]

He is not an average person though.

[@LSnium]

@@Riduyan92​​⁠unfortunately having common sense and knowledge isn’t normal anymore, it doesn’t take rocket science to screw in screws in the correct areas and plug in things that won’t plug into other sockets.

[@JkOpp-qi5um]

Bro avg normal person can do it by watching KZbin

[@AayushAK]

@@LSnium brother i think you have watched ful video,can you say me the time interval where he added the software or what did he do to the softwawre

[@LSnium]

@@AayushAKhe didn’t.

[@paranggamer]

if you work in a semiconductor company that produces these parts, you know that there're no "fake" parts. the products are just sorted to "Pass" and "Fail". Some products that made fall into the fail category, but it doesn't mean that the product is not functioning, because some products fail only because the labeling or the markings are not visible.

[@PierreMaraisArq]

7:20 assembly starts

[@VicParkerOfficial]

Scotty from StrangeParts Did the Same couple of years ago and also put in USB-C into a lightning port iPhone pretty nice watch 🎉

[@Mariano-ARES]

I was looking for this coment.

[@blackshadow7192]

His videos were even better because he went to the markets to buy the parts in person.

[@ctlal2856]

This is such a great idea. I now have the desire to build my own phone from scratch. Brilliant!

[@quilio8781]

Thanks!

[@sgtTORNADO]

The first time he didn’t say “we got a package”. 😂 Tysm guys most like I’ve had 😮

[@awethebird]

Look at his oldest videos

[@sgtTORNADO]

@@awethebird I mean recently

[@Pearloryx]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[@mrfoxesite6982]

he told got package recently

[@easymode7938]

This video serves as your resume when you apply as a tech in apple lol. Good job sir! New subscriber from philippines

[@inesejansone-lipska7064]

You saved C$ 346.50 great job i support you

[@ToomasVane]

🍎 I wonder if they sell housings with custom backglasses

[@LucasDoorsBlox]

wait you actually put the apple emoji!!

[@mrfoxesite6982]

if you have a mac you can put the actual logo as an emoji

[@syedafahd]

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[@chaver28]

@@LucasDoorsBlox i know right ahhaaha i scrolled through the comments to see how many losers did it LUL

[@shyguy1051]

Never done anything tech before in my life. So a KZbin tutorial+AliExpress= $400 iPhone 13, what could go wrong for me?

[@MikaHodnelandyt]

I never tought I'd ever want to build my own phone, but after watching this, i think I will some day :)

[@bloodmoon2135]

If wouldn’t known that much about economics and commerce than I would definitely be surprised. I actually just suprised that it didn’t showed the „hello“ thing and the other set up things that would usually pop up when starting a new phone. However really great video, I enjoyed it while playing league on my mac 😂 Btw i won and i could have listened to music, which I did at first, but than I somehow started to watch yt and one of u vids poped up. I watched it while playing and have to say it kinda had the sideeffect of an asmr (feeling unconsciously comfortable, not sleepy, well idk how to describe it, maybe like when I’m sitting in college and listening to boring lectures ? Yeah I think that suits better to how I felt listening and watching it while playing)

[@andre-arthur]

Damn now this is some great content!! Never seen somebody actually build a legit iPhone from scratch!

[@Venomous6942]

Technically, not from "scratch". For that, he would have to manufacture all the parts himself lmao

[@exgod1]

Strange parts guy done it 7yrs ago.

[@andre-arthur]

@@exgod1 oh true! Forgot about him haha

[@PeppyPals-d7j]

love the door sound effects applied when you open the box

[@Fernandosampaio_]

0:51 the editor snuck a Minecraft chest sound there 😂😂

[@cauabonetto1161]

I heard it

[@ThatGuyLenny1]

Yeah

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

He almost always does it when he opens something😂

[@Bombaclot-x2v]

And cave sounds too

[@NoahWhelan67]

Frrrrr

[@isurukumarasiri7358]

most satisfying video on internet, good job bro

[@Cringetopia]

i honestly think a diy phone is a great idea

[@FriendlyVimanam]

Yeah the guy can even change the battery to a new one whenever it gets old. I think the long run this would cost even lesser.

