Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[Kid_Eternity]

I have upgraded to iOS4 on my 3Gs without any problems but think the music volume on the iPod through earphones seems quieter, anyone else noticed/thought this? It could just be my age/imagination

I was wondering the very same thing today..!

 

[dogmatique]

Can any of you reproduce this quirk on your iPhones?


Edit: it looks like the software update isn't going to fix the antenna problem: http://gizmodo.com/5580587/applecare-the-iphone-4-update-wont-solve-the-antenna-problem

Anecdotally, out of the six iphone 4's we recieved on Monday, none of them display this issue when in the office - which is in the West End, and has a strong 3G signal. And we really did try - on all of them. I was expecting the signal to just drop, but it didn't. However - it now transpires that at home, one person who admits that his 3G signal is weak there can replicate it.

So it would appear that in an area of strong 3G signal, it doesn't appear to make a difference - if your signal is weak, however, it does affect it.

Common sense would suggest that putting a metal antenna on the outside of a phone without shielding is a bad idea.

As is having an unprotected glass front and back FFS - what were they thinking? There is no way I would walk round with the new one without a bumper. Insane design!

 

[Bungle73]

As is having an unprotected glass front and back FFS - what were they thinking? There is no way I would walk round with the new one without a bumper. Insane design!

It's not any old glass. It's a special toughened glass. Here's the blurb about it from Apple's website:

Engineered Glass

All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass — the same type of glass used in the windshields of helicopters and high-speed trains. Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable and more scratch resistant than ever. It’s also recyclable.

 

[dogmatique]

Its still fuckin glass. Glass breaks, chips and splinters when encountering shock. Shit idea. Not so bad when protected by the bezel, but exposed?

 

[editor]

It's not any old glass. It's a special toughened glass. Here's the blurb about it from Apple's website:

Here's how that extra toughened super-fab extra-amazing glass might look like after a drop from your pocket.

http://gizmodo.com/5559977/first-broken-iphone-4-shows-new-glass-isnt-that-resistant

 

[Sunray]

Just have to be careful with a 500-600 quid device.

 

[Kanda]

Just have to be careful with a 500-600 quid device.

As you would with anything of that value.... what do people expect? Panasonic Toughbook levels of sturdiness?

(Even though they are shit too!)

 

[Cpatain Rbubish]

I have upgraded to iOS4 on my 3Gs without any problems but think the music volume on the iPod through earphones seems quieter, anyone else noticed/thought this? It could just be my age/imagination

I was wondering the very same thing today..!

Maybe not just my imagination then. I always have the volume on full and I'm sure the volume is now quieter after the OS upgrade

 

[grimble]

Maybe not just my imagination then. I always have the volume on full and I'm sure the volume is now quieter after the OS upgrade

Ah, I think I sat next to you on the tube this morning.

 

[maldwyn]

Do I return my IP4 (within the no quibble return 14 day window) get a refund and wait for iP4ss (signal sorted) or go for a replacement in the hope it solves my aerial issues (unlikely as it's probably a design issue).
Oh, the angst of it

Today is the 14th day. I've decided to hang on to it for the time being and get it replaced once the supply issue is sorted.

I think a lot of people would still buy an iPhone if a big spring sporadically boing'd out the back.

Sad to say, I'm afraid so. I need my head testing

 

[Structaural]

Here's how that extra toughened super-fab extra-amazing glass might look like after a drop from your pocket.

http://gizmodo.com/5559977/first-broken-iphone-4-shows-new-glass-isnt-that-resistant

This dude broke the back of it:

http://tnerd.com/2010/06/30/iphone-4-glass-its-not-hardstiff-enough-if-it-breaks/

$199 replacement fee! Get a cover. Though they are replacing for free sometimes.

 

[Pie 1]

This dude broke the back of it:

http://tnerd.com/2010/06/30/iphone-4-glass-its-not-hardstiff-enough-if-it-breaks/

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What did he do? Throw it at a brick wall or stamp on it wearing builders boots?!!

 

[dogmatique]

Nah, 18 inches from a sitting position to shag pile carpet.

 

[editor]

I don't think the new iPhone is like a delicate vase or anything and I suspect it needs to be hit at certain angles for catastrophe to strike, but surely any phone made of glass is going to be more vulnerable than solid plastic.

 

[Pie 1]

shag pile carpet.

Deserves everything he gets then.

 

[Bungle73]

I don't think the new iPhone is like a delicate vase or anything and I suspect it needs to be hit at certain angles for catastrophe to strike, but surely any phone made of glass is going to be more vulnerable than solid plastic.

Plastic will break if you hit it hard enough, and Apple claim the glass used in the iPhone 4 is stronger than plastic. I wonder how many of those iPhones where the glass has broken would have broken anyway even if plastic had been used.

 

[stupid dogbot]

Nah, 18 inches from a sitting position to shag pile carpet.

Seriously unlucky, then. I've already chucked mine further than that, and missed the sofa, leading to a 3ft fall onto very thin carpet.

Not even a scratch.

 

[dogmatique]

I was being sarcastic - but having said that, I've been with a mate in a beer garden, and his 3G fell out of his pocket whilst he was sitting down, falling onto a flagstone less than 2 feet down, and smashed to bits.

My iPhone 1 smashed falling out of the car when I opened the door - less than a foot.

This new one's glass is exposed all the way round - any sudden shock will inevitably chip or crack it, regardless of how "hard" it is.

 

[Gromit]

I wonder if there is a market for bungie cords on phones like some people do with keys.

Drop your phone? No worries as it springs back up after narrowly missing the floor. Tragedy averted. Just $9.99 in all good stores.

Dragon's Den here i come.

 

[Cpatain Rbubish]

Ah, I think I sat next to you on the tube this morning.

Nope.

A. I'm at home
B. I use in ear headphones which don't leak sound and annoy other peeps

TBH The sound on my iPhone was never that loud imo hence the full volume but now it seems painfully low so I can hear outside noise above my music even full volume and in ear headphones

Anyone know if I can do anything either on the iPhone or in my iTunes library to inrease the volume on my iPhone?

 

[dogmatique]

Some drop testing. Didn't take long to break it:

 

[stupid dogbot]

So don't buy one, then.

 

[grit]

I've dropped my 3g onto the pavement once or twice while walking, not a bother on it.

 

[editor]

Some drop testing. Didn't take long to break it:

It's a bit surprising how easy it was to smash the screen - the drop that trashed the screen was the kind of thing most of my old phones have emerged intact from.

Seeing as they were sacrificing a brand new expensive phone, you'd think that they'd get a decent mic on their camera too.

 

[Private Storm]

Fixed

 

[maldwyn]

It's a bit surprising how easy it was to smash the screen - the drop that trashed the screen was the kind of thing most of my old phones have emerged intact from..

It was smashed on the 4th drop, plus the phone wasn't activated.

Was it filmed on an iPhone during a hurricane?

And if they did use an iP4 - top tip, for best results when using the camcorder hold it/film in landscape.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

God this thread is now as boring as it is when we end up arguing over the app approval system...

 

[Sunray]

My ip4 is sitting in the shop. Will get it tonight. Did that liven up the thread?

 

[Kid_Eternity]

My ip4 is sitting in the shop. Will get it tonight. Did that liven up the thread?

Yes!

 

[editor]

Is this interesting enough for you, or will you mark it down as boring because it's not positive enough?

Android ‘demolishes’ iPhone in Javascript benchmark test
http://www.wirefresh.com/android-demolishes-iphone-in-javascript-benchmark-test/