6
Jul
2010
Apple’s iPhone 4 Antenna Issue: Simple Graphic Error
Apple has recently published an open letter to all iPhone 4 owners who are experiencing issues with the newly released Apple smart phone.
Many owners of the iPhone 4 have been complaining about an issue with the handset’s poor signal. According to reports, the problem stems from the antenna itself. Apparently, when users hold the phone up to their ear to make a call, the hand would naturally clasp over the antenna area and would block off the signal. This not only decreased the signal strength of the handset, but it ultimately dropped ongoing calls as well.
The antenna issue has been so predominant that it has been a much talked about topic in the past week. And the problem is much more escalated by the fact that there are over 1.7 million iPhone 4 units out in the market, and all are prone to the same problem. In response, Apple has been investigating the problem indefinitely and from what they have announced, the issue is not with the antenna.
According to Apple, the problem was never with the antenna in the first place, but with the iPhone’s signal meter graphic. The open letter stated that the signal meter was not able to show the appropriate or correct signal for many instances. Often, the bars would show a much higher signal strength when the reality was that the signal was actually weak. The iPhone 4’s tendency to show 4 to 5 bars of signal strength when there should only be 2 or 3 is being blamed for the misunderstanding.
Many Apple iPhone 4 owners disagree. Many believe that Apple wants to convince the public that there is no problem, when earlier reports acknowledged the fact that holding the device with the left hand causes a higher probability for a dropped call. This strongly hints of a hardware issue than a graphic anomaly.
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