iPhone with USB-C Connection Sold for $86K

The world's first iPhone prototype with a USB-C connection found a high price on eBay.

Apple hala Lightning bağlantısı kullanadursun bir kullanıcı modifiye ettiği USB-C bağlantılı iPhone X ile adeta köşeyi dönmüş durumda. Tabii ki diğer taraftan Apple’ın iPhone dahil birçok cihazda USB-C şarj kullanmak zorunda kalacağını da unutmamak gerekiyor ancak robotik mühendisliği öğrencisi Kenn Pillonel elini çabuk tuttu desek yeridir. Bağlantı noktası değiştirilen iPhone, eBay’de tam 86,001 dolara alıcı buldu. Yani cihazın orijinal satış fiyatının 80 katına.

Pillonel warns that the buyer should not use the device as a regular phone, take it apart, or update the operating system. It was stated that any of these could put the device at risk of malfunction. Pillonel has also posted a Github repository with technical details of their work on the project, CNC instructions, and information about the specific PCB the design uses. It should be said that it is very difficult to copy the change he made and it is not easy at all to install an extra circuit especially in the phone's case.

The auction started at just $1, but bids multiplied quickly, reaching over $3,000 by the end of the day. There were also much higher bids, around $100,000, which were withdrawn before the auction ended. In total, 116 bids were submitted.

While the prototype has been sold, Pillonel has previously said it plans to continue working on improving things like USB-C iPhones' fast charging, waterproofing, and adding support for USB-C accessories.