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8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4
From reception issues for the left-handed to missing accessories, outdated features and ugly blotches on the screen, the iPhone 4 has a little TOO much room for improvement.
Even with all the hype, and a $700 price tag in some markets, the iPhone 4 has managed to disappoint even some of the most diehard Apple fans.
Even with all the hype, and a $700 price tag in some markets, the iPhone 4 has managed to disappoint even some of the most diehard Apple fans.
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Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot
The blogs have erupted with complaints concerning reception problems with the iPhone 4. Some users have reported troubles getting a signal in areas where the older iPhone worked fine.
Apparently the new iPhone needs to be held a certain way otherwise it loses connectivity and drops calls.
One rumor floating the internet is that Steve Jobs responded to one user by saying "just don't hold it that way."
Oddly enough most of the commercials for the iPhone 4 show people holding it the wrong way.
Check out the youtube clip on how not to hold the new iPhone 4.
That's right, how NOT to hold something. You'd think Apple would be a little more sophisticated than putting something out, it breaking during normal use and going "well, you're not doing it right!" They're like an old prospector with this.
In other news, I think the internet has found a solution for this problem. Good ol' internet! - 2
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around
The new iPhone 4 uses Apple's FaceTime video calling application to allow users to see each while on the phone. The resolution and streaming seems to be top notch, and using Face Time doesn't count as billable minutes. But STILL, somehow, there are some drawbacks.
Face Time uses Wi-Fi so you have to be connected to a network in order to use it.
Also Face Time only works from one iPhone 4 to another. Users that want video calling with non-iPhone 4 users will be forced to either find other applications or buy all their friends new iPhones.
(Negative)BONUS: Even if you COULD get onto this easily and anywhere you want, if you weren't near a charger your conversation probably wouldn't last very long anyway, as apparently the battery on the iPhone 4, even though it's supposedly more powerful by about 40%, really isn't that much better than the one on the 3GS.
FaceTime IS great technology, though, and really where phones have been moving towards for the last few years. There's nothing like actually SEEING the people you're speaking for a whole 13 minutes before your battery gives out in the middle of the day. - 3
Yellow Blotches On Screen
"Does my new terribly expensive new phone have Jaundice?"
Yes. Yes it does.
Consumers are baffled by yellow blotches underneath the screen. Look closely... it's quite annoying. We won't make you watch any videos that have to do with this because you can pretty much see for yourself in this picture.
After shelling out a few Benjamins (read: 7 of 'em) for an iPhone 4, consumers are becoming irate over the issue.
The good news is the blotches seem to be temporary and usually dissipate after a few days.
The cause appears to be the glue under the screen hasn't completely dried. Apple seems to be shipping the iPhones straight from the assembly line to the stores. - 4
Apple Wish They Knew How To Quit AT&T
Early this year there was speculation revolving the iPhone 4 being offered by Verizon in the "near f*ture". Various sources have reported a deal is still in the works, but there's no working time frame for when this may happen.
With the announcement of iPhone 4, SURELY they'd also switch technologies to be compatible with anything but an overpriced unreliable network... or not.
For now iPhone 4 users are still saddled with AT&T and its high fees for data-heavy users.
Consumers are apparently just going to have to wait a few weeks for the local cell phone stores to start unlocking the phones to use with other carriers... or "backdoor activation", as it's being called.
Note: some users encountered problems with unlocked older iPhones, when, after software updates, they had to unlock the phones all over again.
So everyone hold on to your contracts and start counting the days like everyone else has... other networks, here we come (in probably another year or so)! - 5
People Paying For The New iPhone Actually Want to Hold It
Customers trying to pre-order the iphone 4 online ran into numerous problems & bugs on opening week's Tuesday, causing them to wait in line at brick and mortar retailers. Some stores have already ran out of the phone and have to order new ones.
The white model of the phone is scarce online and in retail stores. Apple released a statement announcing that more iPhones in white should become available in July.
Here's a video of people waiting in line for the iPhone 4 in Palo Alto. The lines were ENORMOUS. The best part about this video is how many of these people are on their (perfectly adequately working) phones.
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8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 11/16/2012 12:30 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/19/2011 1:55 AM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 10/29/2010 12:55 AM
People Paying For The New iPhone Actually Want to Hold It at 10/24/2010 8:20 PM
People Paying For The New iPhone Actually Want to Hold It at 10/24/2010 8:18 PM
Apple Wish They Knew How To Quit AT&T at 10/24/2010 8:12 PM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 10/24/2010 8:09 PM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 10/09/2010 1:59 AM
Android sucks, keep playing catch up you losers....
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/21/2010 3:55 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/10/2010 8:21 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/05/2010 6:04 AM
Shovan
http://www.thescube.com
You Have To Start From Scratch at 7/04/2010 8:53 PM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 7/04/2010 8:49 PM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 7/04/2010 8:48 PM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 7/02/2010 5:33 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 9:10 PM
Seems to me that APPLE is sold to "at&t" or "PP&P"(PISS PISS & PISS).
darn
darn
darn
damn
damn
damn
mad
mad
mad.
