Electronista:
Consumer Reports partly changed its tune on Apple and recommended the iPhone 4S on Tuesday. It claimed that the dual, auto-switching antenna system on the newer Apple phone had solved the ‘death grip’ problem cause by covering up the bottom-left antenna gap. It also didn’t notice the battery life issues reported by some and saw iOS 5.0.1 covering those might have problems.
Lest we forget, Consumer Reports’ complaints about the previous model, the iPhone 4, helped set in motion the “Antennagate” controversy, suggesting that the iPhone 4 was prone to reception problems.
It’s good to see Apple’s won Consumer Reports’ endorsement – for those buyers who value the opinion of the publication, anyway.
The question I’d like to put forth to CR’s editors is this:
“Have you ever recommended a product that has had an issue that affected more people than the iPhone 4 antenna issue? Have you done any research to show how many people have been affected in real world usage?”
Because the iPhone 4 antenna issue has not affected that many people.