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The Last Phone You'll Need to Buy? Google's Project Ara
OK, first thing that came to mind was replacing the Intel processor without replacing the motherboard. I never knew anyone who actually did that and don't remember exactly which ones 486 or early Pentium?. Some things are great in modular and others.... Maybe someone with more vision can help the blind. Oh yea, I don't use a smart phone. Maybe that's the problem.
On second thought - It might be fun to just play with.
Matter is a whole lot more complicated than it seems. Components used in cellular phones are neither standardized nor readily available. Not exactly is that is a reasonable comparison to PCs.
Getting that modularity within the size constraints of a smartphone is hard. Same reason why putting together a desktop PC from parts is easier than an ultrabook where the parts need to be much more optimized with respect to each other
Note that many phone manufacturers don't even allow you to replace the battery because of the space constrained optimization.
But this may be a solution for low cost phones in developing countries where cost trumps size and repair/upgrade is more economically feasible than replacement.
Complete anti-thesis to Apple's approach, of course!
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On second thought - It might be fun to just play with.
Note that many phone manufacturers don't even allow you to replace the battery because of the space constrained optimization.
But this may be a solution for low cost phones in developing countries where cost trumps size and repair/upgrade is more economically feasible than replacement.
Complete anti-thesis to Apple's approach, of course!