American YouTubers Matthew Perkins and Arun Maini created a working replica of the iPhone 15 Pro, standing 2 meters tall and weighing 200 kg.
To achieve this, they used an 88-inch LG TV, which they converted into a touchscreen.
The bloggers then built the casing, using an aluminum frame as the base. They added functioning buttons, a speaker, and three cameras.
For the cameras, they used a Canon EOS R5 and a Sony RX10 Mark 4 to imitate the telephoto lens.
The only component they couldn’t replicate was iOS, as it is closed-source. So, the bloggers decided to use Android with an iOS-style launcher.
The result was a working phone that can take photos, send emails, run any apps, and make video calls. The entire project cost $70,000 [Engadget]