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MakerPhone / Ringo was far better. It was actually a real phone based on ESP32 + a GSM/LTE module. It could make phone calls, SMS, had games, apps, etc. at the

by M95D 2y ago

MakerPhone / Ringo was far better. It was actually a real phone based on ESP32 + a GSM/LTE module. It could make phone calls, SMS, had games, apps, etc. at the level of what early 2000 GSM phones could do. Project is abandoned now. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/albertgajsak/makerphone-an-educational-diy-mobile-phone https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/albertgajsak/makerphone... https://github.com/CircuitMess/CircuitMess-Ringo https://github.com/CircuitMess/CircuitMess-Ringo

catherd 2y ago
"Better" depends on what you are after. In my world better means not being tied to using proprietary communication protocols over compromised networks with hardware I don't really own/can't control. The makerphone was a learning tool and built to that spec. It wouldn't survive being carried around in your pocket, for example, but it was fine for teaching you how to program and how a phone works.