[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b-aoZNv-q0[/youtube]
Apple posted yesterday, on the official page dedicated to antenna problems, a video demonstrating that the N97 Mini also loses signal if you are held in a certain position. To be honest, I would have expected Apple to post such a video immediately after last week's conference, but it seems that it did not consider the N97 Mini more important than the other smartphones on the site. Apple did not specify whether this signal drop also leads to the termination of calls or the impossibility of using the phone's data connection, however in the video the signal does not drop at all, but only up to 2 bars.
This video was probably posted after Nokia made an official statement regarding the accusations from Apple during the conference. However, I for one would have expected the N900 to be tested because it is much better than the N97 Mini, but probably that terminal does not lose signal.
Here is what Nokia declared last week. :
"Antenna design is a complex subject and has been a core competence at Nokia for decades, across hundreds of phone models. Nokia was the pioneer in internal antennas; the Nokia 8810, launched in 1998, was the first commercial phone with this feature.
Nokia has invested thousands of man hours in studying human behavior, including how people hold their phones for calls, music playing, web browsing and so on. As you would expect from a company focused on connecting people, we prioritize antenna performance over physical design if they are ever in conflict.
In general, the antenna performance of a mobile device/phone may be affected with a tight grip, depending on how the device is held. That's why Nokia designs our phones to ensure acceptable performance in all real life cases, for example when the phone is held in either hand. Nokia has invested thousands of man hours in studying how people hold their phones and allows for this in designs, for example by having antennas both at the top and bottom of the phone and by careful selection of materials and their use in the mechanical design."