[@SirFaceFone]

Motorola tried with Project Ara

[@blueendermanyt]

ive never seen a video that was released 3 min ago... ima watch it now and edit this afterwards edit: amazing

[@hb4lwade1]

Beginning of the video: I don't recommend you do it tho. 10mins later "You should definitely give this a try!"

[@tharusha9870]

but seriously u shouldnt unless u got money to waste.

[@rorymax8233]

I loved this, thank you fella, I didn't even know that all the parts were available for a DIY build.

[@apostolos415]

You should try (see if it is possible) to make a Frankenstein phone using the best part's available such as Sony's sound , Samsung's cameras, Snapdragon or apple chipset etc.

[@soumilswapna]

I second this. Hope someone has tried it already.

[@herrmanncs]

I did on my channel but uh

[@Elitehorizon]

It is possible the only thing required after assembly, a team of software Engineer 😂 coz this new device need new software

[@RRareGaming]

​@@herrmanncswhere

[@RRareGaming]

​@@Elitehorizonwell what if you made something with linux 🤔

[@fajnb_jl]

Now that's what I'd like to call a adult Lego with a sprinkle of IKEA. -Parts might be broken/missing (gambling) -They are extremely delicate and fragile (responsibility) -They are expensive (expenses) -They fit in particular order (logic) -Small parts can vanish from workspace (management) -When assembled, hoping it works (praying)

[@21Dazzler]

So about £300 in the UK, certainly a better deal than a lot of the fake phones out there going for similar prices.

[@berdansargol1577]

With the new iOS 18 update bringing repair calibration to the end user, building your own iPhone sounds more and more appealing to me

[@doormatt9183]

A bit more than that. UK has 20% tax when u go to checkout on items that cost below £135. Anything over £135 is fine. It is stupid

[@berdansargol1577]

@@doormatt9183 Turkey has the opposite. Anything over 30€ gets like three times the tax on top of it

[@atomicarmyleader]

Didn't expect it to be so simple, it looked like a dozen pieces that just needed to be screwed in place and then connected together. I wouldn't mind spending the amount just to build and take apart and even upgrade my own iPhone even if the functionality isn't all there.

[@BigBo737]

Nice work. Just a tip for the screen next time. Always go for soft Oled to get best non original quality. Edges are good and they don’t break so quickly as Hard Oled. Original -> Refurbished -> Soft Oled -> Hard Oled (the one you have) -> LCD

[@abimaelmendez4912]

As a technician I have a better idea for people out there that want to try something like this and will end in a better result. Go online and find someone selling a dead iPhone and then just buy the motherboard with Face ID combo and swap that out. It’s way less work. Everything will be apple quality and way less stressful to build.

[@abiel.rodriguez]

Good but standard people dont have to tools to remove/ reinstall the screen without any issues...so I think the other way is safer, maybe?😅

[@abimaelmendez4912]

@@abiel.rodriguezValid point. The screens on iPhone 12 and up are ways more delicate than prior versions. I know it’s a long shot but you could possibly take it to a tech store and have someone open it then you can take it from there. No way they will charge you more than 20 bucks to pop it open. In my opinion

[@please-wake-up-now]

Lol, this is like a real-life iPhone assemble challenge! 😄 I wonder how many people would actually try this at home. It's kinda cool to see if you can save that cash, but like, you better hope you don’t mess up the wiring! 😂🔧

[@thetechfromheaven]

If you can do this is like "Congrats, now you have graduated from level 1 noob tech to level 2 tinkerer!"

[@nikolakis...]

I have build a 11pro and im going to a 13pro all this from aliexpress

[@muki2099]

Wooww that was so impressive… i wish i had those skills It is so satisfying watching you to make phone from 0-100% 💪

[@Shivam-sb2nd]

I bought a broken iPhone 12 Pro 256 gb,the only thing that was working is the MOTHERBOARD 😂. I bought every single part of the phone and assembled it at home with my brother. The phone is working completely fine but there are some unknown part messages, and Face ID is not working. This all costed me around 24,000 inr ( around. 300 dollars only ) and it’s 256 gb😂. If you check the photos of phone before and after even you can’t believe that how it’s working😂. Love your videos

[@errte7]

Just finished watch mrwhosetheboss & DIY Perks did a giant iPhone. Now this. What a time line eh

[@dekylle]

i saw that too

[@rynndash]

I just did this for a xr as something to do . Highly recommend if you can get parts at a good price and if they work.

