Early users of the iPhone 4 are reporting that holding the new iPhone 4 in their left hand results in significant signal drop on WiFi and cellular calls. One user sent an email to Steve Jobs about this issue and reportedly received a reply from the man himself saying: “Gripping any mobile phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases.”
Some reports are even going as far as to suggest this is discrimination against lefties. However this is where I disagree – it actually affects more right-handed people than one might realise. Although I’m right-handed I hold my phone in my left hand as I use my right hand for tapping, typing, gestures etc. More importantly I hold my phone in my left hand so as to be able to take notes with my right hand. Isn’t that what everyone does? Which hand do you hold your phone in? Let us know in the comments section.
There are rumours that there will be a software fix through an update coming soon.
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