iPhone 4 Conference Over And It Doesn’t Amuse\Assure Everyone

The Apple conference about the whole iPhone 4 issues is over and I would say, it would be the day Apple wants to forget. It was chaos, Apple never came out and accepted openly that yeah there is something wrong with the iPhone 4 except from saying “We are not perfect, Smartphone’s are not perfect“.

First, they tried to show that “antenna death grip” is a usual phenomenon and showed couple of other phone’s(Blackberry, Samsung, HTC etc) which also seem to be suffering from the same. It was a childish move which attracted again bad vibes from all around the smartphone industry(RIM, HTC & Samsung did come out with their own statements refuting Apple claims). It was saying like its just not our product which is bad but their are others also in the party. Indulging other phone’s into this completely unnecessary step, last time I checked Apple iPhone was trying to be a step above from all the other phone’s in market.

Apple is even having a dedicated page of Antenna issue, where they compare iPhone 4 & iPhone 3GS with other phones.

On a mobile phone, signal loss typically occurs when your hand attenuates the most sensitive part of the antenna. In the photos and videos below, we demonstrate how different grips cause attenuation on many popular smartphones — including iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS.1

Here is a video of showing the death grip on Droid X :

Not impressed and still don’t understand the need to throw mud at other phones.

Second, Apple declared that they will offering free bumpers to everyone and also returning money to those who already bought one. Don’t want to comment on this, why would any company want to make it necessary to have a bumper on phone, so that calls won’t drop. I don’t like a bit, the iPhone 4 looks uber cool, the bumper is just doesn’t really complement it. But that’s the only solution to avoid the antenna issue.

If you are experiencing reception issues with your iPhone 4, you are eligible to receive an iPhone 4 Bumper or other select third-party case from Apple at no charge. Download this free app onto your iPhone 4 and apply for your free Bumper or case.

Only iPhone 4 owners are eligible for this program. The app will check the IMEI and serial number to verify that you have an iPhone 4. Once eligibility is confirmed, you will be able to choose an iPhone 4 Bumper or other case. The Bumper or case will be shipped to you at no charge

To access the free bumper case program, you would need to download the app from Link.

Third, Apple did accept the proximity sensor issue and said to working towards it. I am not sure whether its purely a software issue or some change from hardware is also required. But Apple said they will be releasing the update for fix some time soon and they are working very hard towards correcting it.

You can watch the whole conference here. In the end just want to say iPhone 4 was one of the most advanced iPhone till date, truly remarkable and but Apple blew it. I still love it though but if it can’t handle the simple calls and drops them if I hold it normally, that’s just sad. But I must clear the air that I still have to actually own one and see the death grip issue personally. iPhone 4 is supposed to be launched in India around September with Airtel & Vodafone with a price range of around 35k-45k, based on the model you will be buying.