Well, to be technically correct, not all of the 1.7 million iPhones have the issue with the touch screen having an ugly yellow smear. But yes, all these phones are affected by the bad reception bug. The 1.7 million sales all over the world may seem impressive when the initial numbers are mentioned and from the looks of it, it will be quite some time before a handset is able to meet and even beat this new record.
The issue stems from the fact that Apple has designed the handset’s antenna receiver in an open spot that is often a position that people would be pressing their fingers towards. In fact, anyone with a small understanding of ergonomics would not have made such a clumsy mistake, but as it is, Apple is still managing to sell millions.
Taking a couple of steps away from the iPhone 4’s issues, it is pretty impressive that the Apple handset managed to sell so many in such a short amount of time. More phones would have been sold had Apple been able to keep up with the production demand –but it is already a good thing that they stopped when they did as the quality of the devices is certainly underwhelming.
The first main issue is the yellow splotches on the screen. This is caused by a chemical solution that is present in the middle of two layers in the TFT capacitive touch screen. While some state that the issue should fix itself eventually, the fact stands that the rush in production might has also been a cause of this issue.
The bottom line here is that people buy the iPhone 4 not because of the specs or features; it is because people have come to know and want the Apple brand. Despite the iPhone 4 not being any better that most of the current Android smart phones, no other devices have as much visual and name recall as the Apple handset.
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