04-27-2021, 04:02 PM
Hi all,
I was wondering whether there was a "kit" version of the PinePhone that allowed the user to customise the hardware?
Specifically the customisations I'm looking at:
- SMA connection for external cellular antenna: in spite of being on one of the "better" carriers (Telstra) here in Australia, sometimes I'm in places where reception is not great
- enlarged battery (presently I get about 2 days stand-by on my ZTE T83, I'd like to expand this)
I also thought it'd be cool to do something unique case-wise: maybe using thin pine sheets for the front/back cover with clear acrylic in between edge-lit from inside with notification LEDs. It'd be a literal "pine" phone, and I think could be made to look good and really sell the concept of an end-user customisable smartphone platform. A custom enclosure also means I can accommodate the larger battery and external antenna connection much easier too.
Regards,
Stuart Longland
I was wondering whether there was a "kit" version of the PinePhone that allowed the user to customise the hardware?
Specifically the customisations I'm looking at:
- SMA connection for external cellular antenna: in spite of being on one of the "better" carriers (Telstra) here in Australia, sometimes I'm in places where reception is not great
- enlarged battery (presently I get about 2 days stand-by on my ZTE T83, I'd like to expand this)
I also thought it'd be cool to do something unique case-wise: maybe using thin pine sheets for the front/back cover with clear acrylic in between edge-lit from inside with notification LEDs. It'd be a literal "pine" phone, and I think could be made to look good and really sell the concept of an end-user customisable smartphone platform. A custom enclosure also means I can accommodate the larger battery and external antenna connection much easier too.
Regards,
Stuart Longland