Apple’s iPhone 4 was released today and while the lines formed for people waiting to get their hands on the new iPhone, those who pre-ordered them online have a slightly different story to tell than from that of previous iPhone releases.
The first reports of problems with the iPhone comes in several complaints. The first is reports of yellow bands and yellow spots on the display. Apparently, some Apple stores are treating this as a residue from the manufacturing process which will clear up within a few days. Other Apple stores are replacing the units outright. Some users are complaining instead of the yellow dots, they have white spots in a layout resembling a constellation of stars. There has been no office word from Apple at this time.
The next type of complaint of the iPhone 4 comes in the reception of calls. Apparently, holding the iPhone 4 in the lower left hand corner of the phone with your hand may cause attenuation of its antenna performance, with certain places being worse than others depending on the placement of the antennas and to avoid gripping it in a way that covers both the sides of the black strip in the metal band, or simply use one of the many available cases. Real nice answer to a problem with reception… don’t hold your phone that way. This ought to be real interesting to see how long this answer holds out and how big of a problem it really is.
Although I fully intend on going to an Apple store as soon as the white iPhones are available (currently estimated mid to late July) I now intend on fully inspecting the phone in great detail before leaving the store.
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