Today, Apple has released another smartphone antenna performance test video, this time featuring the Nokia N97 mini. Click here to watch it. Also, for those who have not seen the iPhone 3GS antenna performance test video that Apple posted with their initial batch of performance test videos, you can check that out here. To watch all of their performance tests videos, click here.
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Apple Posts New Antenna Performance Test
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apple has some of the best PR. This will blow over in a week and no one will mention it again.
btw im not having any problems with my iphone 4.
btw im not having any problems with my iphone 4.
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Misdirection at its best.
Misdirection at its best.
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Misdirection at its best.
Basically, if you show other phones acting the same it takes the blame squarely off just apple.
No question, and you KNOW this is Apple's way of getting back at Nokia after Nokia came out and said their phones are so great because their antennae position is amazing etc etc.
Oh Apple. We hold you to a higher standard. By saying you suck like everyone else is still admitting you suck....!
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Well, that's true. But I was actually referring to the fact that the iPhone suffers more from de-tuning than attenuation, which is why all it takes is a single finger to kill the iPhone's reception compared to a Kung Fu Death Grip on other phones. Misdirection.
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Misdirection at its best.
Basically, if you show other phones acting the same it takes the blame squarely off just apple.
Well, that's true. But I was actually referring to the fact that the iPhone suffers more from de-tuning than attenuation, which is why all it takes is a single finger to kill the iPhone's reception compared to a Kung Fu Death Grip on other phones. Misdirection.
I've owned nokias and they blow iPhones away on reception. Also everyone else does it doesn't work when you present yourself as better than the rest.
That's hardly what they're saying.
If you know of some super antenna that doesn't cause cancer, please let Apple and every other phone maker on the planet know.
This is a limit of technology at the moment which is simply their point.
Actually, the message isn't that at all. More like "it's everyone." Huge difference. But then those with agendas will spin this just as they accuse Apple of doing.
Exactly. People should be shaming the other companies for not admitting that it's an issue no matter what they do and only bashing Apple. But no, we just get people saying that Apple is ******** us all.
It's concentrated on the iPhone, sure, but you can cause the same issues on other phones just by gripping it.
Having common sense doesn't make me a fanboy. Your ranting, however, doesn't help your image.
Well, Apple is certainly taking more flak cuz of their popularity of the phone (you don't see antenna issues on the other phones gaining nearly as much publicity), but I do wish they took the higher ground instead of having the "but everyone else is also like this!" mentality.
Then again, I guess an exposure to show that all these phones to some degree have imperfect antennas should be a drive for ALL THE COMPANIES to work on creating a fundamentally better antenna. Haranguing and in the short term take lots of **** from angry users, for long term benefits.
Or am I thinking too far ahead?
Then again, I guess an exposure to show that all these phones to some degree have imperfect antennas should be a drive for ALL THE COMPANIES to work on creating a fundamentally better antenna. Haranguing and in the short term take lots of **** from angry users, for long term benefits.
Or am I thinking too far ahead?
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Besides the name-calling, I agree. The sheep seem to be (conveniently?) overlooking the fact that while most if not all phones suffer from attenuation when gripped tightly, the iPhone suffers from not only that, but a different issue entirely. De-tuning. By bridging the two antennas with anything conductive (skin, for example) the antenna is de-tuned and performance suffers. It's not a "death grip," it's a death TOUCH. Big difference.
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Besides the name-calling, I agree. The sheep seem to be (conveniently?) overlooking the fact that while most if not all phones suffer from attenuation when gripped tightly, the iPhone suffers from not only that, but a different issue entirely. De-tuning. By bridging the two antennas with anything conductive (skin, for example) the antenna is de-tuned and performance suffers. It's not a "death grip," it's a death TOUCH. Big difference.
not only that, but according to tests from anandtech and consumor reports the iphone loses 24 dB when held while other handsets lose only 10-15 dB. Of course this is a fact apple doesn't want you to know, notice how in their videos they concentrate on bars and not the actual reception?
In a low signal area, it will. This behavior you are seeing is the exactly same like on the iPhone 4.
It is amazing how those people jumping on the iPhone4-hate bandwagon are so damn blind to even watch a video that clearly shows massive signal loss when another phone is held "the wrong way".
Please continue though. Everyone is laughing.
Perhaps apple should spend more time in fixing their poorly designed phone, then continually trying to smear other phone makers and drag them down. This behavior is very un-apple like.
Who cares about other phones, fix the iPhone so it doesn't drop calls.
Who cares about other phones, fix the iPhone so it doesn't drop calls.