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How good is the most popular mobile phones to stay connected?

The question is trying Aalborg University and the Danish energy agency now for the fourth time to answer in a comprehensive test of 16 popular mobile phones.

As in 2012, 2013 and 2016, it is again Gert Frølund Pedersen, who is a professor in the antenneteknologi, who stands behind the study. And it reveals large fluctuations in the phone's voice and data quality, which greatly depends on how you keep on your phone.

According to Gert Frølund is there such marked differences in the antennas-quality of speech, that it will be felt, when one moves into an area with weaker coverage.

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most people keep their mobile in the right hand, and here is the Doro 7070 is a clear winner. Huawei P10, iPhone XS Max and the Huawei P9 Lite Mini is bad.

Doro 7070 is again best if you choose the left hand - here is dumping the iPhone 8 Plus.

However, performing the Huawei P10 Lite up best during the call, when the phone is free and away from the head. But it is an iPhone XS Max, which lies at the bottom of the same category.

In all three talekategorier doing Doro 7070 gathered the best, while Samsung's Galaxy S8, S9 and S9+ follows right after. In the bottom is the iPhone XS Max, OnePlus 6 and the iPhone 8 Plus.

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the Situation is different when it comes to apply the ability to transfer data.

Here are the differences the phones from something less, and Doro 7070 is now pushed towards the bottom of the list.

instead, the winner Galaxy S9+, S9 and the iPhone 8 Plus as the three best for data transfer, when you hold the phone in your right hand. The least is the Sony Xperia XA2, Huawei P10 Lite and P9 Lite Mini.

Put on the other hand you the phone freely, is datavinderen iPhone 8, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 Plus, while the losers again are the Sony Xperia XA2, Huawei P10 Lite and P9 Lite Mini.

Overall, the iPhone 8 best to the data, but closely followed by the iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy S9. The least is the Sony Xperia XA2, Huawei P10 Lite and P9 Lite Mini.

How is the investigation made

Aalborg University has built a phantom head and a phantom hand to be able to test the phone's ability to send data to and receive data from a so-called base station.

the Equipment is tested under controlled conditions in a laboratory, which makes it possible to make consistent and accurate measurements.

with the Phone's ability to keep the connection while speaking is tested with the phone at the side of the head, the left side of the head and free standing.

the Phones ability to stay connected during data transfer is tested at the side of the head and free standing.

the Result is that - depending on the position of the phone - can be a big difference in the quality of taleforbindelsen. However, the data quality been better and with much less difference in quality compared with speech.

The 16 phones in the test are among the most used in Denmark.

Source: Gert Frølund Pedersen/Aalborg University, 2018

When you put all of the results for both voice and data together, Samsung leading position followed closely by Doro 7070.

So is the Galaxy S9, S9+, and S8 in the top, while the iPhone XS Max, Huawei P9 Lite Mini and the OnePlus 6 are poorly measured in all categories.

According to Gert Frølund Pedersen, and since the last survey in 2016 has been a marked improvement of the phone's ability to transfer data.

Nonetheless, he continued, that there should be a standard for how bad the antenna on a mobile phone must be. And that mobilkunderne must have a claim to get the test results for a phone handed over, before they decide to buy.