Which bumper iphone 4

Apple this week said that it had made a "simple and surprising" error in the software that displayed the strength of the signal, and on Thursday night issued a software update which changes how many bars are displayed when the signal becomes weaker. The iPhone problems now feature in dozens of jokes. Earlier this week Kevin Turner, the chief operating officer of Microsoft, spoke at a conference about its Windows Phone 7 software.

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The reason why this occurs is a little complicated — essentially, if you bridge parts of the antenna band, you change the length of the antenna, which makes it track a different wavelength of radio signal other than the one Apple designed it for — but as Apple emphasized during the Antennagate controversy, using a Bumper or any other case fixed the problem.

Neither of these glass panels were flush with the skeleton of the handset, but were exposed all around. That means they could crack and splinter not only if you dropped your iPhone facedown, but if it landed on any corner, so unless you dropped the iPhone 4 or 4S precisely on its edge, the glass could crack.

The Bumper changed that by protecting the edges of the glass, meaning the iPhone 4S could only crack if it was dropped right on its front or back. When you look at the new iPhone 5, though, you see that both of these design problems have gone away. Unfortunately, while the fit isn't loose, it is not exactly snug. It won't flop around with normal handling, but you can easily pull the Bumper away from the sides of the phone, as there's no elastic hold to it.

This gets the job done and manages not to be terrible. It feels a little cheap in your hand and doesn't snap as closely as you might like, but there's nothing inherently wrong with it—that is, until you see the price.

For this kind of quality and utility you should get all six colors for the price. Even for those used to paying the "Apple tax," this feels like a rip-off.

Apple acknowledged that holding the iPhone 4 could weaken the cellular signal, then a week later claimed that the iPhone 4's signal formula was flawed and promised to update the software. Consumer Reports was not the first to say that a case, even Apple's minimalist Bumper, prevented problems: Users and bloggers, including some with extensive antenna design experience , have said the same in the last weeks. Click arrow button to play video. Adobe Flash is required. Some browsers may require two clicks to start the video.