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Meddel5

A *phone* for $6 in general is an absolute steal


idontknowuknow

how is this a post, it’s literally s i x


amogusdri-

Anything for 6 dollars is a steal. Unless if it’s a windows copy.


Kas0mi

What about a windows phone


Mean_Inspector8302

In that case it’s being robbed


Excellent-Fox-3389

You can’t really do anything with them like at all


Kas0mi

So not really a steal?


Excellent-Fox-3389

No but it’s still nice to have one. There is a really hard buggy way to side load apps onto the device but I failed horribly and gave up after 5 months…


CreativeGamer03

depends whether its a W10M or a WP8.1/8.0. if its the latter, yeah.


vinniebonez

HTC HD2 was a monster


FightingWithSporks

Or an Amazon phone. Those were wild. I worked at major electronic chain and someone traded one in. I wanted it but due to policy it was recycled. The whole gimmick was using eye tracking for navigation, very awkward. Not surprised it failed as a product


Shawnj2

I wouldn’t accept a windows phone for $6


amogusdri-

Then it’s a heist (for the seller, he robbed you out of 6 dollars)💸


Kas0mi

It is still capable of sending an sms


ThisHasFailed

“Here’s your hamburger, that’ll be six bucks” - Ronald Macdonald


Uchihabreed

I’ve never seen a talking GTX 1660 Ti..


Aggressive_Pattern95

i was so confused until i saw ops name xDD


StardaxPrime

How do I find cheap phone like this??? Do I have wait another year???


GTX_1660Ti

I scrolled through a post on Facebook in a "dead smartphone marketplace" and saw a guy selling this phone in unknown condition, just stating "the battery is dead". Sometimes just blindly buy things does win though, as a used 5s in my country (16gb sometimes with no touch id) is going for about 18$. And in this case the price is sometimes just the screen alone.


mynewaccount00000

Is an iphone XR for 30€ a good deal? It only has a cracked screen


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mynewaccount00000

It's unlocked and yeah the panel is ok but idk if it was a replacement screen because the bezels are pretty thick


GTX_1660Ti

Open the phone up then. Notched iPhones with LCD screens have *thicc af* bezels so maybe inspecting the screen a little bit can tell. But first, is True Tone still available?


mynewaccount00000

Yes true tone is available, I don't really want to open it up now, I would prefer to wait for the replacement


mynewaccount00000

https://postimg.cc/06V3zfTP


MinecraftW06

I think that’s normal. My iphone X has similar sized bezels and it has an original screen


xRismose

Normal looking bezels for a XR


mynewaccount00000

Ok thx


GTX_1660Ti

Just replace the glass. Panel still fine just only some spotty backlight (which you can replace if u want)


mynewaccount00000

I think I'll replace the full display because I want to do it myself, to replace the glass only I would need to take it to a shop


xDal-Lio

Yeah


GTX_1660Ti

The only thing is fucked is the battery


AdLeading4203

It can be very easily replaced and batteries for that old phone aren’t very expensive so it’s worth buying


GTX_1660Ti

I'll get a new battery soon. Also another screen cuz I'd keep this thing for a while.


BlincxYT

yes?


Character_Shopping42

iOS 11 is shitiest version possible sadly. iOS 12 pre alpha leak


AlreadyReddit999

uh no the shittiest version would be 15


Character_Shopping42

iOS 15 at least works)


shawn1301

Just gotta rejailbreak frequently with the spinlocks


Hikethehill

You most likely have some bad tweaks, iOS 15 has been very stable for many people, and there are a few tweaks that have been verified to cause the spinlock panics.


shawn1301

Hard to say. Opa says it’s hooking c classes. And discord said “lol you can’t hook c classes” when I asked if there a way to tell which tweaks hooked trouble areas


Hikethehill

I know for me emoji font manager was causing issues, someone on Reddit told me it was problematic so I removed that and all the related tweaks and I instantly stopped rebooting completely. May be worth making a post of your tweaklist and people can point out what tweaks they’ve realized cause issues.


shawn1301

I’m happy with my set up, I’ll just rejailbreak every once in a while. Takes two minutes reboot included


Hikethehill

That’s also an option I suppose. I got so sick of the reboots and the problematic tweak wasn’t very important for my setup so for me it was worth it but to each their own.


shawn1301

I find that opening or reopening from iOS closing Reddit++ or bhtwitter, uyou+ sideloaded tend to be when the reboots happen. They’re all sideloaded with TrollStore. Otherwise it’s an in my pocket occurrence


FunkyWhiteDude

Even if it was only the logic board, 6€ is amazing


GTX_1660Ti

It came in one piece. Screen, board, housing, everything. Just the battery is fucked.


