The engineer went searching for the cheapest iPhone he could find and the only advice he could find on the internet came from people warning others not to attempt to try the task. Pillonel said, “I believe the iPhone is one of the most-used consumer electronics device in the world that hasn’t made the switch yet [to USB-C].”
He continued, “Quite a few people are frustrated about that, including me. Being an engineer, I’m always eager to learn new skills, and in this project I saw a lot of opportunity to do that. So for those reasons combined, I thought: ‘Maybe I should be the one to do it!'”