The iPhone 4 is prone to shatter easily, with that tiny plastic bezel. And also, touching its metal rim causes interference. The Vapor4 bumper is made of aluminum and just may solve the iPhone 4′s design problems. It looks great while doing it.
They are made of aluminum, and they have an interior liner that separates the metal from the antenna, insulating it. The manufacturer’s tests showed no interference whatsoever across all models of iPhone.
Or you could just do this. The Vapor4 is $80. For $100 you also get the V4Carbon, a carbon fiber back plate that will further protect the iPhone 4.
[Gizmodo]
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Bumper, case, iPhone 4, Vapor4
Ok, so after i spent all that money on my iphone now i have to buy an accessory to make it work correctly. Im taking this shit back and getting the Droid X.
cost of the Iphone 4 = $200
cost of the accessory to make it work properly = $80
apple racking us up for cash priceless.
Metal, while not touching the antenna, will still affect its performance. While it may not be enough to cause a drop in signal bars, the large steps between bars dropping will mast the effect of the case. Placing metal that close the antenna will result in reduced call quality and data rates. For those on the cheap, try a rubber case or for the sweaty hands, a shot of clear acrylic on the gap between antennas.
Apple quality is crap in a pretty design. It’s almost laughable that they actually consider this an answer to fixing such a critical design flaw.
@Jerry and Jack – you two (or one) are nothing more than uninformed trolls… this bumper is NOT Apple’s answer to the blown out of proportion reception issue, this is a third party alternative to the bumpers Apple is selling. While I do agree there IS an issue, trolling about it simply shows your immaturity and your posts here show that you are either misinformed or just that freaking idiotic.