Samsung a970 - test results

Now that I've had my new Samsung a970 for some time, I'd like to post some
interesting facts.

Compared to the (old) Samsung a610:

Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds

Another observation.
The Motorola RAZR drains the battery by displaying the Verizon logo on the
outside display during the entire length of a phone call (most likely to
advertise "Verizon" for the world to see).

The Samsung a970 does not drain the battery by displaying anything on the
outside display during a phone call.

Now for the bigger question, how does your phone measure up?
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In <qdw0g.8981$MU4.819@trnddc03> on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 18:41:26 GMT, "fish"
<i.am.such.a.fish@atlantic.ocean> wrote:

>Another observation.
>The Motorola RAZR drains the battery by displaying the Verizon logo on the
>outside display during the entire length of a phone call (most likely to
>advertise "Verizon" for the world to see).
>
>The Samsung a970 does not drain the battery by displaying anything on the
>outside display during a phone call.

I doubt that the difference in battery drain is significant -- the outside
display draws far less power than the phone when on a call and the inside
display.

--
Best regards,
John Navas <http://NavasGroup.com/>

fish wrote:
> Now that I've had my new Samsung a970 for some time, I'd like to post some
> interesting facts.
>
> Compared to the (old) Samsung a610:
>
> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>
> Another observation.
> The Motorola RAZR drains the battery by displaying the Verizon logo on the
> outside display during the entire length of a phone call (most likely to
> advertise "Verizon" for the world to see).
>
> The Samsung a970 does not drain the battery by displaying anything on the
> outside display during a phone call.
>
> Now for the bigger question, how does your phone measure up?
> ______________
> ---==fish==---
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

Do you turn your phone on and off frequently? It is nice for a phone to
turn on and off quickly, but, at least for me, it's not a big deal,
especially compared to other features/performance issues, since I
rarely turn my phone off.

fish wrote:
> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds

I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell phones
to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the drudgery
of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

Wow! What quality!


"fish" <i.am.such.a.fish@atlantic.ocean> wrote in message
news:qdw0g.8981$MU4.819@trnddc03...
> Now that I've had my new Samsung a970 for some time, I'd like to post some
> interesting facts.
>
> Compared to the (old) Samsung a610:
>
> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>
> Another observation.
> The Motorola RAZR drains the battery by displaying the Verizon logo on the
> outside display during the entire length of a phone call (most likely to
> advertise "Verizon" for the world to see).
>
> The Samsung a970 does not drain the battery by displaying anything on the
> outside display during a phone call.
>
> Now for the bigger question, how does your phone measure up?
> ______________
> ---==fish==---
> ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
>
>

clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:

> fish wrote:
>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
>> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>
> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
> you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell phones
> to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the drudgery
> of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.
>

Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?

The fact that even you admit it's not usually done make's me wonder.I've
heard of alot of reasons to buy or not to buy this or that cell but on-off
speed has never been there.

Had no idea it was important to some,make that two,people.

--

al wrote:
> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>
>> fish wrote:
>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
>>> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
>> you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell phones
>> to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the drudgery
>> of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.
>>
>
> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?
>
> The fact that even you admit it's not usually done make's me wonder.I've
> heard of alot of reasons to buy or not to buy this or that cell but on-off
> speed has never been there.
>
> Had no idea it was important to some,make that two,people.
>
> --



People who work in locations (such as courthouses) where cell phones
must be turned off. Detectives, lawyers, etc.. appearing for hearings
still have to maintain contact for other cases. Go outside during a 10
minute recess to make a call and you'll see why a slow booting phone can
drive you up the wall.

Hospitals, esp. ICU sections, also have bans on cell phones.



YMMV

--

--
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not
fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau

John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:
>
> I doubt that the difference in battery drain is significant -- the outside
> display draws far less power than the phone when on a call and the inside
> display.
>

A lit color LED or LCD display draw significant power from those micro Li-Ion
cells.

