When Steve Jobs announced that the steel band going around the phone would double as an antenna, everyone was surprised. This begs the question, in the tear-downs by Gizmodo and Vietnam, how did no one notice that the antennas were missing from the device?
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
How Did No One Notice...
- Thread starter carebearsx3
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Which makes me ask the question... if there were no antenna's... How was this "lost phone" being used by the "loser"... Can we say controlled leak?? 
I think they wanted everyone to get used to the new look before launch... I mean, we were all still surprised at the keynote right? Apple knew EXACTLY what they were doing... leaking the final version didn't leak too much at all...
I think they wanted everyone to get used to the new look before launch... I mean, we were all still surprised at the keynote right? Apple knew EXACTLY what they were doing... leaking the final version didn't leak too much at all...
Gizmodo isn't a bunch of engineers. They're gadget bloggers. Somebody like iSupply would have to have done the teardown to know about the antennas.
Can we say controlled leak??
I thought it was a plant to distract us and thought the outward appearance would be drastically different (being the same as the current iPhones). But I was wrong! Still seems sweet though
But even they might have seen it, I mean it was the freaking news! But no one said anything. Weird, huh?
It was a controlled leak to prepare us for the new look
You guys are giving Apple way too much credit.
Because if you recall the Gizmodo article and images of the breakdown, 90% of the inside was covered by metal housing. They dared not remove in fear of damaging the phone.
Can't see past a metal plate.
According to Steve, iPhone 4 has two metal bands that serve as antennas: (1) Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS and (2) UMTS, GSM.
My question is: why three seams then? Three seams would divide the band into three parts. Why the extra seam? Please, someone, clarify this for me. Ta.
My question is: why three seams then? Three seams would divide the band into three parts. Why the extra seam? Please, someone, clarify this for me. Ta.
I almost failed my antenna design class, but they could be elements that aren't actually attached to the phone electrically like in a Yagi antenna.
I'd side with those that have said Gizmodo didn't know what they were looking for during their teardown. Antennas in mobile phones look pretty similar to the flat cables common in mobile electronics.
Unless you were an engineer, you wouldn't know what you were looking for. And the shots from Gizmodo don't give you enough of an idea that anything is really all that different. They totally ignore any connections to the casing itself. Looks like the connections to the antennas aren't even soldered, perhaps.
Hate to point out the obvious, but if it were to be symmetrical, than there would be four. i.e. arm on the right arm on the left...
Approximate symmetry. The two seams on the bottom mimic the black bottom of the iPhone 2G.
what about the top seem? that is not symmetrical, that is asymmetrical. if you're gonna put 1 seem in for symmetry then why not do it all over?