Can I put the iPhone 3gs motherboard chip into my current iPhone 3g so that it runs as fast as the 3gs. I'm not sure if everything would be compatible or even fit?! Any ideas I haven't seen it asked before and I would do it if someone said it was possible that would be so cool thanks
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iPhone Possible to put 3gs motherboard in my iPhone 3g?
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technically i would assume its possible, but its probably a pain in the ass to do and the battery in the 3G wasnt made to support the more advanced hardware
I like tinkering and upgrading things on my own and I don't want to upgrade to the 3gs cuz I don't want to renue my contract another two years and if it's
cheaper to do it myself than upgrade to the new phone i'd have fun doing it...id even be willing to live with less battery life since I just replaced the original one last week and I'm gettin more than enough batt...does
the motherboard on the 3gs have all the same screw locations and dimensions
cheaper to do it myself than upgrade to the new phone i'd have fun doing it...id even be willing to live with less battery life since I just replaced the original one last week and I'm gettin more than enough batt...does
the motherboard on the 3gs have all the same screw locations and dimensions
You would have no warranty and no support from Apple or AT&T, and when AT&T sees that you have a different IMEI than originally, and that the IMEI is of an iPhone 3GS and that you didn't actually buy an iPhone 3GS, your contract would be extended, anyway.
Would AT&T actually find out that the imei number is differnt I'm not familiar with what they are or do really
Where do you expect to get a 3GS' logic board from? It wouldn't surprise me if it worked out cheaper just to buy a whole new unit from abroad or contract-free if they do them in the US.
This thread was last active almost 2 years ago. Don't you think if the OP had success he would have posted about it?
This thread was last active almost 2 years ago. Don't you think if the OP had success he would have posted about it?
even if not succeeded he would have posted...no???
I think he might have been abducted by aliens
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No, it won't. The dock connector's flex cable will not fit for certain - I tried it. It's a minimal difference, and so other cables might behave.
No, it won't. The dock connector's flex cable will not fit for certain - I tried it. It's a minimal difference, and so other cables might behave.
Still amazes me threads like this can be found. but nobody can find the simplest threads. How do I jailbreak/unlock such in such or can I sync to Itunes after I jailbreak.
Not after he discovered what almost everyone else knew. This is an incredibly stupid idea.
Still amazes me threads like this can be found. but nobody can find the simplest threads. How do I jailbreak/unlock such in such or can I sync to Itunes after I jailbreak.
There's something almost everyone who starts such a new thread about a tired old topic has in common. Yes, they are lazy. Yes, they want someone else to do their work for them. But that's not what almost everyone of them has in common.
what exactly do you want me to photograph
when opened you can tell the mb and the antenna are from a 3gs but how would u know that the case and the rest are from a 3g
ahh I also used the 3gs screen
in short, everything its a 3gs but the case and the buttons and audio jack
whatever dude
I did it and its working
if anyone wants pictures tell me what exactly you want me to photograph and i'll gladly do it.
I'm not going to argue with you about this. You may have taken 3Gs guts and shoved the whole damn thing into a 3G which might work, but the parts are not compatible with each other. ie: 3G screen with 3Gs logic board.
The fact you can't figure out what to take a picture of tells us all we need to know.
What this guy claims he did doesn't make any sense. I'm just stating fact, and if that's a problem then you probably should leave the forum. Try mixing 3G and 3Gs parts. It's not gonna work and you'll end up with a paperweight. Cheers.
