(AI) (Part 3) Buying AliExpress iPhone Motherboard - Story/Experience
Are AliExpress iPhone motherboards legit? Here's part 3 of my story on three motherboards I purchased and how it went...
...from scams to potential spyware, this story has it all.
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Unboxing & Testing Video:
Coming soon...
Link to AliExpress iPhone motherboards:
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Script:
01:46.880 again success kind of this time the
00:01:49.399 package arrived it was well packed in a
00:01:51.119 foam box and the motherboard seemed
00:01:52.960 legit so I put the iPhone together
00:01:54.640 powered it up and everything worked 128
00:01:57.320 GB of space Face Unlock functional it
00:01:59.439 was a awesome but then things started
00:02:01.479 getting weird the weird issues begin
00:02:04.000 first off the battery drained like crazy
00:02:06.560 I'm talking leave it for 3 hours and
00:02:08.318 it's completely dead from 100% to 0% I
00:02:11.520 blamed it on the cheap battery I bought
00:02:13.360 that's on me but then the bigger issue I
00:02:16.120 couldn't update the phone no matter what
00:02:17.760 I did it wouldn't install the latest IOS
00:02:20.440 after weeks of frustration I finally
00:02:22.319 plugged it into iTunes and attempted the
00:02:24.200 update that way it took several tries
00:02:26.680 but eventually it worked here's where my
00:02:28.640 paranoia kicks in after after the update
00:02:30.599 the battery suddenly improved now I'm
00:02:33.000 not saying it's definitive but I suspect
00:02:35.840 there was some sort of malware or
00:02:37.440 spyware on the motherboard that was
00:02:39.159 draining the battery and preventing
00:02:40.760 updates once I wiped it clean with
00:02:42.480 iTunes things seemed normal again so
00:02:44.959 what's the verdict while I finally have
00:02:47.000 a functional iPhone 12 Pro the idea that
00:02:49.800 there might have been malware on it
00:02:51.400 still lingers in the back of my mind can
00:02:53.280 I ever fully trust this phone probably
00:02:55.480 not moral of the story if you're going
00:02:57.360 to build a phone from parts off
00:02:59.040 AliExpress be ready for anything you
00:03:01.319 might save some cash but the risks
00:03:03.519 they're very real that's my AliExpress
00:03:05.319 iPhone Adventure what do you guys think
00:03:07.200 would you ever try building a phone from
00:03:09.280 scratch like this or is it just too
00:03:11.319 risky let me know in the comments