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You're not the first one to think of this. See: Phonebloks [1]. It failed mostly because there wasn't enough demand, but I wonder if they could make a comeback.
by notRobot 6y ago
You're not the first one to think of this. See: Phonebloks [1]. It failed mostly because there wasn't enough demand, but I wonder if they could make a comeback.
[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonebloks https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonebloks
- marcodiego 6y agoThe librem 5 is somewhat modular. IIRC, you can disconnect and replace the modem and wifi card. So, I think a common chassis could have a screen, IMU, PMIC, battery, cameras, speakers, mics, leds, buttons, headphone jack, usb port and sensors (barometer, thermometers, light sensor, proximity...). The mainboard could connect to the chassis using some standardized common connectors for the devices provided by the chassis. Other devices could be connected to the mainboard: modem, wifi card, bluetooth and sd-card. That is not a giant leap from what librem 5 is.
- eeZah7Ux 6y agoPhonebloks has a questionable design: Each component had its own shell - making it bulky and very expensive.