Contact Me By Email

Thursday, June 24, 2010

iPhone 4 beset with screen, serious reception problems | MacNN

iPhone 4 beset with screen, serious reception problems | MacNN

Two main issues appear to be affecting new owners of the iPhone 4. The most critical of these, hinted at in early reviews, involves poor or completely absent reception when holding the device. In particular, covering the lower-left corner of an iPhone dependably forces 3G and even voice reception to disappear. This may make the handset especially hard to use for left-handed owners, at least without a case.

Apple has claimed that reception issues involve a software bug wrongly indicating bad signal, and that a fix is enroute. Because the iPhone 4 uses a new antenna design integrated into the edge, however, and covering part of the edge kills reception, concern has been raised that the flaw is inherent and could require a hardware revision. Cases, such as the bumpers sold by Apple, may provide a stopgap solution by preventing the interference caused by a hand. More...



No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.