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Consumer Reports Can't Recommend iPhone 4

Posted by kdawson on from the waiting-for-four-dot-one dept.

jbezorg was one among many readers to send word that Consumer Reports has concluded that they cannot recommend the iPhone 4. (They still enthusiastically recommend the 3G S.) "It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side — an easy thing, especially for lefties — the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4. ... Our findings call into question the recent claim by Apple that the iPhone 4's signal-strength issues were largely an optical illusion caused by faulty software that 'mistakenly displays 2 more bars than it should for a given signal strength.'" The comments on the article don't display any of the vitriol the Apple faithful have been known to unleash upon anyone daring to question the Cupertino way. Perhaps they are moderated.

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  1. Re:Apple by icebike · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Of course the Apple Army has already descended on your post, as they will on every negative post about anything Apple does. Even on Slashdot, the fanboys seem to have some back-channel where "bad posts" get publicized and the hoards invoke some secret stash of mod points to mod them down in short order.

    In your case, Permanent Flamebate status is something of a badge of courage. Wear it proudly. Ye have spoken well.

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  2. Way to fight the power! by v(*_*)vvvv · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Way to stand up to the evil empire! Yes, I believe Apple has surpassed Microsoft in the evil empire index (market cap).

    Now, when will consumer report cover HTML5 vs FLASH!

  3. I don't care. by Maximus633 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I don't care.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg

  4. Re:Who cares? by RobKow · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The difference could be between the in-camera noise reduction algorithms, which is still a valid and useful comparison, or because the testing is almost certainly subjective here, normal variation. I'd contact them about it; they've been receptive to my comments in the past.

  5. Re:Apple by paimin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And yet, every story that's even tagentially related to Apple is completely spewed with sophomoric crap from Apple-hate-fanboys like you, modded insightful. And claims that anyone who dares slander Apple gets modded to oblivion. Witness below.

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