NEWS: Apple's Droid X Death Grip Footage: Misleading and Frustating
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From: John Navas on 26 Jul 2010 22:15 It seems that Apple has decided to continue its defense over the reception problem of the iPhone 4 and has sadly resorted to petty tactics first angering smartphone makers like Nokia, HTC, Samsung and RIM and lastly fueling the Droid X vs iPhone 4 war. Earlier the Cupertino-based firm held a press conference to address the issue and claimed that network loss was a common thing in smartphones including Motorola's Droid X. Apple did not stop here and tried to vindicate its point by launching a video competitive analysis of the smartphones. The video claimed that the network loss is not only limited to the iPhone 4 and it is also found in Droid X. Apple�s claim however, has been rejected by many experts. In its claim Apple has used "bars" as a measure of signal but the company should know that bars are defined differently on every phone. The signal receive strength is measured in -dBm or the phone's ability to connect calls and iPhone 4 has failed majorly on this front. Experts maintained that Apple's video is misleading, as it fails to show that Droid X's antenna is at the bottom of the back of the phone. The way Apple has shown the users holding the phone in the video is not the way most users hold while making calls. Apple also hides the actual signal number away from users, while the Android OS gives a free reading of the accurate signal. MORE: <http://www.lanewsmonitor.com/news/Apples-Droid-X-Death-Grip-Footage--Misleading-and-Frustating-1280191064/> |