Good news, would-be iPhone 4S buyers still unconvinced Apple’s death-grip reception troubles with the iPhone 4 didn’t carry over to the lookalike iPhone 4S: Consumer Reports claims they’ve been banished.
“In special reception tests of the iPhone 4S that duplicated those we did on the iPhone 4, the newer phone did not display the same …
Consumer Reports has withheld a recommendation for the Verizon iPhone 4, just as it did with the AT&T version back in July. The publication cites the same “death grip” on the antenna that arises when skin comes in contact with an exposed portion of the metal band surrounding the phone.
Says Consumer Reports:
“The problem is
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That metal band that surrounds the iPhone 4 isn’t just for looks—it actually doubles as the phone’s antenna. And as you may recall, the AT&T version of the iPhone 4 that came out in June suffered from signal degradation when held in a certain way.
The “death grip” as it came to be known, ultimately led Apple to offer iPhone 4 owners …
Less than two years after leaving IBM to join Apple, Mark Papermaster has left his post as head of iPhone hardware. If you recall, IBM sued Papermaster in an attempt to keep him from joining Apple and divulging trade secrets, which was later settled after Papermaster testified in court that he partook in no such nonsense.
A source …
As if we didn’t already know. PA Consulting has released their own report on AntennaGate and confirms that the “death grip” is unique to Apple’s latest iPhone.
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Pitted against a BlackBerry 9700 and HTC HD2, the iPhone 4 performed within the same wireless range as the …
An evil Vader-like Jobs defeats Bill Gates in a light saber duel before force choking the daylight out of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen and brainwashing consumers into being tethered to AT&T. Happy Monday, everybody.
An amicable Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple’s Town Hall at the Cupertino HQ today to address “antennagate”. While the CEO admitted that there were issues with the iPhone 4’s design lending to reception issues, it isn’t unique to the latest iPhone.
Smartphones, in general, have weak spots and the algorithm used to meld …
