IPhone 4 loses reception when you hold it by the antenna band

I'd hope someone would test the WiFi reception too. The left-side antenna should be the one for WiFi.

This seems pretty serious design flaw. Usually antennas are placed in the way that normal holding position doesn't interfere with them too much. In addition, antennas should be insulated. Probably a thin layer of insulating material would help in this case too.

So that's why iPhone 4 failed at WWDC. Steve was holding it.

Simple explanations are always the best. Now, time to sell my 3GS.

This headline is begging for the old joke:

Man goes to a doctor. Says, "Doctor, it hurts when I do this." (Holds up arm as he explains.)

Doctor responds, "Simple cure: Don't do that."

Coming from any other source, I'd consider this news. Seeing how it's from Gizmodo though, I'll wait until other people corroborate the story before believing it.

I tried to replicate this myself and I couldn't. NYC.