> The advertisement also makes note of reception with the device. > > “Most importantly, it comes with a double antenna design,” the advertisement reads. “The kind that allows you to hold the phone any way you like and use it just about anywhere to make crystal clear calls. You have a voice. And you deserve to be heard.” > > Of course, the advertisement is referring to recent [widespread reports](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/24/some_iphone_4_launch_units_lose_signal_when_held_with_left_hand.html) that the iPhone…

> The debate over the iPhone 4’s supposed reception problems continues, including a new class-action suit. Underplayed in the discussion is the fact that all phones are subject to interference from the human who is using them. And even if the alleged signal loss is real, there’s an absence of hard evidence that iPhone 4 reception is problematic compared to past iPhones; indeed, there’s evidence of just the opposite. via [blogs.consumerreports.org](http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/07/apple-iphone-4-antenna-problems-dropped-calls-att-signals-bars-os-software-bugs-glitches-os-os4-iphone4-reception-problems-in.html)Not that it will stop the…

> A software fix due to be released in the coming weeks will adopt AT&T’s guidelines for signal strength reporting, which will result in a more accurate portrayal of reception on the iPhone 4. via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/02/apple_says_iphone_4_calculates_bars_wrong_software_fix_forthcoming.html)Apple knows better than any tech company that these sorts of debacles begin and end with the lazy, uninformed tech media. They report a problem that isn’t really a problem, you suggest…

> The difference is that reception is massively better on the iPhone 4 in actual use. via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/06/putting-hard-numbers-to-the-iphone-4-antenna-issue.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)This has been my experience, but it’s nice to see it quantified with real research. The iPhone 4 is overall a much better phone, as far as reception of cell signal goes. The issues with gripping the phone in the left hand and bridging the antennae are unfortunate, and Apple should do its…

via [macworld.com](http://www.macworld.com/article/152347/2010/06/iphone4_design.html?lsrc=rss_main) A curved back also makes phones easier to handle. If the back of a phone is thicker in the middle, the center of the phone presses against the palm, making it harder to drop and easier to hold. This handy bit of knowledge has been used in cell phones ever since, up to and including the iPhone 3G S. The iPhone 4 is 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS, but it’s…