There is usually a hanging hole between Apple’s conception of the best cellphone–one with as few ports and buttons as potential–and the one dreamed up by the corporate’s most imaginative followers. And the newest hack video illustrates the extremes to which DIYers are ready to go to be able to add {hardware} options that lie outdoors Apple’s minimalist design ethos.

The Korean video, “iPhone USB-C TwinPort,” covers the creation of a dual-port iPhone 12 mini with each Lightning and USB-C. It walks by way of the arduous-looking steps concerned in creating area for the brand new port, by opening the chassis and eradicating and chopping down different parts, after which including a USB-C port. The speaker seems to undergo essentially the most, being lower in half and filed down, whereas a microphone is available in for some punishment too.

“It is a video of creating a TwinPort iPhone utilizing the USB-C [port] on the iPhone 12 mini,” the outline reads (by way of Google Translate). “I merely made it with the thought of ​​utilizing a C-type cable when wanted generally. There are a lot of elements which are missing, equivalent to dealing with of the speaker resonator and grounding.”

On the finish of the video–which till this level is known as a sequence of nonetheless pictures, edited along with some good background music–the maker checks out the Frankenphone with a Home windows PC, demonstrating that the Lightning and USB-C ports are purposeful for each charging and information switch. The iPhone 12 mini seems in iTunes whichever port is used to attach it to the PC.

It’s moderately secure to say that Apple won’t ever make a dual-port iPhone, which might carry implications for measurement, price, water resistance, and audio high quality, a lot as the thought is superficially interesting to imaginative DIYers. And to legislators, presumably; a cellphone that supported USB-C in addition to the proprietary Lightning normal should sidestep upcoming authorized difficulties for the Cupertino firm. As a substitute, Apple is anticipated merely to maneuver to USB-C from the iPhone 15 onwards, in preparation for a portless iPhone a couple of extra years down the road.