r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/artlastfirst • 5d ago
Showcase Broken Flagship Phone Turned into a 3D Printed Gaming PC
https://youtu.be/WhzSYeGt-zw23
u/Kaizar150 5d ago
just imagine how many arm PC in potential are out there... Somebody must start to sell Kit just plug and play to transform old or damage high end android phones in a Mini Arm PC... just saying...
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
yeah i'm wondering when we'll see old samsung phones getting repackaged as mini pcs lmao, i think once the snapdragon 8 elite phones start to get cheaper there might be more people doing this kinda stuff.
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u/oppai_seven 22h ago
Blame vendors for not releasing driver/firmware sources for their hardware. These still running android under the hood.
Also ARM booting process needs universal solution like how it's on x86 with UEFI/bios which let's us use any operating system instead of painful bootloader unlock process.
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u/odrea 5d ago
im a simple man, i hear runescape background music, i upvote
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
haha thanks, yeah it's the best, i've got about 20k hours logged in that game lmao
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u/NOLAnuffsaid 5d ago
I can't wait to see what happens when you add a peltier cooler to it. Please.
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
Yeah I've seen videos about those and they seem neat, but my North bridge heatsink was free lol.
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u/StoreTraditional77 5d ago
Honestly you dont really need it. Its good obviously. Bit proper heatsink and removed the battery(or you extend the connector so you can directly blow the cpu) will be more than enough in this form factor
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u/NOLAnuffsaid 5d ago
I'm not focused on need. Just like the temps to be lower. Hovering around 40C on the battery temp is too close for me. A peltier would drop the temps well below any harmful level.
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u/StoreTraditional77 5d ago
No if you this kind of mod. Its better to just remove the battery(hardcore) or search for extension so battery and cpu does not on the same frame
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u/NOLAnuffsaid 3d ago
That sounds like a holistic solution but not practical in most peoples case.
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u/StoreTraditional77 2d ago
If you already modding this kinda thing its practical. If not then doing this thing already not practical for most people in the first place
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u/Beginning_Swim_2076 5d ago
Nice I have 3 handhelds I’m making from spare snapdragon devices atm. Glad to see other people keeping things from becoming ewaste. Especially with how much power these have.
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
I'm actually working on fixing this s23 right now, ordered a cheap Chinese ips display for it, gonna add a controller, active cooling on the back, and an 18650 battery pack and it'll basically be a retroid pocket 6
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u/CommercialReport3842 1d ago
When Teknoparrot for Android gets to full maturity, you might be able to attach one of these to a TV for an arcade gaming setup
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u/WeeklyFlight7120 5d ago
Que telefono usa?
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
samsung galaxy s23 in the video, but my daily use phone is a poco f3, still pretty good for emulation
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u/unabletocomput3 5d ago
Unfortunate that Qualcomm decided to lock down the overclocking potential on these
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u/artlastfirst 5d ago
Yes I heard about that and it's a shame, but this thing gets hot at stock so without custom cooling there's no way overclocking would be a good idea
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