AT&T iPhone ranks near the top on data download and upload speed (US)
Metrico Wireless, a Handset testing company has run a series of comparison trials between the AT&T and Verzion Wireless versions of Apple’s iPhone, and found that the AT&T iPhone experienced double the mean data download speed of the Verizon iPhone though the mean load time for an average Web page was about the same on both devices.
In addition, the findings showed that when the iPhone is mobile, the AT&T iPhone successfully completed around 10% more data download sessions than the Verizon iPhone. The results were opposite when the iPhones were stationary; the Verizon iPhone was more consistent uploading data when stationary in comparison to the AT&T iPhone, with a 10 percent better success rate.
Metrico also compared the AT&T iPhone to 22 other AT&T smartphones. When compared to other AT&T smartphones:
- The AT&T iPhone ranks near the top on data download and upload speed, with comparable performance to the Sony Ericsson Xperia, the LG Quantum and the HTC Surround.
- The AT&T iPhone ranks below average in Bluetooth speech quality behind top rated performers like the Blackberry Torch and Blackberry Curve.
- The AT&T iPhone ranks in the middle of the pack on call performance behind top rated performers like the Samsung Captivate and the HTC Aria.
When compared to 17 other Verizon smartphones:
- The Verizon iPhone ranks near the top in noise cancelling performance, joining the likes of the Motorola Droid X and the LG Ally.
- The iPhone ranks below average in data download speed relative to other Verizon smartphones like the HTC Incredible.
- The iPhone is comparable to the Verizon average in speech quality, behind top performers like the LG Fathom.
RIM launches BlackBerry Curve
Research in Motion has introduced the BlackBerry Curve smartphone. The “consumer-friendly” device includes the usual qwerty keyboard, trackball navigation and push e-mail plus a 2 megapixel camera, enhanced media player and web browser, and large display. The BlackBerry Curve weighs 3.6 ounces, features a liquid silver finish chrome highlights, with a curvy design and smooth edges. Connectivity includes Bluetooth, a USB cable and a 3.5 mm stereo jack. Roxio with Sonic have developed a new Media Manager for the device, to search, organise and copy or convert music and videos. The media manager also includes Roxio Photosuite 9 LE, for editing pictures and creating photo albums. The handset has a microSD slot for adding up to 4 GB of memory. The BlackBerry Curve will be available worldwide from the spring, including with AT&T in the US.