[@KaiO_Ken1]

where did you get all the parts, and how much did it all cost?

[@rynndash]

@@KaiO_Ken1some from Ali express , screen , battery and charging port dock from nufix Canada / can buy on there website but I picked Amazon. Motherboards are hit or miss , I got mine cheap on Ali express unlocked 64 gig , it ended up costing me around 180-190 cad so whatever that is to usd. Extra 20$ can get you a reebelo refurb one but it’s good for fun/experience

[@ErenTheVerwilderte]

One of the greatest video I've ever seen.. Never thought about building a iPhone from scratch.. haha

[@GreenG_07]

crazy how it costs 50% of a refurbished one

[@manavsingh6725]

But it can die anytime and most things are of terrible quality 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrfoxesite6982]

manav, the products manufactured in your country india is also crappy. edit: 40 likes? yes indian products are crappy. they can die but some are original like the camera. but its not feasible for daily use. perhaps a secondary phone with no data? still it can depend and all...

[@ardinsalim9048]

That's because The original display cost 4times than the one he used.

[@pranavdupati9164]

@@mrfoxesite6982 well not really, but people get a lot of defective units on phones which are not Apple/Samsung/Google, or tend to break it and blame it on the manufacturer. If you buy new ones from Apple/Google/Samsung they will be decent, if not equal to other countries....

[@Apollopayne25]

@@manavsingh6725 any electronics can die any time.

[@carterslaunwhite2396]

new business unlocked

[@DashDrones]

Sees an apple logo and instantly believes it's a genuine part 😂

[@gribbler1695]

No, just happy it boots up.

[@arshdhanani8936]

​@@gribbler1695he's not talking about the boot but the parts like flex cable and such

[@AissaouiReda-kr5gi]

@@gribbler1695 he means the parts

[@peteshmeat9495]

he said "I hope" in the video, maybe open those ears up instead of stopping g as soon as you feel smart and smug.

[@DashDrones]

​@@peteshmeat9495 3:05 open your ears🤦‍♂️

[@rednissan001]

Come here from TikTok because I couldn’t be bothered waiting any longer for the next part

[@marshadow205]

Dude....i enjoyed every minute of this...do a s24u..

[@natzzzy9119]

I purchased a 12 Mini board and got a completely working board was well worth it only thing i lost was the part serialization and true tone. Would recommend anyone who buys one to film everything on such an expensive purchase

[@AllOSesOfficial]

The best part is it has real iOS

[@dudleypratt2767]

Omw first time seeing your face and love the curls didn't expect that😅😅😅👌

[@xXfzmusicXx]

Now take it to the apple store to get it "repaired".

[@azizyma4627]

😂

[@juliogonzo2718]

Pretty sure anyone building this for themselves won't need the apple store

[@legendaryjay6316]

Now Imagine a regular person that never repaired phones trying this

[@kuzeronewbiegamers]

In Indonesia, you have to pay more for the IMEI so that you can use local providers. Or you can rewrite IMEI from old/broken phone than replace it to your phone

[@djordjenikolic94]

How tf you rewrite IMEI, it like only thing i am 100% sure you can’t do on iPhone

[@kuzeronewbiegamers]

@djordjenikolic94 My bad, for iPhones here, it’s more like unblocking the IMEI for a certain period of time. Usually, the shortest is about 3 months. After that period expires, we have to pay again. However, there are many people here who write/offer iPhone IMEI rewrite services. I don’t really understand how they do it, but it exists here

[@KryptoKiddi]

How do you rewrite on Android? If you are sure iOS exists and works you have a tiny gold mine.. if you want to talk more I can explain. ​@@kuzeronewbiegamers

[@bullukkoparan]

same on türkiye.

[@4end]

didn’t know this was possible. cool video dude!

[@Lucas999c]

Apple executives after watching this video: E:We present to you iPhone 17 Pro Max in this new and upgraded version we are going to give you the pleasure of assembling it all by yoursel! (screen and battery sold separately!)

