[HIB]Jobs on iPhone 4 antenna: "avoid holding it in this way"

Earlier we reported on the widely experienced phenomenon of the iPhone 4 dropping 3G signal when gripped in the left hand. The problem is caused when the skin bridges the left and bottom antennas that also happen to be the device's stainless steel outer bezel. We asked Apple if it was aware of the issue, and on a lark copied CEO Steve Jobs since the flaw contradicted his statements about the "brilliant" antenna design during WWDC. Jobs responded to our question this evening, in his usual terse manner. "All phones have sensitive areas," Jobs wrote. "Just avoid holding it in this way." TUAW reader Craig Brockman was able to get a more detailed response, which Engadget reports is Apple's official statement on the issue: "Gripping any phone will result in some attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas. This is a fact of life for every wireless phone," Jobs wrote. "If you ever experience this on your iPhone 4, avoid gripping it in the lower left corner in a way that covers both sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of many available cases."

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