Mistake on Apple's iPhone specs page

[Bostonaholic]

Maybe I'm just a little nit picky but, has anyone else noticed something wrong with this?

[B]Environmental requirements[/B]

    * Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F
      (0° to 35° C)
    * Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F
      (-20° to 45° C)

taken from http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html

So what they're saying is the iPhone is inoperable -4° to 113° F, but I think they mean it's inoperable below -4° and above 113° F. Just sayin'

I know, I'm an ass. But it popped out at me instantly and I can't get over it.

 

[Bostonaholic]

Someone needs to teach Jobs a little something about upper and lower bounds.

 

[fireshot91]

Someone needs to teach Jobs a little something about upper and lower bounds.

I'm 99.9% sure that Steve Jobs himself does not update the Apple page.

 

[Scottyk9]

if the changes you suggest are made, it would suggest that you cannot have your iPhone in an nonoperating state from 32 to 95.

 

[Pixellated]

It makes perfect sense. If the iPhone is nonoperating it can be fine between X degrees and XI Degrees. 🙂

 

[Bostonaholic]

I'm 99.9% sure that Steve Jobs himself does not update the Apple page.

Sorry, I forgot to add the <sarcasm> tag to my post...

if the changes you suggest are made, it would suggest that you cannot have your iPhone in an nonoperating state from 32 to 95.

Ohhhh, I think I see what they mean. They mean that you can have you iPhone turned off (i.e. nonoperable) -4° to 113° F. I understood it as "Hey, your iPhone won't work (i.e. will be inoperable) -4° to 113° F.

Guess that's the difference between nonoperable and inoperable.

 

[aristobrat]

It makes perfect sense. If the iPhone is nonoperating it can be fine between X degrees and XI Degrees. 🙂

That's how I read it, too.

A non-operating iPhone (i.e. in a box, being shipped via FedEx) is fine in any temperature between -4° to 113° F.

An operating iPhone (i.e. you've got it in your hand and are using it) is fine in any temperature between 32° to 95° F.

 

[dejo]

...but I think they mean it's inoperable below -4° and above 113° F.

What about from -4º to 32º and from 95º to 113º? 😉