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The same could be said of the iPhone 4 issue as well though. It was negligent. At least one Apple engineer warned that it would be an issue and they released it
by stanleydrew 16y ago
The same could be said of the iPhone 4 issue as well though. It was negligent. At least one Apple engineer warned that it would be an issue and they released it anyway. No it wasn't to cut costs but it was meant to improve the marketing of the phone.
Yes signal attenuation affects all phones if you hold them a certain way. But it's worse with the iPhone. So in that sense SJ is making the same kind of false statement that BP would have made with this response.
- wvenable 16y agoI'd say in the iPhone case, it's a design trade off. If you just look at the antenna alone, you might claim it's negligent but in the context of the entire device is just a minor design trade off. The idea that it's a major flaw seems pretty unwarranted. I've had phones with major flaws, this is nothing.
- nailer 16y agoNot being able to use a phone to make phone calls, when held in a normal way, is a major flaw. Other phones put their antennas in the base for a reason - the hand doesn't cover the whole area. Try as I can, I cannot replicate the problem holding an HTC Desire in a normal, comfortable grip.
- khafra 16y agoKeep in mind that your anecdotal experience with the HTC carries very little weight; I tried covering the iPhone 4 gap with my hand in areas with one bar, two bars, and three bars of coverage, and couldn't produce a visible drop--and that was specifically using an abnormal, uncomfortable grip to observe the problem.