Comments on: iPhone 4 poor signal quality with and without case

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:17:05 +0000

Anandtech have done a proper review of the iPhone 4 antenna woes, and it’s not as bad as some have made out. There is a problem with how the bars on the iPhone display map to actual signal loss, but it’s still fairly clear the iPhone 4 is still better than most other phones our there. Looks like apple have some very sensitive 3G chips in there….

Just for balance I actually prefer Android, but I can appreciate why others like the iPhone 4….

V.Good review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/the-iphone-4-review/2

By: moses

moses — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:03:34 +0000

That’s a good marketing idea!

By: Oskar Austegard

Oskar Austegard — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0000

How long before a case manufacturer comes out with a case that IMPROVES signal quality, or at least claims to do so?

By: moses

moses — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:14:30 +0000

You could be right / on to something there… I am rural, so carrier signal could be the issue. The 3GS handled it just fine, but since this is a completely new device with a new antenna array, everything will be different.

~moses

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:07:09 +0000

There are some reports with video of the carrier signal meter (5 bars) declining when people touch the two parts of the iPhone 4 metal frame/antenna.

I wonder if the iPhone 4 signal strength issues are only affecting the weaker carrier signal, since it doesn’t seem to be an issue when making calls. The low power of the carrier “side band” might be more affected since it is designed to be on constantly, and must be low power for battery life. When making or receiving calls,the power ramps up negating, the small reduction in signal caused by touching the frame.

By: Jvery

Jvery — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:19:07 +0000

you’r right…

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By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:40:20 +0000

I heard from someone that there is a software patch coming to fix this issue, hopefully iOS 4.0.1 in the next few days!