Comment on what's stops one from scavenging the best parts of old phones and putting them into a new one?
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
One time I took apart my Nintendo DS. I broke my Nintendo DS.
Another time I took apart my PS2 controller. I broke my PS2 controller.
Now you want me to scrap parts from a phone, and build from scratch??? Aw hell naw!!!
FarFarAway@startrek.website 3 weeks ago
Really, it stems from having a bunch of old phones, bought outright, sitting around collecting dust. Some are obviously too old to be relevant, but there’s a couple that had some great features that kept degrading with the next iteration. HTC front speakers, galaxy camera, a headphone jack, and an SD card slot.
I used to take apart things like my dads old portable handheld TV, or my walkman, after I broke it, to see if I could fix it. It was hit or miss.I got the TV speakers to work again, but I had to get a new walkman. I drew the line at microwaves. But I see these phone breakdowns videos, and it looks kinda simple. I realize that there’s a ton of things going on beyond my (admittedly low) skill set, but wondered how far beyond. Like, was it something I could learn in a reasonable way, or was it just too much.
Seems like it’s wayyyy, far, over my head.