Comments on: Steve Wozniak: battery life is cop-out for 3G on iPhone http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:48:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jimmy http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html/comment-page-1/#comment-247161 Jimmy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:27:39 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html#comment-247161 No, phones using 3G transmission consume battery power at a significantly faster rate. I would say it has a lot (or everything) to do with marketing. Apple is brand new as a mobile phone manufaturer/licensor and quasi-network operator. It built up the idea and brand of the iPhone with the initial 2.5G version. Now that they've broken the ice they're ready to release the big guns and move to the more multimedia-capable 3G standard. It could also have something to do with their simulatenous launch (well within 1 year) into the US, European and world markets. The US has a relatively immature network infrastucture, and only recently has started to adopt GSM over more unreliable proprietary standard such as CDMA. Qualcomm has been trying to push its weight with WCDMA and Apple probably reckoned "there is no way we support GSM, UMTS and WCDMA chipsets, let's release the iPhone and ease the operators into jumping ship onto UMTS". Now that the operators have seen the potential of the iPhone as a sales and revenue driver, they are much more willing to invest in building up a UMTS 3G network. No, phones using 3G transmission consume battery power at a significantly faster rate.

I would say it has a lot (or everything) to do with marketing. Apple is brand new as a mobile phone manufaturer/licensor and quasi-network operator. It built up the idea and brand of the iPhone with the initial 2.5G version. Now that they’ve broken the ice they’re ready to release the big guns and move to the more multimedia-capable 3G standard.

It could also have something to do with their simulatenous launch (well within 1 year) into the US, European and world markets. The US has a relatively immature network infrastucture, and only recently has started to adopt GSM over more unreliable proprietary standard such as CDMA. Qualcomm has been trying to push its weight with WCDMA and Apple probably reckoned “there is no way we support GSM, UMTS and WCDMA chipsets, let’s release the iPhone and ease the operators into jumping ship onto UMTS”.

Now that the operators have seen the potential of the iPhone as a sales and revenue driver, they are much more willing to invest in building up a UMTS 3G network.

]]> By: Steve http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html/comment-page-1/#comment-168400 Steve Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:35:09 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html#comment-168400 "the exclusion of 3G could have just been a marketing ploy to sell more second-generation iPhones." Gets my vote. Plus it gives AT&T a larger window for the 3G upgrades ;-) “the exclusion of 3G could have just been a marketing ploy to sell more second-generation iPhones.”

Gets my vote.

Plus it gives AT&T a larger window for the 3G upgrades ;-)

]]> By: L http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html/comment-page-1/#comment-168309 L Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:10:29 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html#comment-168309 the fact is that Apple wants to be able to sell second generation iPhones the fact is that Apple wants to be able to sell second generation iPhones

]]> By: Kashif http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html/comment-page-1/#comment-168299 Kashif Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:45:02 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/03/03/steve-wozniak-battery-life-is-cop-out-for-3g-on-iphone.html#comment-168299 I want to know what 3g phone he's using, if he's realy getting the same amount of battery life as a non 3g. Although I don't think battery life is the real reason, its a very solid excuse. Go to phonescoop.com and look up a few 3g phones... many of them have battery life listed in both GSM and WCDMA. There is definitely a difference. I would charge my 8525 every 3/4 of a day using heavy internet. And then you realize theres also a music player thrown in as one of the primary functions. I'd say you'd get les than half a day using the current iphone on 3g. I want to know what 3g phone he’s using, if he’s realy getting the same amount of battery life as a non 3g. Although I don’t think battery life is the real reason, its a very solid excuse. Go to phonescoop.com and look up a few 3g phones… many of them have battery life listed in both GSM and WCDMA. There is definitely a difference. I would charge my 8525 every 3/4 of a day using heavy internet. And then you realize theres also a music player thrown in as one of the primary functions. I’d say you’d get les than half a day using the current iphone on 3g.

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