Report: Verizon iPhone Has Death Grip Issue
Brighthand: Consumer reports gives new edition of iPhone thumbs down for very same reason as original AT&T version.
"This device uses the outer rim as a collection of antennas. While in most cases this improves the phone's wireless performance, touching a specific spot on the iPhone 4's lower left side can short out the cellular antenna enough to cause the device to lose its connection completely in areas with low signal strength."
"Last summer, Consumer Reports tested AT&T's version of this device in its lab and confirmed that the "death grip" is real, and not just a figment of some users' imaginations."
"When the Verizon version of Apple's smartphone debuted a few weeks ago, Consumer Reports checked it out at the radio-frequency isolation chamber at its National Research and Testing Center in Yonkers, NY."
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