Nokia reaffirms the fact that its devices can be held any way

By on Jun 28, 2010 at 2:52 PM
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Ah yes, we love when companies throw PR digs at each other. Today, Nokia has taken the opportunity to throw a proverbial chair at Apple by reminding Nokia users of all the different ways there are to hold a Nokia cell phone. Nokia Conversations — the official Nokia blog — has posted an illustrated guide that recommends several grips you can use to grasp your Nokia device. It is in the last few sentences of the post where Nokia ditches the subtlety and cuts to the chase: “…feel free to ignore all of the above because realistically, you’re free to hold your Nokia device any way you like. And you won’t suffer any signal loss. Cool, huh?” Well-played Nokia, although, in light of recent events, it might not be wise to throw stones from a glass house.

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  • Drew

    That’s hilarious how you clowns are frantically searching Google for something that happened to a singular Nokia device 2 yrs ago. Nokia CONTINUES despite losing some of it’s market share to outsell Apple and the rest of the World more handsets Worldwide by a HUGE margin. What a bunch of cheesed!cks!! I can hold my N900 on a Skype to Skype video call any way I want with or without Wi-Fi or without dropping calls and without the CEO telling me how to hold it. LMAO!!! Can’t wait for that court date. Thieves….

    • Bloom

      Copied from N900 user Guide:

      “Your device may have internal and external antennas. Avoid touching the antenna area unnecessarily while the antenna is transmitting or receiving. Contact with antennas affects the communication quality and may cause a higher power level during operation and may reduce the battery life.”

      —
      You might have no problems with the reception of your N900 but the vast majority of iPhone 4 users have no problems either (go check the threads). But the fact that the antenna issue is inside the N900 User Guide on Page 18 under antennas shows that Nokia is aware of people having antenna touching problems. So again Nokia’s claims in its ad about their phones “you’re free to hold your Nokia device any way you like. And you won’t suffer any signal loss” is FUD.

      • Drew

        LMAO!! You are using a disclaimer in a User’s Guide as your rebuttal to the fact that the iPhone has issues and the CEO of that said company issued a statement not about FIXING the problem but what you should do and how you should hold it. I believe he said something to the effect of “hold it differently to combat reception problems”. Really?? Really…?? Your point is useless. So, you idiots dig up a Nokia User’s Guide. Are you kidding me?? I don’t care what the User Guide says, there is no epidemic of Nokia phones having signal loss issues.

      • Bloom

        dude,

        isn’t the Nokia user guide saying the exact same thing as Apple about not holding it in a certain way otherwise might loose signal?

        Nokia N900 Guide:
        “Avoid touching the antenna area unnecessarily while the antenna is transmitting or receiving. Contact with antennas affects the communication quality and may cause a higher power level during operation and may reduce the battery life.”

        Isn’t this almost exactly what Steve Jobs was saying?

        But Nokia is worse in that it made an AD saying that Nokia phones DO NOT have the issue. I see class action suit here! at least Apple honestly says some might have issues and advises them to hold differently (like the Nokia guide) or use a plastic case. Apple is being punished for being honest and Nokia is being praised although LYING about their products in an ad saying there’s no issues while their user guides say there is!

        You say “I don’t care what the User Guide says”.
        You DON’T care but you care what steve jobs says? wow!
        You criticize Apple when Nokia has the EXACT same issues (if they didn’t have the issue the warning wouldn’t be on PAGE 18 in the guide!) LOL!

        dude you are suffering from massive RDF.

    • Mark

      Market share indicates phone sales, not the total amount of users. It also accounts for in warranty replacements as sales.
      Tell me how many Nokia phone you have bought in the last five years.

  • gollum

    Nice try Nokia….try this with an E66….hold the bottom of the phone completely in your hand and watch the bars drop in half!!!!!

  • markymark

    Copied directly from the PDF manual for my Nokia E71x:

    “Your device has four antennas: cellular antenna, Bluetooth antenna, WLAN antenna, and GPS antenna. The antennas are integrated, and located at the upper and lower parts of your device.
    Note: Your device may have internal antennas. As with any radio transmitting device, avoid touching the antenna area unnecessarily while the antenna is transmitting or receiving. Contact with such an antenna affects the communication quality and may cause the device to operate at a higher power level than otherwise needed and may reduce the battery life.”

    This is accompanied by a diagram warning you about holding it at the top or the bottom, which is of course basically impossible not to do.

  • JNH

    I’m no Nokia fan. Never owned a Nokia device (but those polyphonic ring tones back in late 90s/ early 2000s were the shit). I’ve got iPhone 3g. Not upgrading to iPhone 4. Gonna buy a 3gs from a buddy and wait for 4g network and bigger HD (I hope) next summer. And I’m certainly no fanboy for any device or manufacturer. I’m pretty happy with my iPhone. Loved my BB. And have been pretty impressed with the Evo and some other Android phones.

    With that said, I have to say that I think it’s pretty lame for BGR to reference a two year old blog post about Nokia’s phones having a similar problem and calling that throwing stones while in a glass house. And the other reference to profits being down admittedly bc of the economy is just plain weak.

    I really enjoy this site. It’s bookmarked on my computer and phone, and I check it multiple times a day to see what’s happening. But I do tire of what surely looks like a constant propping up of all things Apple. As a consumer with no brand loyalty who simply wants to be in the know about these products so that I can best choose the device for myself it is just a little irritating to deal with the bias. Fortunately I have cnet’s iPhone Atlas and it’s objectivity for balance.

    There. I’ve said my piece. Still love the site.

  • Simon

    Hmmmm yeah nice try Nokia,
    Check out this youtube video, and see how the E71 looses all bars just by handling the phone;

    I rest my case…

  • aaronlws

    i can confirm that my e71 looses all reception if I hold it across the bottom. been this way since i got it. i just don’t hold it covering the bottom anymore. problem solved – though still annoying.

  • Rob

    …and Apple have 1.7 million Plus+ reasons for that PR to flap back in Nokia’s face.

  • M.G

    It’s amazing how emotional people get over the comments section on these web sites. I apologize to you BGR on behalf of everyone who is just here to just read the comments and not take everything so personal that is written, especially towards you and the editors. I often read the comments just for a good laugh and picture the people on the other end who are probably at work right now ruining there work day pounding there keyboards and pulling there hair out over something that is said. I enjoy the content on this site very much “Thank You” BGR and keep up the “Great Work” I love it!.

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