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How I Made My Own iPhone - in China

Strange Parts · documentary · Watch on YouTube

Repair, teardowns & right to repairConsumer devices & gadgetsManufacturing & industrial processes

What it is

Strange Parts builds a working refurbished iPhone 6S entirely from components bought in the Huaqiangbei phone parts markets in Shenzhen. The video explains how the markets work and what the parts cost.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as proof that a full iPhone can be assembled from sourced parts, in right-to-repair and Shenzhen hardware ecosystem discussions.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “You may enjoy this video where a guy goes to Shenzen and tries to build an iPhone 6s from parts.”

    Builds an iPhone 6s from Shenzhen parts for about $300.

    Consultant32452, 2018-07 · Recommendation · in “Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone X”

  2. “I popped in to bring up this neat video I came across a few years back”

    Building an iPhone 6S from parts at Huaqiangbei markets.

    Darkphibre, 2020-11 · Recommendation · in “Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone X”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: iphone, shenzhen, right to repair, hardware, huaqiangbei

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