“As my colleague, Phillip Elmer-DeWitt reported this weekend, the iPhone 4 has a significant issue that might be able to be fixed with a software update, it might not. We’ll see,” Weintraub wishes. “But that’s only one of the many issues that new iPhone owners are griping about. Even though Apple (AAPL) today reports selling an incredible 1.7 million iPhones since launch, the iPhone 4 shortcomings may open up a door for Google’s Android.”
Weintraub lies, “Besides the ‘Death Grip’ issue which occurs when you hold the iPhone normally with your left hand, Apple also moved the proximity sensor above the speaker in the iPhone 4 causing many users to drop, hold or mute calls accidentally. Additionally, the front and back glass screen has been accused of making the iPhone fragile as well as being easy to scratch. Finally, the yellowing of pixels and other strange manufacturing errors have emerged. The iPhone 4 is flawed… Apple, the company that could do no wrong, has released a flawed piece of hardware, no matter how beautiful and thin it is. You’d have to be pretty drunk on the Apple Kool Aid to deny that. “
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MacDailyNews Take: Hope springs eternal in knockoff-land, where delusional Apple-haters line up to have their hopes dashed daily while handicapping themselves with inferior, derivative products. This about it this way: It’s a good thing Weintraub doesn’t have a real job doing something important where people’s safety, money, or health is at risk. All he’s capable of killing right now is his own credibility while wasting a few minutes of people’s time with his laughable, yawn-inducing claptrap.
Having been a Genius (today was my last day, becoming an intern) during this iPhone 4 launch, I can say I think Apple has made a great phone and this “Death Grip” business is mostly media frenzy. This weekend I saw two “yellow spot” phones. I had a few customers ask about the “death grip” issue, but none that had actually had a dropped call as a result.
@theIoniousMac,
“At the risk of MDN wrath, there does seem to be a disturbing trend of rather major issues that one would think would be addressed in testing”
Do you mean like Nokia making fun of Apples reception bar issue, then someone with a N91 ?? did a youtube video showing the exact same thing.
Please people / trolls / those with no life, can we find something else to bitch about.???
Just a thought,
en
@ breeze
Witty would at least be something.
The dropped calls thing is a significant issue with regard to the actual problem, but I dispute that many user holding it “normally” in their left hand have this problem. Having read the stories and seen the videos of people that have reproduced this problem, none of them held the device “normally”.
With regard to the glass, this is also an overexaggeration. First, “fragile” is the wrong word. Yes, it can break on impact with the ground, like many electronic devices. However, fragile implies that it breaks easily under normal use, which is not the case. In terms of scratching the glass, I’ve had an iPhone since day 1 of the first phone and have never used a case or protection screen and have never had a scratch. I’ve also dropped my phones at least 5 times and have not had a broken screen. Apple claims that this glass is even more durable than on their previous phones, so I suspect that this glass issue will not be an issue for me.
It’s somewhat pathetic that competitors’ success derive from Apple’s (alledged) flaws and not on standalone merit
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1.7 million sold in 8 days. How many android phones sold in the same time period?
” The iPhone…has been accused….”
…and therefore convicted. Off with their heads.
I’ve encountered the problem of muting the phone by accident with my cheekbone. Hope they fix that.
My biggest problem is actually a good one. The screen is so amazingly sharp, I can see every flaw in any of my old scans, that never showed on other phones or facebook, and now I’m forced to fix them.
“This about it this way: Think is a good word.
Does anyone ever read what they write before publishing? MDN?
Thats how amazing this phone is, it has a reception problem and you still want it. Just get a bumper people. If the software fix sovles it great, but chances are you will be using a case anyway…
That guy is such a dbag. I have had no issues with my iP4. Apple has created something that will stand the test. The others… keep trying
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I must admit though, I never saw a witty boob
Say what you want, the guy has a point. On my iPhone 4 I’ve already experienced the death grip problem, as well as the problematic proximity sensor problem.
Seems like this iPhone is two steps forward, one step back.
I’m not tempted to buy a Droid but I am hesitant to upgrade until these ‘problems’ are fixed. Is this ‘dropped calls because you hold the phone wrong’ ( how can a phone have such a flaw ) an actual problem for people?
I guffaw [!] in Android’s general direction!
Bwa, bwa, bwaaaaaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Please.. Android sucks.. I used to have an Android phone (HTC Hero from sprint) and it was the worst phone ever. slow, sluggish, awful battery life, restarted randomly, app store kinda blowed, browser was not impressive.. I hated that phone so bad, i went and bought a cheap slider phone off of eBay.. I’m just waiting for my contract to expire or iPhone coming for sprint (I hope) and get myself an iPhone.
There a good article by someone who truly knows all about cell phone antennae at http://www.antennasys.com/antennasys-blog/2010/6/24/apple-iphone-4-antennas.html.
iPhone 4 is flawed. The glass screens fall off, everything is made of cheap plastic, the software doesn’t work, the camera is lousy, its heavy, ugly and it smells bad.
Oh…did I forget to tell you I sell Android phones on commission?
Another idiotic statement from a so called “analyst.”. Hater.
I have enjoyed my iPhone 3 so much that wild horses couldn’t stop me from getting a new white iPhone 4 when they come out. Sure there may be a glitch but I have faith in Apple to get it fixed. I’ve already ordered a bumper before I have bought the phone!!
Regarding glass. I was at the Apple Store 5th Ave NYC and they were dropping the iPhone from 3 feet up onto the wood tables. Face first, back first, side first. Nothing broken.
Now who knows about concrete, but all these idiots hear “glass” and think it is more fragile. I was told at the Apple store it is the type of glass used in helicopter windshields.
This guy still wants one…
http://www.youtube.com/user/tinywatchproductions#p/a/u/0/FL7yD-0pqZg
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There is no doubt that iPhone 4 has signal problem because of external antenna. My iPhone loses signal even when I grip it in right hand, however it shows full five bars when I keep it down. Also I know at least three people who were planning to buy the new iPhone have put their plans on hold.
If users are scared off of the iPhone then flash battery failure will scare them back. NEXT…
ANDROID IS NOT A PHONE!!!
It’s an OS.
It powers many phones.
They all have issues. So does iphone 4.
YES SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT BUY IPHONES.
btw, Fortune is so a Forbes wannabe.. kind of the Zune of biz magazines.
Meanwhile Apple has like 40 bazillion dollars. If there’s a real problem, they’ll fix it. More likely is that expectations for the iphone are so high that we’re exposing issues ALL phones are subject to.
Meawhile the sprint EVO whatever has a sharing feature that drains the battery in less than an hour. Imagine if Apple shipped something like that.