The all new iPhone 4 features a neat aerial design. The phone uses the metal outer casing as the aerial. However, it’s already causing problems since its first day, yesterday.
The “body aerial” was one of the main talking points at Apple's WWDC'10 launch event, but now that the phone has found its way to the hands of real users, it’s not quite all we hoped.
Reports across the web say that when then phone is in your hand, the iPhone 4’s signal bar drops off almost instantly, as if you’ve entered a signal black spot. And we thought this aerial design was meant to boost signal levels…
We’re not sure whether Apple will be able to find a firmware-based work-around for this situation, but ZDNet’s Rupert Goodwins writes that it’s caused by a fundamental flaw in the iPhone 4’s design. The metal aerial of the iPhone 4 relies on its own conductivity, which is disrupted when you put your mucky non-conductive paws on it.
It’s possible that the official Bumper accessory, which is a simple rubberised case, could sort out these issues, but at present the jury’s out.
Courtesy: Vofone consumer forum, fonehome.co.uk, BBC
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