I realize I’m a bit…ahem…fanboyish when it comes to
Apple products. What can I say? I love them. They work well for me and complement my lifestyle. But they aren’t perfect. Everything has its flaws, so it seems only fair to share those of the iPhone 4.
First, the glass. It doesn’t seem to be as strong as Apple first suggested. There have been multiple reports, pictures, videos, whatever, of the back of the phone shattering from minimal impact. Not exactly the most desirable feature from your beautiful new phone.
Some users are also complaining of yellowed screens near the home button. The official response is that it’s just drying glue, but that seems a little unlikely to me. I guess we’ll see over the course of the next couple days.
A number of users have also reported significant signal loss when holding the phone by the bezel. You may remember, the bezel is the antenna for the phone, so it stands to reason that this could be an issue. Personally, I haven’t had this problem, and my call quality has actually improved from the 3GS, especially when I have low signal strength.
Lastly, some users are reporting that cameras are crashing their devices. Again, haven’t personally experienced this problem but it looks like a decent number of people have.
Photo from fOTOGLIF
The big question surrounding the iPhone 4 reception issue is how did Apple not catch it? They had the phone for months, presumably testing it in the Bay area for months. So why didn’t the Apple techs experience the problem?
