You are holding your iPhone 4 the wrong way, you know!

25 June, 2010
Yesterday's iPhone 4 launch was full of surprises - dead-on-arrival, yellow spots or white dots on the screen, lost reception signal and a bunch of happy users. But while yellow spots will likely disappear...

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  • 26 Jun 2010

Deep space bar, 26 Jun 2010I honestly think apple planned the bad reception thing just... moreDo you mean Apple exploited the iPhone 4's own flaw and created these bumpers to further generate money? Genius move, Apple. :P

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    • Grover
    • KSA
    • 26 Jun 2010

    Lets see. Holding the phone the right way, making a call and watching the reception bars. Apple did not lie about the multitasking part.

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      • Anonymous
      • FJR
      • 26 Jun 2010

      I really don't get why this is a big deal. I have 5 bars right now on my iphone4. It works just fine. Like Steve said, just don't grip on that small area. It's a small price you have to pay in getting more bars, because honestly, my iphone4 gets more bars than my 3gs. Another option would be to get a case, which a lot of people do anyway.

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        • Anonymous
        • FJR
        • 26 Jun 2010

        Deep space bar, 26 Jun 2010I honestly think apple planned the bad reception thing just... moreAnd you're worried because?

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          • Deep space bar
          • kDi
          • 26 Jun 2010

          I honestly think apple planned the bad reception thing just to sell those bumpers . Cause if you noticed that's the ONLY reason their there . Stevie j you are one sick soul

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            • Deep space bar
            • kDi
            • 26 Jun 2010

            [deleted post]Maybe cause they weren't holding it 90% of the time they reviewed it lol

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              • iphone hater
              • THv
              • 26 Jun 2010

              just buy the motorola milestone (droid);) and you won't have any problems, or the new Droid X which still has not made news in gsmarena.com, I'm surprised

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                • NA-user
                • kBm
                • 26 Jun 2010

                I use Nokia/Sony/HTC/Apple/N1 like to try them out just to see what works and what does not. iPhone4 tops the list. It has better reception compare to its previous model and great features. Android 2.2 once released hope will top the list, but so far no updates at least in this ares on 2.2. They have a tough job updading their customer base and it shows.

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                  • xman
                  • 3xe
                  • 26 Jun 2010

                  i have tried holding it all the ways in your photos it does not have any effect on my reception ..vodafone number one

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                    • MOBILEMAN
                    • 8CU
                    • 26 Jun 2010

                    "Just avoid holding it that way." AMAAAAAAZING!!!!.


                    i like iphone. but this is OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!!!!


                    ammm..how much for this phome????? i hope raining demands for this fXXX company.... its HUUGE expensive with FATAL errors.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • fvB
                      • 26 Jun 2010

                      "Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance.......This is a fact of life for every wireless phone"

                      WTF name one mobile phone that loses all bars when u hold it in any position. this is very poor build quality what an embarrassing problem i was really looking forward to this phone i just hope they fix this problem in the white model when it's available @ mid July

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                        • brat
                        • v0X
                        • 26 Jun 2010

                        Fail! They should think about the users and not for their own liking!

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                          • Bricked
                          • nFd
                          • 26 Jun 2010

                          [deleted post]And Stephen Fry has said that if he had to own one phone, he would throw away his Blackberry and Desire. LOL

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                            • Anonymous
                            • kRG
                            • 26 Jun 2010

                            michael tawroginski, 26 Jun 2010Hi everyone,i even don use Iphone,its rubbish,me and all of... moreBlackberry so good that the shares went down 9% today because of the Iphone competition, competition from
                            " rubbish " like you say , but the reality is quite different, talk is cheap !

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                              • Anonymous
                              • IWH
                              • 26 Jun 2010

                              Aha! That's the reason why Steve failed to demo FaceTime during launching...WiFi and line signal problems? or Signal only...? Can someone confirm? I ownder what is the SARS for iP4.

                              Note : he put both phones on the rostrum...

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                                • sant
                                • LK3
                                • 26 Jun 2010

                                i.m left handed so i going with the samsung wave

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                                  • Captain Hook!!!
                                  • Ld7
                                  • 26 Jun 2010

                                  Well guys, this is just the right phone for me! Now I can hold the phone with my left hook (I hear it's very scratch-resistant!!!) and change to the right for making calls... Great stuff!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • kRG
                                    • 26 Jun 2010

                                    [deleted post]Sorry trolls it is not a problem, from the NYT :
                                    Even Brian Lam, Gizmodo’s editorial director, saw an upside to the iPhone 4, antenna problems and all. “We are paying attention to the antenna issue because it could be a big deal,” he said.

                                    But Mr. Lam said that for years, he had not been able to use older iPhones to make calls from his home. That changed on Thursday, after he bought an iPhone 4. “I have made three hours of calls today,” he said.

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                                      • iphone rocks
                                      • JG%
                                      • 26 Jun 2010

                                      Losing signal when holding the iphone with your right hand! Theres an app for that!

                                      Yeah right this times it seems like apple is screwed. But i wonder why they didn't put the antena somewhere else??like on the right top corner??

                                      I hope they fix it. It is a BIG problem.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • s0M
                                        • 26 Jun 2010

                                        ifan forever, 26 Jun 2010dont worry guys, Apple will surely make another iphone 4 f... moremaybe the next iphone will have an on/off switch if you look at it and wink