I think my favorite quote from the video is "You don't have to make a product that fits everyone for it to be a good product".
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Very neat. Though I wish this kind of thing would be possible to do with open source components.
You could do it but it would be enormous. Pi5 draws 10 watts when not idle.
It was done for previous pi https://hackaday.io/project/195370-raspberry-piphone-a-diy-android-smartphone
https://hackaday.com/2022/10/10/a-raspberry-pi-phone-for-the-modern-era/
I miss 2000's era Nokia. They had their flagship phones that turned a profit but also just did some truly weird shit purely to see if it caught on.
Reminds me of the ancient Motorola Cube. I had one and loved the little thing.
I agree with the sentiment here; I wish more companies took design risks.
I would LOVE to get my hands on a Huawei Pura X, but I doubt it will be available outside China, software concerns aside.
Ive been wanting to get a https://www.tindie.com/products/zitaotech/hackberrypi-cyberdeck-handheld-with-q20-keyboard/ for years! but its always sold out :(
Would be neat if they could figure out a way to move the cameras to the other side the next time they make a phone.
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