German Stiftung Warentest: iPhone 4 is the real signal loser

26 July, 2010
The popular German foundation Stiftung Warentest, which is the regional authority on consumer product testing accommodated the recently unveiled Apple iPhone 4 in its lab and tested its notorious...

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  • goku
  • Ycp
  • 27 Jul 2010

how come produce a phone, but ignoring signal quality??
longest ownership i had w/ iphone only 1 month max
apple iphone is a JUNK !!

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    • Anonymous
    • PNf
    • 27 Jul 2010

    JQ, 27 Jul 2010Can they did a test on those models Apple bring out during ... moreNo, that wouldn't bring them any publicity.

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      • JQ
      • K15
      • 27 Jul 2010

      Can they did a test on those models Apple bring out during the antennagate problem also?

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        • deep space bar
        • q}Z
        • 27 Jul 2010

        Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010What? Steve is hurting? Let's see. Apple just had a ve... more300.000.000 in 17 countries is VERY low

        apple knows it they are just hyping the ipad

        i've only have seen 2 people with the ipad since lauch
        in toronto,canada
        lol

        the rest are sitting on tables and in boxes in the apple store
        and best buy and future shop lol

        why cause no one wants an 900 dollar picture frame

        when they can get an netbook that's 2 times more powerful,stores more
        and can install a full OS without hacking

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          • Anonymous
          • 4TM
          • 27 Jul 2010

          Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010this is spot on. the germans have always set a high quality... moreAnd why would Apple disagree with this test? They never denied the antennagate on the ip4. In fact, in their statement, they acknowledge antennagate as a common imperfection among smartphones.

          What we're not getting is. Ip4 users seem to be happy with their iphones and are not really experiencing dropped calls. So how come non-ip4 users are so concerned about this issue? Lol.

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            • Anonymous
            • 4TM
            • 27 Jul 2010

            !!!!, 27 Jul 2010to iphone4 lovers/pro iphone here..whatever you call yourse... moreYou asked when will we accept that the iphone4 is a failure. When no one buys it :)

            When will we accept that Steve manipulated us all? When we don't have freedom to choose.

            News is news. They exaggerate to get attention. But figures don't lie buddy. The ip4 has sold over 3 million units in 3 weeks. It is still sold out in stores. There are millions more waiting for the white version. Not bad for a failure huh, lol.

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              • Anonymous
              • 4TM
              • 27 Jul 2010

              [deleted post]What? Steve is hurting?

              Let's see. Apple just had a very successful 2nd qtr. Ipads are sold out. Iphone4 are sold out. Are those reasons to get hurt? Hahahahaha. You're funny.

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                • yplim
                • ibq
                • 27 Jul 2010

                it is very stupid to put the antenna on the lower left corner, normally our hands grip there

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                  • def
                  • 4V3
                  • 27 Jul 2010

                  @Billy, If you don't want to read news on mobile phones, go visit some other sites.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • PS6
                    • 27 Jul 2010

                    this is spot on. the germans have always set a high quality standard. hahaha it would probably be damaging if apple disagrees after this test

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4TM
                      • 27 Jul 2010

                      benzas, 27 Jul 2010My work is Entertainment Business, To be honest I HAVE NEVE... moreWell maybe because you're in the entertainment business, that's why, lol.

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                        • jejemon
                        • t7X
                        • 27 Jul 2010

                        iphone 4 is the only smaRTphne that CONSUMEr org recommends not to buy..

                        It means that it wont worth your money

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                          • 9x0
                          • 27 Jul 2010

                          jejemon, 27 Jul 2010that clip?taken years b4 ip4? Its only one piece of a ph... morespot on!!!!

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                            • jejemon
                            • t7X
                            • 27 Jul 2010

                            Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010What about the Youtube clips made BEFORE the iPhone 4 was r... morethat clip?taken years b4 ip4?

                            Its only one piece of a phone not the entire phone model unlike ip4.it nevr reaches to a pandemic alert.ur iphone 4 has antenna design failure..jaz admit it.

                            Iphone 4 is so expensive yet its features were offered by smartphone 5 years ago..
                            FACETIME?what a joke..u need a wifi jaz to make use of that?btw during iphone 4 rpresentation SJ askd everybody to stop using WIFI coz he cnt connect.what a phone

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                              • Anonymous
                              • PNf
                              • 27 Jul 2010

                              Anonymous, 27 Jul 2010Its written above.Jaz by touching the weird spot loses sign... moreMaybe people could just not touch that spot, but that would involve common sense or a FREE case.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • t7X
                                • 27 Jul 2010

                                Its written above.Jaz by touching the weird spot loses signal..Its nt just the call would being drop but u wl get a creepy internet connections..


                                Maybe the antenna design in ip4 is the result by Apple not stealing Nokia Antenna design.they should stck fr copying other technologies to creat a superphone.as SJ says.it jaz a fon..

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • PNf
                                  • 27 Jul 2010

                                  Jejemon, 27 Jul 2010"ll phones have negatives just as strong as this one,... moreWhat about the Youtube clips made BEFORE the iPhone 4 was released?

                                  What about the posts on phone company blogs dating back years?

                                  Will Apple invent time travel?

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                                    • Jejemon
                                    • t7X
                                    • 27 Jul 2010

                                    "ll phones have negatives just
                                    as strong as this one, but
                                    iPhone users don't hate other
                                    brands, other brand users hate
                                    iPhones... It's petty" -tAWW
                                    I agree with you buddy
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                                    Completely disagree..
                                    Its the other way around.Apple hates other brands and company..Apple keeps firing about other antenna issues with their manipulated antenna test with other smartphones.and how about Apple says on Adobe flash?bcoz his iOS cnt meet the requirement to play Flash contents..
                                    Apple iphone is also the most expensive smartphone yet made from cheap materials-thats d big reason why some hate Apple

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                                      • deep space bar
                                      • q}Z
                                      • 27 Jul 2010

                                      [deleted post]it's every apple user

                                      even steve jobs now after take the N800/N810 design and using it for the iphone 4 lol

                                      i guess it was really hard cause the N800/N810 didn't have antennas XD

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PNf
                                        • 27 Jul 2010

                                        !!!!, 27 Jul 2010to iphone4 lovers/pro iphone here..whatever you call yourse... moreWhen it does calls where other phones can't...

                                        ...oh, hang on that's not a failure.

                                        -121dBA = iPhone 4 with zero bars

                                        -113dBA = other phones with zero bars

                                        Put a FREE case on it and it works better.

                                        Move your hand a millimetre or two and it works BETTER.

                                        wtf are you talking about failure?