--
Thomas T. Veldhouse
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Mart <nomailhere@verizon.net> wrote in news:UZO0g.2615$uK.1725@trndny03:

> al wrote:
>> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>>
>>> fish wrote:
>>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9
>>>> seconds Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time:
>>>> 4 seconds
>>> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
>>> you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell
>>> phones to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the
>>> drudgery of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.
>>>
>>
>> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?
>>
>> The fact that even you admit it's not usually done make's me
>> wonder.I've heard of alot of reasons to buy or not to buy this or
>> that cell but on-off speed has never been there.
>>
>> Had no idea it was important to some,make that two,people.
>>
>> --
>
>
>
> People who work in locations (such as courthouses) where cell phones
> must be turned off. Detectives, lawyers, etc.. appearing for hearings
> still have to maintain contact for other cases. Go outside during a 10
> minute recess to make a call and you'll see why a slow booting phone
> can drive you up the wall.
>
> Hospitals, esp. ICU sections, also have bans on cell phones.
>
>
>
> YMMV
>

Maybe.But overall I don't buy it.Besides any place that "bans"
cellphones makes having one a non-issue.And I've seen plenty of cops &
lawyers that,like me,just have the cell on but in silent mode.Ive never
had my cellphone confiscated in court because it was on.

However I do recall when a lawyer forgot to silence his phone one day
in court.The judge came close to doing just that but it's a rare
occurrence.

Cellphones are just small computers & the more junk you have packed
inside them the longer it's going to take for them to bootup.Hopefully
its bootup time will not be long enough to put you in the nut house.

--

al wrote:
> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>> fish wrote:
>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
>>> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>>
>> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
>> you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell phones
>> to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the drudgery
>> of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.
>
> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?

Your sarcasm detector needs batteries.

--
All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in
news:i44dh3-41p.ln1@remote.clifto.com:

> al wrote:
>> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>>> fish wrote:
>>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9
>>>> seconds Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time:
>>>> 4 seconds
>>>
>>> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the results. Seems like
>>> you and I are the only two people in the world who bought cell
>>> phones to turn them on and off all day; no one else understands the
>>> drudgery of having to wait a long time for startup and shutdown.
>>
>> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?
>
> Your sarcasm detector needs batteries.
>

Ok I'll check'm out.

But in the meantime,why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?

--

al wrote:
> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:i44dh3-41p.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>
>> al wrote:
>>> clifto <clifto@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:shnbh3-l0o.ln1@remote.clifto.com:
>>>> fish wrote:
>>>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown
>>>>> time: 9 seconds Speed test: a970: startup time: 19
>>>>> seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>>>>
>>>> I'm really glad you tested this and recorded the
>>>> results. Seems like you and I are the only two people
>>>> in the world who bought cell phones to turn them on
>>>> and off all day; no one else understands the drudgery
>>>> of having to wait a long time for startup and
>>>> shutdown.
>>>
>>> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and
>>> off all day"?
>>
>> Your sarcasm detector needs batteries.
>>
>
> Ok I'll check'm out.
>
> But in the meantime,why would you turn your cellphone "on
> and off all day"?

I don't think they do. They just turn it on once in the morning,
watch it take 15 seconds longer and dwell on it for the rest
of the day (turning it off and back on a couple of times just
to see if it really did take as long as they thought it did in
the morning).

-Quick

>>>>
>>>> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and
>>>> off all day"?
>>>
>>> Your sarcasm detector needs batteries.
>>>
>>
>> Ok I'll check'm out.
>>
>> But in the meantime,why would you turn your cellphone "on
>> and off all day"?
>
> I don't think they do. They just turn it on once in the morning,
> watch it take 15 seconds longer and dwell on it for the rest
> of the day (turning it off and back on a couple of times just
> to see if it really did take as long as they thought it did in
> the morning).
>
> -Quick
>
>


I'm sure glad that's been sorted.Now it all makes sense.

And I only used three tissues for laughing tears!

--

tman sez...

> Do you turn your phone on and off frequently?

When I'm at work, I'm required to keep my phone off.

I turn it on when I am on break, then off again.

At the end of the day, I turn it back on.

Does it matter? In my world, it does.
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al sez to fish...

>>> Speed test: a610: startup time: 29 seconds - shutdown time: 9 seconds
>>> Speed test: a970: startup time: 19 seconds - shutdown time: 4 seconds
>>

> Ok,I'll bite.Why would you turn your cellphone "on and off all day"?

If you go to the movies, you must turn your phone off.
If you go to the theatre in New York, you must turn your phone off.
If you go to a high class restaurant in New York, you must turn your phone
off.

I could go on and on and list every possible reason, or just maybe you might
realize that people in this world live differently than you do.
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