Ringo DIY Phone Assembled

Description

An Educational DIY Mobile Phone

This neat little device is an open source mobile phone that you can build yourself. Besides that, Ringo is also an educational device shaped like a mobile phone compatible with all mobile networks. Its purpose: to motivate people to explore, learn and create something new in a fun and interesting way.

Based on our experience, an 11-year-old kid should be able to assemble a Ringo kit with a tiny bit of help from an adult. Building the Ringo kit is just the beginning. After that, you’ll spend numerous hours creating your own games and apps and experimenting with hardware.

Ringo is based on Arduino-compatible ESP32 microcontroller. Therefore, it’s compatible with lots of hardware expansion modules. Ringo was meant to be hacked and is fully customizable. It can be programmed in Arduino IDE (based on C/C++) – the most popular programming environment for makers.

Features:
Ringo circuit board – the main board that connects all the components in a uniform device that can work as a mobile phone
Ringo casing – multiple sheets of acrylic cut with the power of lasers. They protect the innards and give Ringo this sleek look
128*160 full color TFT LCD – for playing games, displaying phone numbers and everything in between
GSM module – a tiny module responsible for everything related to calling and texting other people
Main microcomputer module – a dual core processor with built-in Wi-Fi, BLE, and a charging circuit
Sound module – a board with a DAC (digital to analog converter) chip and a headphone jack for music playback (responsible for ringtones, alarms, game sound effects)
Amplifier module – makes loud buzzes, bleeps and bloops
Stick-on antenna – for superb phone signal (a.k.a. send text messages while in the bathroom)
4GB Micro SD card – preloaded with games and apps
CircuitOS: custom-made operating system built on top of FreeRTOS.

Includes:
Fully assembled Ringo unit
4GB Micro SD card loaded with games
Micro SD card reader
Micro USB Cable
diagonal cutter pliers
screwdriver
some solder
needle nose pliers
snazzy USB soldering iron
USB power brick for powering your soldering iron
USB cable for the soldering iron
metallic soldering iron holder
solder sucker

Mobile Network Compatibility:
Ringo works on the following network frequency bands:
• LTE-TDD B38/B40/B41
• LTE-FDD B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20
• UMTS/HSPA+ B1/B5/B8
• GSM/GPRS/EDGE B3/B8 (1800/900)

It will work in the following countries: India, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech, Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Croatia, Albania, Andorra, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Alderney, Iceland, Jersey, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Man (Island of), Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Vatican City State, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon (Islands), Tonga, Vanuatu, Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire (Saint Eustatius and Saba), Cuba, Curaçao, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea (South), Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (ex-Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka (ex-Ceilan), Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste (West), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Reunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Democratic Republic of the Equatorial Guinea), Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Botswana, Eswatini (ex-Swaziland), Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.

This version of Ringo won’t work in the following countries: Guam, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Virgin Islands (US), Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bermuda, Canada, United States of America (USA)