Many have criticized Apple for choosing the “much slower,” but much less power-hungry EDGE (2.5G) over the supposedly faster, but battery-draining UMTS (3G). In a test conducted by the German-language iPhone Infoblog, WLAN on both phones is deactivated.
The iPhone, thanks to a faster processor and the superior Webkit-based Safari Web browser, is in the same league with the Nokia E61i when loading websites.
For example, the Die Zeit website loaded fully in 76 seconds vs. 79 seconds for the Nokia. The Nokia loaded eBay fully in 26 seconds vs. 30 seconds for iPhone. ApplePhoneInfo tested their own site and the iPhone loaded it in 0:31 vs. the Nokia’s 0:27.
The text and voiceover is in German, but the video speaks volumes in any language:
Direct link to the video via YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzETYbGEqgo
ApplePhoneInfo’s full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Markim” for the heads up.]
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So that means iPhone with 3G will be significantly faster than any existing 3G phone for web browsing. Cool.
eat it!!!!!!!!
Just wait for the skeptics……
The sites seem to be more useable on the iPhone, one would have to scroll around on the Nokia to ind an article or item.
‘find” that is.
For my money, I like the look of the downloaded pages on the iPhone, rather than the small segment that shows up in the Nokia phone.
Also, the iPhone is probably having to load much more complicated formatting/etc. that is not supported by basic mobile web browsers.
sheesh the layout on the Nokia looks crap, who builds the software?
Hmmmm, notice how the iPhone looks like a web page and the Nokia looks like……….er……..like……shit.
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Just a thought.
Yeah, either way, that’s waaaaaay too slow to be usable. I see why el Jobso thinks the issue of 2.5G vs. 3G is close to moot. Either way, you’re not going to be doing much of this without using Wifi. Assuming you’re sane.
I don’t think having the two phones next to each other is a good idea for testing purposes. I have seen how much interference Razr phones and iPhones give out (I don’t know about the new Nokia). I had my iPhone set on a table doing comparisons with some other PIM device (I think it was a Treo (??) or maybe a Blackberry) a few months back, and my iPhone was acting all wierd doing things “all by itself” before it struck me to separate them by a few feet. After that, the iPhone worked normally again.
Every time my old Razr used to ring, my 5G iPod, if placed near to the phone, would start changing its own volume, skipping around songs, backlight on/off, etc.
And of course, we’ve probably all heard nearby speakers buzzing when cell phones are checking for messages or about to ring.
I don’t know if that would have any effect on this test from this article, but it was mainly me thinking out loud. Anyone with real knowledge out there about EMI and shielding or lack thereof?
I do plenty of surfing over edge, and I think it’s just fine. Obviousely, wifi is way better, but for the most part, edge is just fine for me
The author also makes the point that it’s faster to pull up and select a URL on the iPhone than it is on the Nokia.
Why compare with Nokia E61i and not like Nokia N95? E61i can only do 384 kbps but N95 can do 3,6 Mbps.
It’s funny how the Nokia keeps turning the screen off. You would think that could be adjusted in a menu — but also the Nokia should know that you’re trying to pull up something on-screen.
@ Huck
Not so fast.
I work on the road and I regularly do online banking, purchases and such using Edge. The trick is that you dont have to wait until the site is fully loaded before you start reading or any other activity. I even manage to post to this site (MDN) over Edge. Granted it is slower to load than Many other.
Edge is also perfect for Google Maps.
the iPhone always wins.
GO HOME NOKIA… this is APPLES first try!
And you have been in the biz for how long!
Dougless
About the Fading out of the Nokia phone… this is video stroking… the refresh rate of the Nokia most likely is slower then the rate at which the video was taken… hence we get a fade out on ocassion.
If I am wrong then… perhaps it’s the Nokia having a battery drain – a burp from a cel phone… if not then perhaps the iPhon is causing some interference.
Honestly, it doesn’t matter. It Makes the iPhone LOOK even better.
W8Ago Apple!
Did you notice the pulsing display of the Nokia, and the way that the screen kept dimming to save power. Highly annoying to say the least. Factor in the additional time required to scroll around to find what you want and the comparison (and Nokia) are done.
Game, set and match to iPhone. Next would-be contender, please…
“Yeah, either way, that’s waaaaaay too slow to be usable.”
This is context dependent. If you are stuck somewhere without WiFi you not only have no other options, but probably have time to kill. If you are stuck somewhere without WiFi and just need an address, it certainly is not only usable, but useful.
Hey… totally off topic, but the “Give Up On Vista” Mac/Pc add is on John Dvorak’s listing page of articles for PCMag.com
Absolutely hilarious.
http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1738,3574,00.asp
Als übliches werden die Vorteile von 3G grob in einem vergeblichen
attemp übertrieben, um das iPhone zu erklären ist minderwertig.
Good thing they weren’t loading MDN….
I think Youtube has a 20 minute time limit on videos. Probably why they didn’t do the test on MDN
while this is nice, i don’t care as much about the speed…
look at the pages side by side that are displayed. if that nokia was capable of shame it wouldn’t have displayed anything at all after the first page….. pathetic.