If you’ve been paying any attention to the iPhone 4 news as of late, you’d know that a lot of people ended up getting their iPhone a wee bit early. Obviously, some of the bigger reviewers like Walt Mossberg, Joshua Topolsky and more have been putting it through the paces. They like them a lot.
The problem comes with the iPhones that were delivered prematurely today by the delivery companies: they aren’t doing that well. Screen issues, reception issues, and scratches — oh, my! In all seriousness, we’re hoping that no one expected the phone to be unbreakable… the video below shows it isn’t. The manufacturing defects are the main cause for concern at this point. There are a lot of phones with bad displays (the infamous yellow tint is back).
Reception seems to be a hit or miss problem: holding the phone in your hand seems to create a loss of reception. Wireless experts have questioned the use of the iPhone 4′s bezel as the antenna since it was announced. Improper grounding — i.e. holding it in your hand — can definitely interfere with the wireless signal of the device. That seems to be happening to a lot of users who have already received their iPhones.
We’re not saying you shouldn’t get the iPhone 4; it looks pretty amazing. Carefully vet your decision, it may come back to break you… or your iPhone. Fixing the iPhone 4 will not be cheap. Definitely not the cheap glass replacements we’ve come to expect from the iPhone 3G and 3GS. You can pretty easily expect to pay $200 or more, just to replace the screen assembly. The assembly includes the glass, LCD and digitizer because they’re all glued together in the new iPhone. The labor to replace the parts will also be substantial… so don’t break it. Go get one of Apple’s bumpers, or a full case. Now. 
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