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...

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  • 21 Jul 2010

iphone fan, 21 Jul 2010as a iphone fan....after watching the video i finally reali... morecool comment.

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    • iphone fan
    • tVq
    • 21 Jul 2010

    as a iphone fan....after watching the video i finally realize there is something in the world that is better looking than the iphone....
    and oopss its has even better spec than my iphone....i will surely buy this n97 mini....thanks to steve job for dedicating such a cool video and introduce me the n97mini....

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      • icrap
      • 3J9
      • 21 Jul 2010

      TheMareo, 21 Jul 2010Nokia had it coming, nobody was talking about them at the a... moreare you stupid, the iphone has reception issues and the way your talking sounds like you like apple/fanboy. they refusing to fix peoples problems with their phones. and instead point fingers how childish, all the companies that helped apple make their products like samsung should break ties with apple.

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        • phone lover
        • YT8
        • 21 Jul 2010

        steve being mad.that idiot dont know that people dont hold their phone like he shows in his video.he should overcome that problem by solving antenna instead of blaming other phone.nobody claim yet about other brand phones signal problem.I think if antena is covered tightly of any phone it reduces the signal strength but not like this that in apple iphone 4.i m currently using iphone3G,samsung monte and nokia n97 all are good and have good signal.

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          • TheMareo
          • PYS
          • 21 Jul 2010

          Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010trying to prove what point? that other handset have the pr... morewhat??? could the iphone really drop your finger???? what a creepy device!!!!!

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            • cantbelieveapple
            • Ydg
            • 21 Jul 2010

            I cannot believe how much Apple (instead of addressing their own problem) is pointing the finger at other MFG. As if Honda had a recall and would start pointing at others about their problems. This is sooo childish its ridiculous. Apple deserve whats coming to them.

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              • phone lover
              • YT8
              • 21 Jul 2010

              steve being mad.that idiot dont know that people dont hold their phone like he shows in his video.he should overcome that problem by solving antenna instead of blaming other phone.nobody claim yet about other brand phones signal problem.I think if antena is covered tightly of any phone it reduces the signal strength but not like this that in apple iphone 4.i m currently using iphone3G,samsung monte and nokia n97 all are good and have good signal.

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                • 21 Jul 2010

                TheMareo, 21 Jul 2010Nokia had it coming, nobody was talking about them at the a... moredude are you stupid they steve clearly mentioned them in it


                Nokia,RIM,samsung,HTC,motorola and LG

                ALL where mentioned

                and even sony

                why do you think they have something to say

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                  • waU
                  • 21 Jul 2010

                  Anonymous, 21 Jul 2010Lol why dont Steve Jobs become mature first. He is totally ... moresteve is a typical capatilist who only wants to earn money and peope r consumers not human beings to him

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                    • 3J9
                    • 21 Jul 2010

                    now steve jobs is being childish, wtf they made a faulty device and cant accept its their own fault so they blame other people. call back all the iphone 4 and make a redesign for god sake.

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                      • TheMareo
                      • PYS
                      • 21 Jul 2010

                      Nokia had it coming, nobody was talking about them at the antennagate press conference and they still went and gave their opinion...

                      im not an apple fan boy but if you want to mess with steve jobs and apple you should be prepared and make sure there's no way they can fight back...

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                        • 21 Jul 2010

                        Guy, 21 Jul 2010Apple is being really childish.I guess "Desperate" is the right word.

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                          • Dontgripmeplz
                          • PS@
                          • 21 Jul 2010

                          If steve keeps on going like this someone is soon going to grip his neck to find out how much signal loss is there or does he drop. stevie has got a gripping job nowadays.

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                            • Guy
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                            • 21 Jul 2010

                            Apple is being really childish.

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                              • revo
                              • ibq
                              • 21 Jul 2010

                              They are very sucks. Don't worry, I am a N97 mini user, after saw this video and I try it, As a result, it just drop 3 bars only, no problem like above video say like that drops from 7 to only 2 bars, seems Apple iphone 4 serious than Nokia N97 mini, it drop until zero signal. Bored~~

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                                • Sreekar
                                • LhP
                                • 21 Jul 2010

                                I guess Apple should have employed some other way of dealing with Antennagate saga... An organisation which claims to be the best in market can't/shudn't try to project faults in other products to support its own and regarding Apple's video on N97, it's ridiculous. Apple would atleast take a decade more to build the reputation that NOKIA has and that too if Nokia shuts down tomorrow. It is high time Mr.Steve Jobs, grow up fast. Please answer the critics with a product that lives up to your advertisement.

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                                  • Mikal
                                  • xka
                                  • 21 Jul 2010

                                  "The question remains though - would that drop be bad enough to cause a dropped call as it is on the iPhone 4?

                                  It's not even funny anymore."

                                  I SOO agree with you GSMArena. Apple is just throwing mud at these companies, and it's getting pretty lame now. Instead of owning up, they continue to shift the blame. This is truly pathetic.

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                                    • NzDouglas
                                    • ftK
                                    • 21 Jul 2010

                                    I love the statement " costomers don't like being told how to hold their phone " Its normal to experience bad signal when the antenna of the phone is covered but the issue is, where did the apple put their antenna? 1+1=2

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                                      • deep space bar
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                                      • 21 Jul 2010

                                      rainai, 21 Jul 2010I'm not a fan of Nokia phones. But, in fairness to the one... moreyea another thing WHO the hell grips their phone that hard ?

                                      that's the problem with apple they know if if the antenna is covered and touched my human contact it would mess up

                                      the antenna on the n97 mini is not exposed like the iphone 4

                                      jobs is still trying to point fingers cause i've used the mini and i never had any bars drop on me

                                      so this must be a faulty one lol

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                                        • nim
                                        • 21 Jul 2010

                                        Well, I have a Nokia E71 and have no problems at all.
                                        In my opinion Apple is a big hit, but also a big hype! Apple is extremely arrogant and expensive too. And as with many (expensive) hypes, they will not last for ever. We will see what time brings. But Apple has been warned!