[@Vison_98]

and code the os yo self 💀

[@KalashnykAndrii]

Separate Sale of Power Supply - This was just the beginning

[@CHILLINGRobo]

@@KalashnykAndrii For the new iphone you now have to purchase your Wi-Fi antennas!

[@CHILLINGRobo]

2026 : 1 Time OS activation fee 🤣

[@defautluser0]

​@@Vison_98android on its way to exist on iphones (its open source)

[@walterarresse6598]

This is the phone that I’m using right now, since my wife bought the 15 pro max and handed this one to me. I love this phone. it’s fast and it’s good and it’s perfect for what I use it for. You have basically built one for half the cost of a pretty decent used one or about a quarter of a brand new one. Even today with the 16 announced, the 13th pro max is a really good flagship phone.

[@dhananjaydahariya576]

The gratest phone technician that ever lived.

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

*greatest.

[@SPARTAN.JEROME-092]

Bro is becoming a pro on Reverse engineering. At least for assembly

[@thatprettyparrot]

If you want to test OLED displays, I recommend getting a high-resolution image that has the whole rainbow on it. Most OLEDs are more color-rich than LCDs by nature, and black looks drastically different, even on a high-grade IPS display.

[@consti_smb]

iPhone ❌ Ikea Phone ✅

[@Thatannoyingguyp]

lol (underrated comment)

[@Sam.Patton12]

iPhone ✖️ Ikea phone ✖️ Ali express ✔️

[@Lucina..]

iKea

[@teslamodelx8188]

Y

[@ShiroCh_ID]

@@Sam.Patton12 what about, IKEA phone bought from Ali Express?

[@ahmedshaikh_16]

Ali express in india 🤡 Ali express outside india 🥵🗿

[@yomo68]

Same in Pakistan lol

[@gibonzproject9710]

​@@yomo68 no shit they are same country

[@PrashantBurnwal]

​@@gibonzproject9710no they are not

[@AchaBaccha-g1d]

​@@gibonzproject9710your mom and sis are same person?

[@jose11234567898]

Posting this comment from my phone I just finished building by following this video. Everything works good so far, gonna use it as my main phone and see how it goes.

[@Smarterhometechnology]

Any risk?

[@jose11234567898]

@@Smarterhometechnology I'm not sure what you mean, but it has been working good so far. I checked the IMEI and the motherboard was last used as a phone in Ireland, so that was pretty interesting.

[@Smarterhometechnology]

@@jose11234567898 I just didn’t know if there was any risk legal risk as what I’m referring to or getting locked out by Apple because they don’t approve or something

[@nick.100]

Bro about to do this with every phone he can after seeing how this video blew up lol

[@alepouna]

cant wait for the 500$ (usd) iphone 16 pro aliexpress edition tbh

[@undergroundsk8ters52]

wanted to give my gf a new phone but couldn’t afford it , so i just bought used parts and built one , works very well and she loved it

[@은지성-d6y]

How about Truetone, FaceID and 120hz refresh rate display?

[@taicunmusic]

A woman doesn’t know those things

[@techexplorer7484]

​@@taicunmusicdon't you think it's a little sexist?

[@nikemaik1]

120hz?

[@krisrogers1214]

You’re killing it!

[@mecyanned]

I did this with an s21 ultra and s20 plus, I bought dead ones, parts and reassembled it

[@TheMrbshahzad]

Could you elaborate more please thanks 👍

[@mecyanned]

@@TheMrbshahzad I bought 2 dead phones, removed everything and put it back together, with the new parts

[@katzmrgrey9804]

Not the frankenstein phone😂, still impressive.

[@mecyanned]

@@katzmrgrey9804 thanks! I just need to find a good deal for this go be a smart option

[@kapralas]

​@@mecyannedcan you elaborate further? Thanks.

[@sammozafari]

17:49 the slight chin on the screen though-

[@GOATEDxSHAXWAT]

That is exactly how iphones are gonna be in upcoming years when you purchase them

[@ivantiburcio9322]

Big Respect for the Big Risk Taken

[@TheoSadruddin]

6:37 😂 “uh thank you china”