Resumo do vid:
• The Apple iPhone 4 provided no surprises. The death grip lessened the amount of bars on the phone as we covered the bottom half of the phone in a tight, left-handed grip.
• The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide came next. We used the same death grip as the iPhone and saw the numbers change drastically; the phone went from -79 to -89 dBm.
• The HTC Droid Incredible fared a little better than the previous two phones. By using a death grip of both hands covering the phone we saw the results go from -57 to -64 dBm.
• Applying the death grip to the Motorola Droid X can be difficult, as it has antennas at both the top and bottom of the phone. We used two hands on this larger phone and saw the numbers fluctuate quite a bit,going from -52 to -63dbm.
• The BlackBerry Bold was a little more resistant to the death grip but after getting a good (and somewhat awkward) hold of it with two hands, we saw the signal strength go from -80 to -87 dBm.
• Last up came the newly released Samsung Captivate. The Captivate went from -81 to-97 dBm after we applied the standard left-handed grip.
• The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide came next. We used the same death grip as the iPhone and saw the numbers change drastically; the phone went from -79 to -89 dBm.
• The HTC Droid Incredible fared a little better than the previous two phones. By using a death grip of both hands covering the phone we saw the results go from -57 to -64 dBm.
• Applying the death grip to the Motorola Droid X can be difficult, as it has antennas at both the top and bottom of the phone. We used two hands on this larger phone and saw the numbers fluctuate quite a bit,going from -52 to -63dbm.
• The BlackBerry Bold was a little more resistant to the death grip but after getting a good (and somewhat awkward) hold of it with two hands, we saw the signal strength go from -80 to -87 dBm.
• Last up came the newly released Samsung Captivate. The Captivate went from -81 to-97 dBm after we applied the standard left-handed grip.
While, some phones required unorthodox death grips in order to replicate the results consistently, all the phones involved show some signal strength reduction. The death grip is an issue for iPhone users, but it is also an issue of varying degree for many other phones on the market as well. It just happens that it's easier to cover the iPhone's antenna than it is on some of these other devices.
Via PC Maganize
PS: Ah e para quem não sabe ainda, parece que o Droid X tem um self-destruct que auto-bricka o tlm caso tentem fazer jailbreak
Edit: Afinal, segundo a Motorola o eFuse mete é o telemóvel em modo de recuperação; menos mal se for verdade, mas continua a ser irritante no mínimo.
EDIT by Pedro:
O iPhone 4 não precisa do death grip, ao contrário dos outros telemóveis.
O iPhone 4 precisa apenas que estabeleçam o contacto entre o que creio ser a antena do bluetooth e a antena normal (não fui reler para confirmar).
Re-edit:
... my point being: isto acontece em todos! Simplesmente está num local infeliz.Soluções:
- "Bumper" gratuito, bastante útil mesmo se o Death Grip não existisse dado que o tlm é o mais frágil da sua gama
- Luvas (se forem bichas)
- Até a merda de um penso-rápido!
