The Mystery of the iPhone Death Grip David Pogue June 25, 2010
The hot tech news on Friday is the exploding scandal that has been dubbed the "iPhone Death Grip." Like everything else related to the iPhone, it has turned into an overhyped emotional stew.
Some people are reporting, and even posting videos showing, that when you wrap your hand around the iPhone 4, the cellular Internet strength visibly drops. You can actually see the bars disappearing.
A cellphone that loses its signal when you pick it up? Well, that could be considered a drawback.
I must say, I was mystified at first. I have never seen it on the iPhone unit I have been reviewing. I cannot even reproduce it, no matter how hard I try. I'm sitting here right now. I'm wrapping my hand every which way - I'm even holding it with two fists, completely concealing the silver band around the edges - and my four-bar signal strength doesn't waver.
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