Apple squeezes the reception out of Nokia N97 mini

21 July, 2010
Apple seem keen to prove other smartphones have the same reception attenuation as the iPhone 4. And they are getting back with a video of Nokia N97 mini that suffers from the same grip of death as the iPhone...

Sort by:

  • ?
  • Anonymous
  • 0ps
  • 21 Jul 2010

Ive had a nokia n97 mini.. and it kept on loosing signals where ever i went so there is a big flaw with nokia n97 mini's reception as well..

    • ?
    • Anonymous
    • FJR
    • 21 Jul 2010

    BedShaker, 21 Jul 20102 words.. SIGNAL JAMMER!!! Apple can afford to buy those an... moreDiagnosis: Paranoia :)

    Be careful. Apple has private agents checking on you right now that you've uncovered their secret behind this video. They have partnered with Xavier, and he's using cerebro to track you down.

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • P12
      • 21 Jul 2010

      Every phone suffers from attenuation if hold around the antenna with your whole hand. I think the point is that the iPhone losses receptions if you touch the antenna with only one finger.
      Put your whole hand around any antenna and it will suffer reception problems; touch it with one hand and it shouldn't.
      cheers

        • G
        • Guy
        • C}v
        • 21 Jul 2010

        Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010They may and they may not. But we know that what's causing... moreOh, you mean like the Galaxy S, which is ONLY 9.9mm thick?

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • uEB
          • 21 Jul 2010

          Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010They may and they may not. But we know that what's causing... morethe coating could be gone easily if scratch with for example keys or other hard material.

          not good idea.

          it's apple idea... looks like a good idea
          but the truth is a rotten idea that invented just to looks cool

            • i
            • iLUViPhonesNOT
            • 0C3
            • 21 Jul 2010

            N900 antenna test.. Almost entirely covered.. youtube.com/watch?v=pmb02TwysKE

              • e
              • elsergio
              • 9Fj
              • 21 Jul 2010

              Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010Bottom line is, ip4 is a successful device :) And you're tr... moreI wouldnt call a phone with antenna issues a "succesful device"

                • ?
                • Anonymous
                • FJR
                • 21 Jul 2010

                XXXXXX, 21 Jul 2010@ they will find one?They may and they may not. But we know that what's causing the problem is that lower left corner where that black strip is. Some say, a thin invisible coating would fix it. But if ever Apple does remedy this issue, this new antenna design would be a true innovation. They did good for their first try. It will only get better from here. Question is. What if Apple does perfect the external antenna design? It does offer a lot of benefits. Would the other follow suit? But didn't they highly criticize this design? They would eat their words and ruin their reputation if they attempt their own external antenna designs. So I guess the iphone will be the only device enjoying all the free internal hardware space that this design frees up, while others are stuck cramping antennas internally :)

                  • ?
                  • Anonymous
                  • uEB
                  • 21 Jul 2010

                  BedShaker, 21 Jul 20102 words.. SIGNAL JAMMER!!! Apple can afford to buy those an... moreGood one

                  Signal jammer to rig the test
                  and iDoze signal to rig the izombie brain

                    • B
                    • BedShaker
                    • 0C3
                    • 21 Jul 2010

                    2 words.. SIGNAL JAMMER!!! Apple can afford to buy those and rig the tests.. And they don't even show the back of those mnobiles..

                      • d
                      • deep space bar
                      • q}@
                      • 21 Jul 2010

                      Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010Bottom line is, ip4 is a successful device :) And you're tr... moremy efforts lol

                      try apple messing themselves up

                      everyone can clearly see that

                      they stole and this is what they get for it

                      they sued to slow down production of a phone
                      and this it what they get for it

                      they lied so this is what they get for it

                      they are being arrogant so this is what they get for it

                        • ?
                        • Anonymous
                        • uEB
                        • 21 Jul 2010

                        iBet that iPhone send iDoze signal to iUser

                          • s
                          • sm.gurdeep
                          • utn
                          • 21 Jul 2010

                          I have tried every possible grip but my spica i5700 doesn't lose signals waiting for even 2 minutes.

                          LOL @ Apple !

                            • ?
                            • Anonymous
                            • FJR
                            • 21 Jul 2010

                            deep space bar, 21 Jul 2010do you think the iphone 199 - 299 dollars unlocked is the a... moreBottom line is, ip4 is a successful device :) And you're trying so hard to pull it down, but your efforts are futile :)

                              • B
                              • BedShaker
                              • 0C3
                              • 21 Jul 2010

                              I've never seen a company get so DESPERATE.. Apple is so Unprofessional.. I bet those "hard data" are a bunch of BS.. no wonder he keeps on doing this.. SoOoo Desperate to get those numbers..

                                • d
                                • deep space bar
                                • q}@
                                • 21 Jul 2010

                                bricked, 21 Jul 2010I'm bored now. When's the N8 out?october:(

                                damn nokia oh well gives them time to fix the OS gratefully


                                and i'm really hoping that they REMOVE the hideous scroll bar in their menus it's relly buggin me or i'll just make a theme with them removed ;)

                                  • ?
                                  • Anonymous
                                  • q{X
                                  • 21 Jul 2010

                                  Steve Jobs behaves like an upset teen girl. Haha..

                                  He is desperately trying to pick on everyone. His iPhone had a problem which caused concern. Other phones simply work. Whatever drop may happen in other phones, it was not a problem like with iPhone.

                                  Steve, better spend your energy fixing the real problem with the iPhone!

                                    • b
                                    • bricked
                                    • mXQ
                                    • 21 Jul 2010

                                    I'm bored now.

                                    When's the N8 out?

                                      • d
                                      • deep space bar
                                      • q}@
                                      • 21 Jul 2010

                                      Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010I think there are several countries that sell the iphone un... moredo you think the iphone 199 - 299 dollars unlocked is the actual price.......it's still subsidized and no one these days wants to pay full for a phone cause they are too cheap or they don't know that paying full for a handset is cheaper the a subsidized phone on contract

                                        • f
                                        • fuAPPLE
                                        • m%{
                                        • 21 Jul 2010

                                        This vid can be tottally fake and gay... cause you can have a device that weakens the reception of the phones... so they can be doing that on the background... is really easy to do this btw...

                                        Gl Apple lovers...