Apple Shows Nokia N97 Mini loses Network if Held in Strange Awkward Way

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by Clinton Jeff | on July 21st, 2010 | 12 comments

Oh dear. Apple just could not let this thing go.

Recently in yet another one of their attempts at trying to prove that other cellphones lose signal if held (awkwardly, unlike in the case of the iPhone 4 which loses signal if held in a normal position), they’re come up with the following video on how the Nokia N97 Mini can lose signal if held tightly. In a very strange position. Extremely Tightly. By a Fat-handed guy.

The Nokia N97 Mini goes from a full seven bars to two.

I just tried it on my N97 Mini and nothing of the sort happened. Then again maybe I wasnt holding it tight enough. Or maybe my hands werent fat enough.

Sigh, Apple. Looking a bit desperate here, arnt you?

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Comments (12)

Lozil Noronha Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
The problem with Apple is, They have only one Phone.... If it Fails, then they have No Phone in Market.. So try to pull others down. But seriously, How many of them they will pull down...??
Justin Chan Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
Apple disabled comments for the youtube video. If not, thousands of people will let them know there is no problem on their N97 mini.
It just shows that Apple is desperate.

However, I tried my 5800 few days ago. Bars drop from 7 (full) to 3, and then go back to 7 when I am still covering the bottom part. I think my 5800 has its intelligence to boost the antenna when it detects significant drops of network reception.
Clinton Jeff Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
Yeah it's quite a bit desperate for them to go to such extents. They totally knew that would happen if they allowed comments lol.
You'd think that with making ONE phone a year, they'd try to make sure it was working properly :P
Clinton Jeff Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
Hehe, they seem to be trying to get every single mobile brand involved. Bad idea imho :P
Pratik Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
ya this does happen but apparently calls arent affected.. this is also described in n97 mini's manual
Manish Sinha Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
Whenever I speak on topics related to smart-phones and I don't speak in favor of iPhone, then people think I am an Apple hater. You are not even allowed to have neutral views.

Apple seem to be desperate in protecting themselves. What happened to their "Think different"? Now the situation is such that they have to compare their "magical" phones with "normal" phones. Bad move Apple.
Susan Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
I really don’t understand the point of the Apple...The only thing apple had to do was leave this alone. Now they're just digging themselves a hole.
roland eitler Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
N97mini HAS the SAME problem indeed.
the X6 had ALSO (especially when holding in the flat hand while e.g. webbrowsing) .
but this is phiysic - no reason to blame a phone.
but OS - especially symbian OS - would be a reason to blame.
oops, N97mini HAS symbian OS AND antenna problems ;-)))
Guest Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
I didn't see it at first, but now it's clear that this dude holding the phone so tightly so his muscles make his hand shake a little bit. Just try yourself and you will see the same effect with your hand trying to hold a phone as tight as possible with maximun strenght. Oh, or maybe, he just has the beginning of parkinson illness. All in all it's really a fail from their end, just giving away free cases would be enough to make people happy and now they just made it worse.
Juan Mateo Wednesday - 21 / 07 / 2010 Reply
I cannot do this with my mini no matter how hard I try, no sinlge bar dropp. Only using Energy Profiler to measure db I can see a little variance.

Apple, make the world a favor and STFO, be clever enough to let fanboys forget your desing failure.
Zain_love460 Monday - 26 / 07 / 2010 Reply
wt is price n 97 mini in kuwait dinar