14 DAY TRIAL // An objective research report has just been published by Metrico Wireless, a company that provides information and solutions for mobile devices, in which iPhone 4 performance has been measured as part of the company's Smartphone M.E. Program.
Stationary as well as “on the go” tests were performed on both Verizon and AT&T iPhone 4 versions.
According to the published research, the AT&T iPhone experienced double the average data download speed of the Verizon iPhone.
However, Metrico also mentioned that the mean load time for an average Web page was about the same on both devices.
In addition, it seems that the AT&T iPhone has the upper hand when it comes to complete data download sessions, recording 10% more successful download sessions than its Verizon iPhone rival.
By contrast, when both iPhone versions were stationary, the Verizon iPhone was more consistent uploading data in comparison to the AT&T iPhone, with a 10% better success rate.
“The mobile industry is competing on performance, and anecdotal performance information isn’t good enough to drive management and marketing decisions,” said Richard McNally, VP, Information Products, Metrico Wireless. “Metrico’s Smartphone M.E. program provides carriers and OEMs with an information resource that establishes an objective and scientifically derived user-experience performance baseline.”
When compared to 22 other smartphones from AT&T's offering, the carrier's iPhone 4 ranked near the top on data download and upload speeds, average on call performance and below average in Bluetooth speech quality.
Verizon's iPhone 4 ranked near the top in noise canceling performance, average in speech quality and below average in data download speed, when compared to 17 other Verizon smartphones.
Metrico Wireless is known for evaluating more than 80 smartphones using its Smartphone Mobile Experience research program.
During the special research, Metrico performed over 10,000 Web page downloads, ran more than 2,000 data download / upload tests and made around 4,000 voice calls.