Build a smartphone?

[The Doctor]

Hello, I am Xavier AKA The Doctor. (Skip to the next paragraph if you just want to hear my idea)Recently in my area we have gotten a lot of snowy weather. I took a walk around my neighborhood and brought my phone with me. When I got home, I did not have my phone . I was devastated to say the least, but it did get me thinking.

Is it possible to build your own smartphone? I'm not talking phone blocks, I am talking about ordering a Tegra off of eBay, getting a flash chip, an amoled display, a camera, a battery, a speaker, a mic, and an antenna, slapping them on a PCB and putting it in a case, and then installing android onto it.

It may seem far fetched but I would like your feedback. Would it be cheaper then buying a nexus 5? Is it even possible? If it is how difficult would this be?

Thanks!

-Xavier

[asickduckie]

Hello, I am Xavier AKA The Doctor. (Skip to the next paragraph if you just want to hear my idea)Recently in my area we have gotten a lot of snowy weather. I took a walk around my neighborhood and brought my phone with me. When I got home, I did not have my phone . I was devastated to say the least, but it did get me thinking.

Is it possible to build your own smartphone? I'm not talking phone blocks, I am talking about ordering a Tegra off of eBay, getting a flash chip, an amoled display, a camera, a battery, a speaker, a mic, and an antenna, slapping them on a PCB and putting it in a case, and then installing android onto it.

It may seem far fetched but I would like your feedback. Would it be cheaper then buying a nexus 5? Is it even possible? If it is how difficult would this be?

Thanks!

-Xavier

much cheaper and simpler to buy something like a phone with a cracked screen on ebay for cheap and then replacing the screen yourself.

[dizmo]

You'd have a much better chance of buying a phone, tearing out the internals, and fitting it inside a body designed by yourself.

[SAV1OUR]

You'd have a much better chance of buying a phone, tearing out the internals, and fitting it inside a body designed by yourself.

then theres the issue of finding a operating system 

[dizmo]

 

then theres the issue of finding a operating system 

 

Not really, you'd just use the one installed on the phone you took the parts from.

[needmorewood]

 

then theres the issue of finding a operating system 

 

android works on quite a number of devices

if the hardware is identical u could use ROMs or u can build ur own device tree kernal, rom etc

of course its alot of work but not COMEPLETLy insane

[MuffinTopMike]

I think it would be very difficult to do especially if you don't have some form of degree in computer engineering or computer science, but not a bad idea we could build our computers and our phones.

[The Doctor]

much cheaper and simpler to buy something like a phone with a cracked screen on ebay for cheap and then replacing the screen yourself.

you didn't answer half my questions.

[T.Vengeance]

you didn't answer half my questions.

Long answer yes. Short answer no. That's in the realm of computer engineering undergrads. (or perhaps electrical engineering)