I'm still using an iPhone 4S 64GB with a Third Rail removable battery case. Blog posts like this make it clear that there's a market for small-screen phones, ev

I'm still using an iPhone 4S 64GB with a Third Rail removable battery case. Blog posts like this make it clear that there's a market for small-screen phones, even though none of the usual companies are building them. I think it's time to give up hope for Apple, and build a new ecosystem. Old iPods are very hackable [1]. There are suppliers making replacement backplates, click wheels, extended capacity batteries, and SD card adaptors. There's plenty of room for a Raspberry Pi Zero in the back, although I use a PQI Air Card. It can't run touchscreen apps though, which rules out maps/cameras/typing/many other apps. Is there a touchscreen that can fit inside 103.5 x 61.8 mm? That's the part I would need to build my own iPod successor. [1] https://www.head-fi.org/threads/official-ipod-video-classic-5g-5-5g-6g-6-5g-7g-ssd-mod-thread.566780/page-642 https://www.head-fi.org/threads/official-ipod-video-classic-...