Death Grip in iPhone 4: Consumer Reports Doesnt Recommend New iPhone
iPhone 4 has been quite popular for its features and looks until recently Consumer Reports analyst Mike Gikas wrote on official consumer reports blog that they tested the new iPhone 4 and found problem called death grip.
Mike Gikas writes that he tested three iPhone 4 handsets in the “controlled environment” of a radio frequency isolation chamber, which is “impervious” to outside radio interference.
The researchers found that if you touch the iPhone 4 in a specific spot on the lower-left edge of the handset (an “easy thing, especially for lefties”), the cellular signal “can significantly degrade enough to cause you to lose your connection altogether,” especially if you’re in a “weak signal” area,” Gikas writes.
Consumer Reports’ Gikas, however, says that his new findings “call into question” Apple’s excuse that “an optical illusion caused by faulty software” lies at the root of the iPhone 4′s reception problems.
That said, Gikas notes that there is an “affordable” fix for iPhone 4 owners other than Apple’s $30 Bumper cases: duct tape, or “another thick, nonconductive material.” “It may not be pretty,” Gikas says (now there’s an understatement), “but it works.”
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Apple claims its because of the formula error and can be fixed. Consumer reports have notified that it may still recommend iPhone 4 but only if Apple releases an easy and free solution to this problem in all other regards iPhone 4 is an amazing smartphone.
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