Après la conférence SAV de l’iPhone 4 hier, les concurrents n’ont pas tardé à réagir. C’est le cas de Nokia qui, même s’il n’a pas eu la chance ou malchance de faire partie des “concurrents” de l’iPhone 4, a tenu à préciser que chez le finlandais, la priorité allait aux performances de l’antenne par rapport au design si la marque devait choisir.
Nokia ne manque pas non plus de préciser l’expérience acquise dans le domaine des antennes intégrées. Par ailleurs, Nokia reste d’accord sur le fond avec Apple, que les performances peuvent être dégradées par la façon dont on tient un téléphone mais Nokia précise que le design de ses appareils prennent en compte ces facteurs d’où le choix de certains design et de certains matériaux.

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, 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.

via thenokiablog