flyingsuperpetis Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 So while impatiently waiting for the iPhone II to come out with it's glistening 16GB HD, I begin to formulate backup plans. What if December comes and goes, and there's still no higher-capacity iphone? Perhaps I could pick up a 16GB iPod Touch, an iPhone, and swap their harddrives. Maybe even machine a thin little frame to provide additional clearance if need be. Then I think, surely someone has done this already. Anyone? ...I guess if I'm going to be machining parts, the 160gb ipod classic drive might as well go on there. Wonder if the OS would handle it... $$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLiDE FTW!!1 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 iPod Touch & iPhone both have flash memory, not hard drives... but I can't see why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Don't think so. It will require you to remove the little physical flash chips, and upgrade them. That's really tricky soldering. I don't think anyone has done it, that's how hard it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUKKU Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 why wouldn't you just buy a 16gb or 32gb chip instead of a whole ipod touch to do the swap? surely the chip + iphone would be cheaper than iphone + itouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsuperpetis Posted November 5, 2007 Author Share Posted November 5, 2007 why wouldn't you just buy a 16gb or 32gb chip instead of a whole ipod touch to do the swap? surely the chip + iphone would be cheaper than iphone + itouch Hm. It would be cheaper off the bat. But then I'd have one expensive iphone and one little scrap heap, instead of a 16GB iphone and an 8GB iPod touch. Still, it sounds like the complexity involved, with the wee chips being hard-wired in, probably makes this project not worth attempting. Maybe I'll get a smashed one and play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soündless Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 i've seen the insides of an 8gh iphone and a 16gb touch, the memory chips are totaly different shapes, i dont think it would be fesible to convert the 16gb to fit in the iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrbx Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 The memory chipsets are different and even if a person was able to upgrade the memory, the firmware will not support it leaving you SOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjevel Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 Do a search on eBay. Someone actually has a 16gb iPhone up for sale... -KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticus C* Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 fjevel are you scammer or what? why would u make such a stupid misleading info? there is no 16 gb iphone yet, unless apple made one! since none on offical sale, i belive your either a scammer, or making thing up from your a$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjevel Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I'm not posting stupid, misleading info. And please do not call me a scammer. You have no reason to do anything of the sort! At the time when I posted my previous post there was a seller on eBay offering a 16GB iPhone which he had made from a 8GB iPhone and then modified with more flash memory. He had 5k+ positive feedback, so unless his account had been hacked I reckon it was for real. (Starting bid was US $5.000,-if I remember right...) So please leave me out of it. I am neither a scammer or someone trying to sell anything. I just saw an auction on eBay and said so in here. -KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Somebody did a swap of the TSOP flash to double the capacity of an iPod Nano when they first came out, so I don't see why it wouldn't be possible with the iPhone too. That said, would any software changes be required to make the iPhone recognise the increased capacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysticus C* Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I'm not posting stupid, misleading info. And please do not call me a scammer. You have no reason to do anything of the sort! At the time when I posted my previous post there was a seller on eBay offering a 16GB iPhone which he had made from a 8GB iPhone and then modified with more flash memory. He had 5k+ positive feedback, so unless his account had been hacked I reckon it was for real. (Starting bid was US $5.000,-if I remember right...) So please leave me out of it. I am neither a scammer or someone trying to sell anything. I just saw an auction on eBay and said so in here. -KJ in that case i eat my {censored}, sorry mate... but many people claims things and forwards u to some joke or some scam... my mistake... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjevel Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 No hard feelings. I understand your frustration when it comes to hoaxers. Hate wasting my time on them. -KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Fogge Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Those old upgrades for the iPods were done to the Minis if I remember correctly, not the Nanos. The minis actually used a compact flash card, of which you can get very easily and cheaply in any size you desire. The nanos use a flash memory chip just as the iPhones and Touches. Those will be extraordinarily difficult to "swap". However, if one were to find similarly sized chips with the same pin-outs, why would you assume that Apple's firmware would care about the amount of memory available? I am certain that Apple simply checks the model of the phone by Model Number. You could very well need to format the flash yourself prior to making it visible by iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 No, upgrading the Mini's CF card was easy. I'm talking about desoldering the existing TSOP flash in a nano and replacing it with higher capacity chips. It is possible, it has been done, but I wouldn't bother. Maybe if somebody's got access to an industrial soldering rig/chip oven it would be doable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedfreaK Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 check this out! http://www.iphoneclub.nl/wp-content/upload...e-ad-europe.jpg the website: http://www.iphoneclub.nl/1669/t-mobile-dui...vember-te-koop/ it's in dutch, i will do a little translation: this iphone should have 3G functionality, a 2 MP camera, the price would be 499 € if you take the XL monthly plan conclusion: all to germany! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxping Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 i dont think this offer is real, it sounds like a trilly ad-fake but why should it not be possible to get in a 16gb flash drive? the only problem is to open the IPhone i think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjevel Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 However, if one were to find similarly sized chips with the same pin-outs, why would you assume that Apple's firmware would care about the amount of memory available? I'm by no means an expert on these matters, and I have no interest in defending something I saw in eBay, but the answer to this question seems pretty obvious to me. The iPod Touch and the iPhone shares pretty much of it's code, and the iPod Touch handles 16GB just fine. If someone used the flash off of an iPod Touch with the software to handle it, it should be doable. Easy? Nope. But definately doable. -KJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I remember some people making 8GB nanos some time ago, just soldering an additional 4GB flash chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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