Apple’s iPhone features low call volume and poor battery life
By Jonathan Schlaffer
Almost all of Apple’s first generation products have suffered some kind of problems and even some third and fourth generation products as well. It seems the iPhone is now suffering from low call volume on most units and of those some are experiencing poor battery life as well.
All first generation products are going to suffer some kind of problem and while the poor battery life and low call volume are the most common problems some other users are experiencing screen freezes as well.
Screen freezes are a serious problem for the iPhone because it is touch based and when it refuses to respond, well, let’s just say you aren’t ordering that pizza. I experienced this very problem while I was waiting in an Apple store, one of the iPhones on display had frozen and refused to respond. This issue appears to be real but does not appear to be widespread at this time.
In Cnet’s tests the iPhone had excellent battery but had the low call volume problem. Apple doesn’t have an official iPhone replacement program for these problems but some stores are replacing them at no charge. Now if only I could get Apple to do that with my MacBook which is still out of commission.
Knowing Apple, they will say that the poor battery life and low call volume are “features” or at they very least “to be expected in a consumer product” just like someone I know was told that his flickering MacBook display was “normal behavior.” Where did the love go, Apple, where did it go?
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July 7th, 2007
“suffering from low call volume on *most* units”
How did you determine that?
“some are experiencing poor battery life as well.”
Same question.
July 7th, 2007
Because forums are filling up with those types of reports. Or, you could try reading the article linked to at Cnet. Or even this one, http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40839
Granted, forums don’t show the good experience but enough have complained…
July 7th, 2007
“Granted, forums don’t show the good experience…”
That is exactly right, and that’s why generalizations like yours are inappropriate imo.
I find the iPhone’s power management to be excellent, and I find call volume to be no different than any phone I’ve owned.
July 7th, 2007
All the reviews say battery life is very good and some say volume is a little low mainly the speaker but keep to the truth and stop trying to kill the iphone just to have something to say.
July 8th, 2007
I have 3 friends with iPhones, and all of them are impressed with the battery life; as I’ve made calls from the iPhone, I’m similarly impressed in that aspect.
July 8th, 2007
Some users are probably too stupid to realize they need to take the plastic screen protector off before using the phone. That muffles the speaker volume tremendously. It’s by far the best phone I’ve ever used. No problems at all.
July 21st, 2007
i would say, the call volume of iphone is way too low. i figure some friends of mine need to yelling at the phone also go with some hand action. why dont we just call i phone as sign language phone, casue i cant hear u u cant hear me eitherl! really need to improve!
September 20th, 2007
Nice slag piece. “Almost all of Apple’s first generation products have suffered some kind of problems and even some third and fourth generation products as well.” WTF are you talking about?!? That’s just slanderous. Maybe you should, oh I don’t know, actually TRY the product before jumping to conclusions and repeating rumours as fact.
November 22nd, 2007
I love my iPhone. However, my call volume is horrendous. I’ve had to apologize to people who have called because I couldnt hear them “talking” to them when outside. I have to go inside a building and call them back. By far, the worst call volume of any phone I’ve used. And the 1.1.1 update didnt fix it. Since others seem to have no problem with their call volume, I hope I can get a replacement from the AT&T store.
November 22nd, 2007
I love my iPhone. However, my call volume is horrendous. I’ve had to apologize to people who have called because I couldnt hear them “talking” while outside. I have to go inside a building and call them back. By far, the worst call volume of any phone I’ve used. And the 1.1.1 update didnt fix it. Since others seem to have no problem with their call volume, I hope I can get a replacement from the AT&T store.
May 8th, 2009
Volume during incoming call is truly pathetic on my iphone, if i am outside i continually have to tell peeps i will call them back..especially if its breezy. If im on a bus…FORGET IT (that call aint gonna happen)
when im at home i can have a conversation on it however, the tv or radio ect cant be on at same time…basically my iphone needs a really really quiet envioronment to function as a phone. how wierd is that…PAP