THE VIDEO SHELF · shenzhen electronics markets
How I Made My Own iPhone - in China
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 HN readers recommended 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.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Strange Parts
- Topic
- shenzhen electronics markets
- Format
- documentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 8
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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You may enjoy this video where a guy goes to Shenzen and tries to build an iPhone 6s from parts. He claims it cost $300. Technically he spent a little over $600 because he broke a lot of parts and bought the wrong parts in …
Consultant32452 on Hacker News · 2018-07
In Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone XYou addressed the first question, but I popped in to bring up this neat video I came across a few years back regarding the second question. How about this guy, who "built a like-new (but really refurbished) iPhone 6S 16GB entirely from parts purchased from …
Darkphibre on Hacker News · 2020-11
In Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone X
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