Apple iPhone Death Grip Problem

By: Michael Stevens
Staff Writer
Published: Jun 27, 2010

iPhone Death Grip is an Apple mobile mystery.

iPhone Death Grip is big problem when you disrupt mobile connections. This happens for some people on the Apple iPhone 4 when handling the metal band with a tight grip. Some iPhone 4 users are even posting videos of this problem.

If you wrap your hand around the iPhone 4, the cellular Internet strength visibly drops. You can actually see the bars disappearing. Apple believes that it's a problem with the antenna.

However, most iPhone users are unable to reproduce this problem. Several iPhone 4 users made videos showing their hand wrapped around the cell phone and the unit still maintained internet strength. The signal was still strong on the mobile unit.

Death Grip is only happening to some people, which is a bigger mystery. If you do experience the iPhone 4 glitch, one easy way to eliminate it is to put the phone in a case. Even a "bumper" solves the problem. It's a thin rubbery silicon band, available in a range of colors, that covers the metal edge entirely for only $30.