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For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Collectible Phones to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone Air or an iPhone 17 Pro. Collectible Phones is an iPhone art company created by industry insider Sonny Dickson.

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With Collectible Phones, Dickson purchases out-of-commission iPhones from recycling facilities, saving them from being sent to a landfill and creating waste. Collectible Phones chooses the best of the recycled iPhones to disassemble and preserve for iPhone collectors. The nicest components are selected, carefully adhered to a backboard, and protected with a high-quality frame.

Each component is labeled with details, specifications, and historical information, so you'll see data about the iPhone's display, logic board, battery, and more. Launch date, pricing, and other interesting tidbits are included as well.

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Collectible Phones' key offering is the $298 Collectible 2G, which features Apple's original iPhone from 2007. Each component of the iPhone 2G includes a description and the parts are logically laid out so you can see each little detail from Apple's first-ever iPhone. Dickson even sourced an original screenshot of the first version of iOS, and the piece includes a high-quality look at the initial version of iOS.

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Each Collectible 2G piece can be purchased with either a black frame or a silver frame, and they're ready to hang on the wall. Frames measure in at 30cm x 42.3cm, and the site offers free worldwide shipping. If you're interested in purchasing a Collectible 2G, you can use your iPhone to see how it will look in your space before buying.

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Dickson also has intact original iPhones available for those who would rather have a functional device.

We have an iPhone Air or an iPhone 17 Pro to give away to one lucky MacRumors reader, with the winner to choose their preferred device. To enter to win, use the widget below and enter an email address. Email addresses will be used solely for contact purposes to reach the winner(s) and send the prize(s). You can earn additional entries by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, subscribing to our YouTube channel, following us on Twitter, following us on Instagram, following us on Threads, or visiting the MacRumors Facebook page.

Due to the complexities of international laws regarding giveaways, only U.S. residents who are 18 years or older, UK residents who are 18 years or older, and Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory are eligible to enter. All federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. To offer feedback or get more information on the giveaway restrictions, please refer to our Site Feedback section, as that is where discussion of the rules will be redirected.

The contest will run from today (October 17) at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time through 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time on October 24. The winner will be chosen randomly on or shortly after October 24 and will be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to respond and provide a shipping address before a new winner is chosen.

Article Link: MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone Air or 17 Pro From Collectible Phones
 
Dickson purchases out-of-commission iPhones from recycling facilities, saving them from being sent to a landfill and creating waste.

No. That can't be correct. Maybe it should read "Dickson purchases out-of-commission iPhones from recycling facilities, preventing them from being recycled."

But it hardly matters, so few of these things are sold compared to the number of phones that never even make it to the recycling facility and go to the dump.
 
I still have my original iPhone. I wish they offered a BYO iPhone "kit". Would mean more if I could use my own phone.
 
I still have my original iPhone. I wish they offered a BYO iPhone "kit". Would mean more if I could use my own phone.
Their FAQ says they are planning on offering this. We'll see if it happens…

> Can we order a frame and then frame our own phones?
> We currently do not offer this option. However, we plan to introduce it in the future.
 
How even more meaningful it would be if that display had actually had disaccembled working iPhone of the respective generation with corresponding to that time software. Then it would be living piece of technology. In its present form it reminds me those anatomy museums with open up human body and no soul. Just me?
 
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