The year 2021 saw engineer Ken Pillonel take the world by storm by making the first-ever iPhone featuring a functional USB-C port. This was good news for iPhone aficionados around the globe as Apple was refusing to introduce the same feature for a long time. This time, Pillonel has decided to impress Android users by making the first-ever Android phone carrying a working lightning port.
Indeed, having an Android smartphone with a lighting port is not as big as having an iPhone with USB-C. Still, it’s a creation Pillonel should be proud of. In a recent video, Pillonel talked about this new creation of his.
He made it clear that he started working on the device as a fun project and his only aim was to balance the chaos surrounding his previous creation. He deliberately chose April Fools’ Day to release the product to increase the fun quotient of the creation even further.
He might not treat the endeavor as a serious one; however, it was not easy for him to finish the project successfully. The concept might appear to be silly to some, but the job of adding a fully functional (both for data transfer and charging) lightning port to an Android phone (Pillonel picked the Samsung Galaxy A51 for his experiment) was pretty complicated.
Pillonel later confirmed that the project required some serious out-of-the-box thinking and complex modifications for successful completion. According to him, the biggest challenge he faced during the project was finding out a way to make the one-of-its-kind feature functional.
The engineer affirmed that he knew that Apple’s lightning cables are intelligent enough and they will never charge any other device besides those belonging to Apple. This forced him to find a way to make the cable believe that it has been inserted into an iPhone or any other Apple device. While doing so, one of the biggest hurdles he had to overcome is ensuring that the entire thing fits perfectly inside the Android phone.
The experience he gathered from the previous project made laying the groundwork for the new one a little easier for Pillonel.
According to him, the earlier project was more difficult compared to this one. He feels the primary reason why things appeared easier this time is that he is more knowledgeable and better equipped now. The other reason according to him is that the quality of an Android phone is much inferior compared to an iPhone.
When asked about the usability of an Android phone equipped with a lighting port compared to the regular ones featuring USB-C ports, Pillonel seems unfazed. He said that he knows that no one in his or her normal state of mind would want to use this mix and match device. He made it clear that the only reason for creating such an Android phone is having fun and allowing other gadget enthusiasts to feel similar excitement.
Pillonel is all set to release a detailed explanation video about this new creation on his YouTube channel. Those interested to gather more info about the Android phone with a lightning port should wait for that video.