Apple chief executive Steve Jobs took pains last week to note that other smartphones suffer from the "death grip" antenna problem, and not just the iPhone 4. He's right, as PCMag.com tests prove.
PCmag.com put together a hands-on roundup of some of the latest smartphone "death grips", including the recently-launched Droid X, to determine which grips caused those phones to lose signal. One conclusion: each phone has its own, unique "death grip," said Sean Ludwig, the analyst who conducted the study.
Apple's rivals have hit back on the "death grip" claims, trying to put the "Antennagate" onus back on Apple.
Of the phones tested, the MyTouch 3G suffered among the worst, but the design of the Droid X also helped it stave off the worst of the interference, the PCMag.com tests found.
And while the iPhone 4 again demonstrated that it was subject to a death grip, Apple's fiscal third-quarter results prove that consumers don't care: they'll keep on buying the Apple iPhone 4 and the iPad, forcing Apple to struggle to make more.