some serious flaws in iphone 4 so far
- poor reception when iphone is held by hand
- yellow spots on screen
- glass breaks easily when you drop it
This might be “Apple’s Vista”... Couldn’t come at a worse time, with Android phones outselling iPhones. Having the new iPhone 4 with several serious hardware errors could permanently cede the market lead to Android.
Also, I think it’s indicative of function following form. There’s a reason you don’t want metal over your antenna, especially when you can “short it” and create a full Faraday cage by holding it up to your ear (hand effectively sealing the back, because it’s grounded to the case). Plastic backs and sides may be ugly (like on the Android and WinMo offerings) but they work.
looks like the “great” feature of having the antenna as the body turned out to be a major design flaw