Hardware Mod Showcases an iPhone SE 3 in the Body of a Windows Phone (9to5mac.com) 26
A tech enthusiast has successfully transplanted the internal components of an iPhone SE 3 into the body of a Nokia Lumia 1020 Windows Phone, according to a post on Reddit's r/hackintosh forum. The modification preserves all key functions of the iPhone SE 3, including its 12-megapixel camera, 5G capabilities, and Touch ID sensor, which has been relocated to the back of the device. The project retains the Lumia 1020's distinctive design while upgrading its outdated microUSB port to Apple's Lightning connector.
The creator adapted the Lumia's original camera shutter button to work as a secondary volume control that can trigger photos in the iPhone's camera app. The only significant feature lost in the conversion was the headphone jack.
The creator adapted the Lumia's original camera shutter button to work as a secondary volume control that can trigger photos in the iPhone's camera app. The only significant feature lost in the conversion was the headphone jack.
wat (Score:5, Funny)
The hybrid device represents a rare example of iOS running on non-Apple hardware
No, it doesn't.
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> The project retains the Lumia 1020's distinctive design while upgrading its outdated microUSB port to Apple's Lightning connector
I liked that part too.
I think it'd have been cooler if they had added the missing headphone jack. Presumably lightning-3.5" adapters with passthroughs exist in the lightning world?
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Yes there are 3.5mm / lightning adapters. They're cheap and ubiquitous. I had one at my last job for the headphones they sent me during Covid that didn't have a Bluetooth option.
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Yes there are 3.5mm / lightning adapters. They're cheap and ubiquitous. I had one at my last job for the headphones they sent me during Covid that didn't have a Bluetooth option.
The ones that are cheap and ubiquitous aren't passthrough though - at least, not the ones I've seen - you want one that will give you a headphone output and another lightning socket, so that you can still charge / connect another accessory...
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Amazon is chock full of lighting to 3.5m + charging lightning adapters.
I don't see any in a quick search that will do 3.5mm + data.
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Ideally if I want to "fix" the iPhone in a way that'll leave Apple (and some of its fans...) screaming, I'd want a Lightning to combination 3.5" and USB-C adapter. Wonder if that's possible? Presumably yes given most (all?) lightning cables have USB-A on one end.
Add a bezel and you're all set!
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"The hybrid device represents a rare example of IOS running on non-Apple hardware*"
where the asterisk is: "cosmetic chassis only"
This would be like me ripping the parts of a Mac Pro out of it's case and screwing it together in some fashion inside a Dell case and saying "look at me!"
As cool as a Lamborghini in a Fiero body! (Score:2)
For my next trick, I'll put the drivetrain of a late sixties Corvette into a Ford Pinto body!
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Now, now, the Pinto had plenty of power. Like the 'vette, it could explode right out of the gate!
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You mean like this? [facebook.com]
(almost kinda, anyway)
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I've ridden in a '74 Chevy Vega with a small block 8-cylinder transplanted into it (they had to cut out the wheel wells to make the manifold fit). Scary damn thing, hit the gas and the whole car tilted to one side from the torque. Accelerated like a bat out of hell, though.
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I've ridden in a '74 Chevy Vega with a small block 8-cylinder transplanted into it (they had to cut out the wheel wells to make the manifold fit). Scary damn thing, hit the gas and the whole car tilted to one side from the torque. Accelerated like a bat out of hell, though.
My uncle did that wis one of the small body chevy novas. Like you say, when you step on it and the car seems to torque over about 1/4th of the way to tipping, it's a bit scary.
Beige modding for the mobile generation (Score:3)
This reminds me of PC "beige modding" trend that was hot a few years ago: putting modern PC components into an old PC chassis.
The more 1990's looking, the better.
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It's not over. The most recent example I've seen publicized (aka advertised) is the Silverstone FLP01 [silverstonetek.com] which looks like a sort of a cross between a SGI and an old PC, especially given their logo. Horizontal cases are back in because GPUs have gotten so big and heavy that if you have your motherboard mounted vertically you need a support to keep the GPU from breaking its slot. I used full ATX for years even when I had no good reason to just for flexibility, but now I use mATX so that I can have a horizontal c
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I would classify the Silverstone FLP01 as retro though, which is not really the same thing.
It is a new ATX chassis, made in the likeness of a few specific models of the NEC PC-9081 VX series [necretro.org].
IMHO, the original has a certain charm that the recreation doesn't... with its fake floppy drives and other missing detail fidelity.
So confused (Score:2)
I can't decide whether this phone was downgraded from Microsoft to Apple or from Apple to Microsoft. It's like one of those oxymorons ... Microsoft Works, Windows Security, or Apple Intelligence ... just doesn't work.
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I'd go with the former, I really liked the Windows Phone but have no use at all for my wife's iToy. I could plug my Windows Phone into a powered USB hub and have keyboard/mouse/monitor, it could run a lot of regular Windows apps, and IIRC it could transfer files directly into our Active Directory domain. As a product it wasn't immediately profitable enough for Balmer and he lost interest and cancelled it (like the original table-top sized Surface, which my design engineer co-worker tested and raved about)
Needs a name (Score:4, Funny)
This Windows iPhone just needs a suitable name...
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Who cares? (Score:2)
What a pointless exercise....
Slow news day, I guess.
Re: Who cares? (Score:2)
Color me amazed... (Score:2)
I think it was a great project (Score:2)
TouchID shifted to the back but still works, the iPhone SE's camera moved but still works... and he did it just because he wanted to. Quintessentially Slashdot.
Re: Significant frature (Score:1)
Since they were removed.
Downgrade? (Score:1)
> iPhone SE 3, including its 12-megapixel camera
The Nokia Lumia 1020 had a 41-megapixel camera.