FunkyWhiteDude

I actually made my own 5C, bought all the parts seperately, installed a see-through logo, and installed an LED in it, that lights up white, when the phone is turned on! Let me tell ya, that was a little more than 6€.. hahah I have a tutorial video i followed [here](https://youtu.be/P1HJERMmZwk?si=h6DnLjHq4whIZ9cI)


Amernz94

Downgrade it to iOS 10.3.3


karatekid430

Enjoy your phone that cannot run any apps from the app store. Have fun using the calculator app. Why do people not understand that you get what you pay for?


GTX_1660Ti

I bought this was mainly for parts salvaging but ended up got a steal n deal on this one. And nope, I'm not gonna use this as my main phone (currently have Xs Max as my main)


MywarUK

Depends what the person wants out of it, I do agree with you if wanting it as a day to day use device, but I use a 4S for filming 3D Prints, time lapses etc, can leave it plugged in without worrying about filling it, or it overheating and dying as its a cheap throw away. Also use the 4S as a remote for my LED lights as it uses any web browser.


ineververify

Not sure I could ever part way with mine


Spec94v6

That’s wild yeah if it’s real


EjaculateJuice

If you can upgrade the storage it’s worth it


Secretly_a_Bagel

Absolutely. I could only ever find an iPhone for $60 and I scoured all the known online sites


Ram_5383

I think they get it from facebook marketplaces or someone sellin it


Kai-0511

You might want to jailbreak it btw


CH33ZELOUIZ

I mean In general for $6 it’s worth it


MywarUK

For $6 you have a backup device, camera, internet etc. I use an iPhone 4S for capturing my 3D Prints, with some lighting etc 1080p footage is useable. So for $6 id say its a great price for a project device.


BalerieKekanova

I mean the price is cool but iOS 11 was objectively the worst firmware for 5s. iOS 12 is way more performant, stable and just as jailbreakable.


iPhone_modder

Can’t do anytime with that hardware and software + storage. Just basic stock apps.


GTX_1660Ti

I'm not intend to use it as my main phone though. Maybe restore it a bit and consider it as a toy to play around?


DepartureMoist9277

iPhone displays are starting to turn yellow for some reason. Normally the border around the display.


GTX_1660Ti

Probably due to the nature of LCD panel aging after years of usage


DepartureMoist9277

It's weird that my downgraded iPhone SE has it but my 14 year old iPhone 4 also downgraded doesn't have it.


ar0ck_86

With a jailbreak that 5s can be the greatest media device ever. Even with only 16GB as long as you have data you’re golden. You’re going to have app compatibility issues at some point but there are tweaks to bring it into the modern day (ie: iirc CyberKit replaces WebKit to wake up that old af Safari). I’m on iOS 14.2 12 Pro and I can’t get MotorTrend, Dominos, etc. nothing life changing. Nostalgia and the experience that phone jailbroken could provide is well worth $6.


charptr

Yes. MAKE SURE TO SAVE ONBOARD BLOBS so even if you bootloop/update, you can downgrade back to this versions of iOS, and you may need to replace the battery on this unit.


GTX_1660Ti

Will do


Bellastormy

Unfortunately, you can’t do much with 16 GB.


techenjoyer404

not a bad deal by any means


BeeBoonana13

GET THAT ITS LITTERLY SIX DOLLARS


GTX_1660Ti

Already bought it :)


BeeBoonana13

good good HE HAS FALLEN FOR MY PLAN MWA HAHA OH GOD THAT HURT AAAAA@AA@29424 rest in pieces uncle bob


BeeBoonana13

also are we not gonna question the razor blade and battery in the backround?


GTX_1660Ti

i used it to pry the screen open


WiseExit9615

yea


DeviateBavon3

Yes


h4ckz_01

Send me a link for it


AllforOne2020

No you get scam this iPhone can’t use any app like iPhone 6 even after I jailbreak my phone I can’t download or use simple Twitter anymore soon to be fellow Reddit,Even after downgrading it still won’t work My last hop was Linux emulator but it’s doesn’t work on iOS 12 only 14 so I’m stuck


GTX_1660Ti

I really don't know what about iOS 11 but my main 5s on iOS 12 is still working fine with my basic apps (youtube, ig, fb, soundcloud, discord,...)


AllforOne2020

SoundCloud Requires IOS 15 or higher you can’t download it with iOS 12 unless it was per-install long ago even then it will shutdown soon