[Q] A question about the concept (and reality) concerning 'BATCHES'

[paddylaz]

Thought this might be worth a thread....

I hear people talk about 'batches' a lot - with several phones now: the lumia 920, gs3, iphone, nexus 4 etc etc. Now I understand that it's just a shipping term, but is there genuinely a sort of continuing programme of improvement or is this some wishful thinking related rubbish that has evolved from forums??

What I'm trying to ask is, are these factories REALLY making tiny improvements every single time in some sort of chivalrous perfectionist crusade or is this all a placebo and/or wishful thinking on the part of the customer? I mean call me a cynic but don't these companies just wait to see what they can get away with?

Obviously during big 'crisis scenarios' (e.g. apple antenna gate) the company in question is forced to make changes/provide solutions but until it gets that big enough or THAT reported in the press, don't these companies just leave it be. I mean after all, wouldn't it make business sense for these companies to just not give a damn about quality control concerning minor things if they thought they could get away with it?

I'm yet to receive my One, but already I hear people saying things like 'yeah there's a gap but it should be sorted in the 2nd batch.' This is similar to stuff I used to hear about the GS3 on XDA concerning battery and also with the lumia 920 and its rattling vibrate. They never are sorted are they?

Just wondering, not trying to anger anyone, I'm just curious. Would love it if someone who has experience in the manufacturing of these devices or knows someone who does could comment.

 

[mchinand]

I don't have answer for the use of the term 'batches', but if the handset is somewhat difficult to assemble, I would assume that the workers would get better at assembling them after doing it X number of times. So, while there's no difference in the components or assembly process, later ones may be assembled more precisely (and the first ones still pass nominal tolerances) due to the improvement in the workers' skill.

 

[jonas2295]

AW: [Q] A question about the concept (and reality) concerning 'BATCHES'

First batches which are produced at the very early production progress have a higher chance to be faulty than the later ones .
This doesnt mean that every phone if the first batches are faulty but chances are higher .

For example,my first HTC one had a bad glued speaker grill so it literally fell off .
I told HTC etc and they replaced it without question anything or blaming me that I did something wrong . I knew that the chances were quite high that mine would be flawed but it's still like hitting a jackpot in lotto .
The phone was sent to Taiwan for diagnosis so they can check what the reason was etc .
You can be sure that later devices will be nearly perfect and without flaws as there will be some improvements in the production. The current sold devices are to 99% perfect .
Just have a close look at the device before really using it or buying it in a shop , then you are good to go and enjoy this great device .

Hope that helps you , give me some feedback by pressing the thanks button


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