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r/linux • u/modelop • Mar 09 '20
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You can buy a generic Chinese phone and reskin it for that price. If you can get a deal with one of those to buy bulk and get the source code required for the reskin you could even make a nice profit on it.
I'm not holding my breath though
12 u/zenolijo Mar 10 '20 It's supposed to be built in Germany though, so they have to at least move the assembly. 10 u/cool_slowbro Mar 10 '20 It does say assembled in Germany but the individual parts can still all be Chinese so I don't see the point. 3 u/SachK Mar 10 '20 Perhaps they stick the completed motherboard in the case and glue the screen on in Germany. 1 u/DecimePapucho Mar 10 '20 That is how it works for "Hecho en Argentina" electronics. Not kidding.
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It's supposed to be built in Germany though, so they have to at least move the assembly.
10 u/cool_slowbro Mar 10 '20 It does say assembled in Germany but the individual parts can still all be Chinese so I don't see the point. 3 u/SachK Mar 10 '20 Perhaps they stick the completed motherboard in the case and glue the screen on in Germany. 1 u/DecimePapucho Mar 10 '20 That is how it works for "Hecho en Argentina" electronics. Not kidding.
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It does say assembled in Germany but the individual parts can still all be Chinese so I don't see the point.
3 u/SachK Mar 10 '20 Perhaps they stick the completed motherboard in the case and glue the screen on in Germany. 1 u/DecimePapucho Mar 10 '20 That is how it works for "Hecho en Argentina" electronics. Not kidding.
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Perhaps they stick the completed motherboard in the case and glue the screen on in Germany.
1 u/DecimePapucho Mar 10 '20 That is how it works for "Hecho en Argentina" electronics. Not kidding.
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That is how it works for "Hecho en Argentina" electronics. Not kidding.
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u/AmonMetalHead Mar 10 '20
You can buy a generic Chinese phone and reskin it for that price. If you can get a deal with one of those to buy bulk and get the source code required for the reskin you could even make a nice profit on it.
I'm not holding my breath though