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From: John Navas on 28 Jun 2010 12:52 The iPhone 4's reported problems may scare prospective iPhone buyers over to Android. Posted by Seth Weintraub As my colleague, Phillip Elmer-DeWitt reported this weekend, the iPhone 4 has a significant issue that might be able to be fixed with a software update, it might not. We'll see. But that's only one of the many issues that new iPhone owners are griping about. Even though Apple (AAPL) today reports selling an incredible 1.7 million iPhones since launch, the iPhone 4 shortcomings may open up a door for Google's (GOOG) Android. Besides the 'Death Grip' issue which occurs when you hold the iPhone normally with your left hand, Apple also moved the proximity sensor above the speaker in the iPhone 4 causing many users to drop, hold or mute calls accidentally. Additionally, the front and back glass screen has been accused of making the iPhone fragile as well as being easy to scratch. Finally, the yellowing of pixels and other strange manufacturing errors have emerged. The iPhone 4 is flawed. As Dan Lyons satirically points out on his Fake Steve Jobs blog, the communication coming out of Apple is insulting. Telling people they are holding the phone wrong is degrading. Nokia has taken this meme and run with it, saying that you can hold a Nokia phone any way you want. I'm sure we haven't heard the last of that. MORE: <http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/28/will-iphone-4s-woes-help-android/>
From: nospam on 28 Jun 2010 13:33
In article <knkh26tr26pkaej9afgoucjtcir2qnat6f(a)4ax.com>, John Navas <jncl1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > The iPhone 4's reported problems may scare prospective iPhone buyers > over to Android. > > Posted by Seth Weintraub > > As my colleague, Phillip Elmer-DeWitt reported this weekend, the iPhone > 4 has a significant issue that might be able to be fixed with a software > update, it might not. We'll see. so why not wait and see how apple actually handles it? > As Dan Lyons satirically points out on his Fake Steve Jobs blog, the > communication coming out of Apple is insulting. Telling people they are > holding the phone wrong is degrading. it's not just apple who dictates on how a cellphone should be held. just about *every* phone manufacturer does it. that's one of the aspects of an internal antenna. > Nokia has taken this meme and run > with it, saying that you can hold a Nokia phone any way you want. I'm > sure we haven't heard the last of that. if nokia is doing that, then they are a sleazy bunch of liars. here are just two examples: nokia 3110 user manual, page 9 <http://i45.tinypic.com/nfmiyq.jpg> <http://nds1.nokia.com/phones/files/guides/Nokia_3110_classic_UG_en.pdf> Note: As with any other radio transmitting device, do not touch the antenna unnecessarily when the device is switched on. Contact with the antenna affects call quality and may cause the device to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed. To optimize antenna performance and battery life, avoid contact with the antenna area when operating the device. nokia 2705 user manual, page 8: <http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/nam/phones/guides/Nokia_2705_Shade_ UG_en-US_es-LAM.pdf> Your device may have internal and external antennas. As with any radio transmitting device, avoid touching the antenna area unnecessarily while the antenna is transmitting or receiving. Contact with such an antenna affects the communication quality and may cause the device to operate at a higher power than otherwise needed and may reduce the battery life. |