It looks like the iPhone 4 isn't the only smartphone that's
susceptible to the so-called 'death grip.' A recent
study from the University of Bristol found that placing your thumb over
any smartphone's antenna can
reduce the device's sensitivity by up to 100 fold. The researchers also found that placing a buffer between your thumb and the antenna doesn't mitigate this signal-reducing effect. It should be noted, though, that the iPhone 4 wasn't included in the study -- so there's no reason to throw away those
free bumpers just yet.
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Subscribe to commentsJeffMar 3rd 2011 10:43AM
What a dumbass study. Of course all smartphones could fall prey to attenuation... if you can in fact get close enough to the antenna to do so. The iPhone 4 problem was one of poor design, allowing the user to get close enough to the antenna to attenuate.