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 8:38 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/02/2010 1:58 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/01/2010 3:59 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
Try harder next time ;)
Apple Wish They Knew How To Quit AT&T at 6/30/2010 12:33 PM
You Have To Start From Scratch at 6/30/2010 9:30 AM
Also, what do you expect? The phone's been the same shape for over two years. You think that just because they finally change that up (a little), it's a _downfall_?
Apple Wish They Knew How To Quit AT&T at 6/30/2010 8:37 AM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 6/30/2010 5:59 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 5:51 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 8:40 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:34 PM
Apple Wish They Knew How To Quit AT&T at 6/29/2010 8:21 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 7:50 PM
Oh, wait...
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 6/29/2010 7:40 PM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 6/29/2010 7:39 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 7:38 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 7:34 PM
You Have To Start From Scratch at 6/29/2010 7:32 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 7:28 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:39 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:28 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 5:47 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 5:08 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 8:51 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 11:13 AM
Cheap, Myopic Camera at 6/29/2010 7:26 PM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 6/29/2010 7:25 PM
Video Calling - No FaceTime Unless There's Internet Around at 7/25/2010 3:36 AM
Cheap, Myopic Camera at 6/29/2010 7:19 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 7:16 PM
Lou
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8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 5:30 PM
The camera has been rated better at stills and video than the Droid's 8MP. Megapixels are marketing tricks after a certain number. It's all about the sensor. iPhone 4 takes gorgeous pics. Maybe try one?
It actually fits perfectly into the first gen iPhone dock. Also, no iPhone ever came with a dock after iPhone 1. Neither do 90% of other phones. Nor are they at all necessary.
Like you said, the screen issues disappear after a day. Get a box of tissues til tomorrow.
The thing sold 1.7 million units in a single day. It had the most successful launch of any product in Apple history. You wanna take over production estimating at Apple? Deal with it bud.
FaceTime's limitation to WiFi is all in AT&T's court. Verizon wouldn't be able to handle 10 million video calls a day over its network either. Wake up.
I'm a lefty. I've never been able to replicate the service drop problem. I've actively tried. It's also occurred on non-Apple phones, and the 3G/3GS running iOS 4. They're supposed to be releasing a software patch to switch the algorithm used to acquire a signal back to the way iOS 3 did it.
So all in all I see a single shortfall here, and it's that AT&T sucks. Even if I didn't get a fully working model on day 1 it would be a stretch to consider 3 of these actual downfalls.
You gonna cry til you get one?
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:30 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 12/03/2010 11:53 AM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 5:07 PM
You Have To Start From Scratch at 6/29/2010 5:05 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 5:03 PM
Yellow Blotches On Screen at 6/29/2010 4:57 PM
Outdated Keyboard Functions, Lack Of Helpful Apps To Improve at 6/29/2010 4:56 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:52 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:50 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:31 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 7:44 AM
1. Inferior technology? Check out iFixit's teardown and see just how <sarcasm>inferior</sarcasm> this phone is.
2. Most apps are c**p, but even if you removed all the c**ppy apps, there would still be more apps than in Android's or RIM's app stores.
3. All telecoms suck. I had Verizon before AT&T (and Sprint before that) and had a lot more dropped calls.
4. Overpriced? All smartphones are around the same price with a 2-year contract. Are you saying you don't want a smartphone? Then the iPhone clearly isn't for you.
Finally, all products have shortcomings, including the iPhone. You might have sounded more intelligent by speaking about the lack of Adobe Flash support or a closed development architecture.
Cheap, Myopic Camera at 6/29/2010 4:49 PM
You Have To Start From Scratch at 6/29/2010 4:40 PM
People Paying For The New iPhone Actually Want to Hold It at 6/29/2010 4:37 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:37 PM
"The iPhone packs its 5 million pixels onto a 1/3.2-inch backside-illuminated CMOS sensor. Sensors with backside illumination technology move the wiring from the front side of the sensor to the back, so that it’s behind the light sensors. This allows more light to reach the sensors without being diffused by the circuitry, which means the camera can capture better low-light images."
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:37 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:34 PM
You Have To Start From Scratch at 6/29/2010 4:29 PM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 6/29/2010 4:29 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/29/2010 4:27 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 6/30/2010 6:33 PM
8 Downfalls Of The New iPhone 4 at 7/27/2010 4:21 AM
Cheap, Myopic Camera at 6/29/2010 4:22 PM
Cheap, Myopic Camera at 6/29/2010 4:19 PM
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Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 6/29/2010 4:16 PM
Poor Reception Unless You Hold It Like A Robot at 7/25/2010 3:38 AM