In this video, the creator embarks on an adventure to build a Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus from individual parts obtained in the Chinese cell phone markets. They initially consider building an Android phone to explore new challenges and modifications. They opt for an S9 Plus due to its availability of parts. The video documents their journey, from purchasing various components to assembling the phone successfully. Along the way, they encounter challenges but manage to resolve them, resulting in a fully functional Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus. The process appears easier and less complex compared to building an iPhone, primarily due to the availability of iPhone parts in the Chinese markets.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator attempted to build their own iPhone a couple of years ago.
2. They decided to build an Android phone, specifically a Samsung Galaxy S10.
3. They had to learn about Android phones and their parts.
4. They chose to build a Samsung Galaxy S10 because it was a relatively new flagship phone and they had seen many Samsung parts available in the markets.
5. The narrator visited an underground market in China to find phone parts.
6. They found that the market sellers tend to cluster together based on what they're selling and their hometown.
7. The narrator needed to regroup and look up what Samsung parts looked like so they knew what they were looking for.
8. They used iFixit's teardown guides as a resource to find the parts they needed.
9. They found that there were no S10 boards available, but they were able to find an S9 plus board instead.
10. The narrator was able to find most of the parts they needed, but they were missing two wires (a blue wire and a white wire) that they believed were the antenna wires.
11. They went back to the markets to find the missing wires.
12. The narrator was able to assemble the phone and it worked on the first try.
13. They had to factory reset the phone to unlock it.
14. The phone's iris scan, fingerprint scan, face scan, and cameras all worked.
15. The narrator compared the process of building an Android phone to building an iPhone and found it to be easier.
16. They noted that there were fewer parts and fewer sheet metal brackets and clips in the Android phone.
17. The narrator found that Samsung parts were less available in the markets compared to iPhone parts.
18. They theorized that this might be due to the fact that iPhones are manufactured in China, but Samsung phones are not.