Steered clear of the AT&T iPhone 4 because of the "death grip" issue? Turns out you should do the same with the Verizon version. At least, that's according to Consumer Reports who gave the smartphone the thumbs down as well.
According to the Consumer Reports review, the new Verizon iPhone 4 suffers from the same problem that cause your handset to "drop calls, or be unable to place calls, in weak signal conditions." In the particular review device's case, the drop was caused by putting a finger in contact with the lower left side gap along the edge of the phone. That means, those small changes that appear to have been implemented for the Big Red variant really didn't address the lost signal issues, being made merely to accommodate the different antenna.
The article did note that there has been no outpouring of complains about the Verizon iPhone 4, unlike what happened last year with the original AT&T release. We're guessing that has more to do with the fact that people are buying the smartphone well aware of the problem, as well as the numerous options now available for remedying it (e.g. using a Bumper case or even putting tape over the area).
Because of the lingering problem, the Verizon iPhone 4 wasn't included in Consumer Reports' list of recommended smartphones -- a fact that didn't seem to hurt sales of the AT&T version one bit. To its credit, the review did commend the iPhone 4's many upsides, such as excellent multimedia functionality, a gorgeous display and "the best MP3 player we've seen on a phone."
[via Consumer Reports]
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