Image of the 200kg iPhone, the largest in the world

YouTube blogger Matthew Perkins (DIY Perks) and Arun Maina (MrWhoseTheBoss) have successfully created a giant iPhone, measuring 2 meters tall and weighing 200kg, costing nearly 70,000 USD and officially entered the Guinness Book of World Records. Basically, this iPhone still has all the same features and interface as a regular iPhone.

The design began with Perkins building the display, converting an 88-inch LG Signature OLED TV into a touchscreen using a large piece of touch-sensitive foil held in place with clear UV epoxy.

Next, the other large components are housed in an aluminum frame, including a speaker, volume rocker, power button, and a triple-lens camera. The latter is the most expensive part, as Perkins simulated the iPhone 15 Pro Max's lenses using a Canon EOS R5 and Sony RX10 Mark 4 camera. The frame is also designed to be fixed to a similarly sized phone stand for easy rotation.

Finally, it was time to bring iOS to the world's largest iPhone. Since iOS couldn't be replicated, the bloggers used an open alternative from Android. They used the Android-based Bliss OS to give the iPhone home screen a themed feel, and also to install Flappy Bird, something that real iPhone owners haven't been able to do for nearly 10 years.

Maina and his colleagues tested several features like payments, emailing and video calling through the giant iPhone and everything worked.

David Pac

Update 09 September 2024