Apples pursuit for thinness got them in this jam. But they all try to make smart phones as thin as possible. Apple pushed it too far....so it seems
Apple tested everything but not some guy walking around with it in his front pocket for two weeks
Truth is i think the fix is moving the button higher up the body.. this would move the weak point of the cutout away from the center and shortens the leverage/ force that can be applied on that point...
But a quick fix so I don’t have to redesign internal layout might be smaller button ..thicker medal in the cutout area.
But then again ..marketing might repackage it from a bug to a feature... or a reason you must buy a case..
fYI I had forgotten about the antenna problem a while back when Apple and Apple fanboys were just telling everyone it was the enduser problem hold their phones wrong
The thing is from an engineering perspective I like a lot apple stuff
Its the Road-apples you get from the marketing and fanboys and the fanboys whine about the flys the road-apples attract ...that is annoying
Actually, they did. One of the things the tested for was being in pockets of tight jeans. . . and repeated sitting.
Plus, they were given to employees who were singled out because they were known to be hard on their phones for extended testing in real world conditions.