Data News published a test of GSM handsets in its issue of 03/06/96. These are the test results:
| GSM sets: Test Results | |||||||
| Standby time | Network receive | Conversation quality | Network receive | Conversation quality | "Blocking" test* | "Blocking" test* | |
| (hours, standard batt.) | Fully supported area | Fully supported area | Marginally supported area | Marginally supported area | Loss of signal (secs) | Signal regained (secs) | |
| Alcatel HC500 | 16u30 | ok | ok | ok | lots of interference, drop-outs | 60 | 13 |
| Alcatel HC800 | 21u51 | ok | ok | ok | some interference | no loss | no loss |
| Ericsson GH388 | 26u30 | ok | ok | ok | ok | no loss | no loss |
| Matra MC2050 | 40u38 | ok | ok | ok | some interference | no loss | no loss |
| Motorola 8200 Int. | 21u05 | ok | ok | loses signal, even with antenna out | lots of interference, drop-outs | no signal | no signal |
| Nokia 1610 | 19u | ok | ok | ok | ok | 8 | 4 |
| Nokia 2110 | 35u38 | ok | ok | ok | ok | no loss** | no loss |
| Orbitel 905 premium | 7u11 | ok | ok | loses signal, difficulty to get connected to network, even with antenna out | ok | 40 | 4 |
| Orbitel 907 data | 21u51 | ok | ok | loses signal, regains it with antenna out | some interference, some drop-outs | 5 | 6 |
| Panasonic EB-G400S | 13u23 | ok | ok | ok, but only with antenna out | ok | no loss | no loss |
| Siemens S3 com. | 21u | ok | ok | ok | some interference, some drop-outs | 15 | 15 |
| Siemens S4 | 38u | ok | ok | ok, but only with antenna out | some interference | 33 | 2 |
| Sony CM-DX1000 | 36u14 | ok | ok | ok, but only with antenna out | some interference | no loss*** | no loss |
| *Test performed in marginally supported area. We placed an obstacle in front of the antenna with the set laying face up on a table. | |||||||
| We measured how long it took before the set lost the network signal and how long it took to regain the signal after the obstacle was removed. | |||||||
| **loses signal during first test, but only with antenna out (strangely enough) | |||||||
| ***loses signal during first test, after that no more loss |
Last Update: 6/7/96. Test performed by Data TestLab.
Name: Jozef Schildermans
Email: jozef@datatestlab.com