Someone built an iPhone 6s using recycled parts

The video, which is over 20 minutes, shows Allen’s journey from beginning to end, from tracking down cases to finding the many different components.

One area Allen had to cheat a little is when he had to purchase a recycled logic board that came with the Touch ID sensor included. If he had found the two parts separately, Touch ID wouldn’t have worked because Apple’s Secure Enclave is tied to each individual sensor.

According to Allen, he intended to build an iPhone 7 but found it difficult to track down parts used in the device.

It’s harder than it looks

Smartphones are complex machines with dozens of different parts, so putting one together is no easy task, as Allen found out first-hand. Eventually, however, he was able to build an iPhone 6s using parts that are (mostly) readily available in China. *In the end, Allen says he spent about $1,000 on parts and tools, but many of which he didn’t need. He estimates the actual build cost about $300.

Check out the video to get a fascinating look behind what goes into an iPhone and how they’re made. While you’re at it, you might as well check out iFixit’s teardown of the iPhone 6s, which ultimately gave the device a seven out of ten on the repairability scale.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/04/15/someone-built-an-iphone-6s-using-recycled-parts/