Lets just conveniently forget the fact that most people holding a phone normally will have a finger or part of their hand over that spot? Yea?
iPhone 4 isn't plagued by a death grip; the finger of death would be more appropriate. I'd like to see Apple touch competitors' phones with a single finger in a spot and try to recreate the signal issue.
My home is in an area where I only get around 4 out of 7 bars on my Nokia smartphone; not exceptional at all. I can do whatever grip I want with my phone and it's still 4 out of 7 bars. I can even wrap the entire phone with both my hands and experience no loss of reception. Explain that Apple.
What's so magical and revolutionary about a design flaw? Stop shoving the blame off yourself and do something about it other than bringing other companies down to your level Apple. Apple's more concerned about their pride and image being destroyed by a recall than the satisfaction of their customers. You should start worrying now.
I'll rewrite what I wrote someone else:
You're basically saying bridging the gap shorts the antennae and drops a call. Period.
Let's discuss. 1) The metal bands around the phone are the antennae. Meaning, touching the phone normally bridges the gap regardless because all your fingers attach to your hands. 2) Shorting antennae means they wouldn't work at all. Meaning no one at any time, regardless of signal strength, could make a phone call holding the phone at all. Which just isn't the case.
This is simply about signal strength and the "death grip." People like you are trying to point out something that isn't even a problem. I have death gripped and pinky touched my iPhone 4 and nothing happens. I just happen to have strong signal. Unlike other phones, of all shapes and sizes and brands, that can lose dramatic signal in low signal strength areas. It's just the reality whether you want to believe it or not.
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Now to your other point, you're doing exactly what Apple's doing. Comparing the issue they were accused of on other phones and proving it's an issue with all phones. I can put my pinky, index, middle fingers and toes all over the gap of my iPhone 4 and nothing happens. Just like your Nokia can get better signal than your iPhone 4. It's a fact of life with all phones. Now I just proved that to you. But I doubt you'll take that in.
You're glazing over the absolute FACT that this issue isn't a design flaw since it doesn't affect everyone. If it were a design flaw, it's so part and partial of the design of the antennae it would affect every single person equally by shorting the antennae and dropping all calls it made. But, again, this probably won't change your mind. For some crazy reason.
