HTC Sensation death grip, part 2: a simple touch

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  • June 26, 2011 at 12:53 pm

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HTC Sensation 'death grip' simply by touching

Our initial tests showed that, by holding the HTC Sensation with both hands, Wi-Fi signal drops or can even be lost completely. Although holding it with both hands, as demonstrated, is very normal, our tests do not fully show the extend of the ‘death grip’ issue for HTC Sensation.

So we thought of doing another test, this time by simply touching the top side of the HTC Sensation, to show how easily Wi-Fi reception drops without even gripping the phone.
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HTC Sensation death grip: it’s real and it’s annoying

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  • June 19, 2011 at 5:23 pm

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HTC Sensation death grip

We’ve been reviewing the new HTC Sensation smartphone and spending quite some time with it over the last few weeks, and although it’s a fantastic device, we’ve run across a rather frustrating hardware issue.

While holding the phone in a specific, though common manner, Wi-Fi signal strength drops or can be lost completely. Said ‘death grip’ happens when you touch or cover the top side of the phone (close to the 8MP camera); i.e. where the Wi-Fi antenna is located.
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