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hdtv antenna diyApple's iPhone 4: Thoroughly Reviewed - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News
Conclusion: People are seriously overreacting to an issue that affects ALL mobile phones. The antenna design IS an improvement, even over the previous iPhone model. The signal strength bar visualization unfortunately exaggerates the signal loss, and that part can definitely be corrected with Apple's upcoming patch.
depending how you hold the phone. Squeezing it really tightly, you can drop as much as 24 dB. Holding it naturally, I measure
Via http://delicious.com/twitConsumer Reports Electronics Blog: Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4
@TomMighell http://bit.ly/9qrb22 unless there's only <1% people holding their phone that way, the problem is more wide-spread than that
It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4.
A: Android!
Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 http://bit.ly/9w6f1L [from http://twitter.com/JonayCom/statuses/18511174560]
[UPDATE JULY 13, 2010: We’ve received many comments and questions regarding this blog post. See our latest post: Why Apple—and not its customers—should fix the iPhone 4. —Ed.]
No recommendation for the iphone4: Antenna still suckx
The first time Consumer Reports has failed to give the thumbs up for an Apple phone.Consumer Reports Electronics Blog: Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4
@TomMighell http://bit.ly/9qrb22 unless there's only <1% people holding their phone that way, the problem is more wide-spread than that
It's official. Consumer Reports' engineers have just completed testing the iPhone 4, and have confirmed that there is a problem with its reception. When your finger or hand touches a spot on the phone's lower left side—an easy thing, especially for lefties—the signal can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether if you're in an area with a weak signal. Due to this problem, we can't recommend the iPhone 4.
A: Android!
Lab tests: Why Consumer Reports can't recommend the iPhone 4 http://bit.ly/9w6f1L [from http://twitter.com/JonayCom/statuses/18511174560]
[UPDATE JULY 13, 2010: We’ve received many comments and questions regarding this blog post. See our latest post: Why Apple—and not its customers—should fix the iPhone 4. —Ed.]
No recommendation for the iphone4: Antenna still suckx
The first time Consumer Reports has failed to give the thumbs up for an Apple phone.