I appreciated the clarification that signal strength (dB) and signal quality (SNR) are two different things -- that all the phones tested got lower signal when "tightly cupped", but with the iPhone 4 despite the lower dB, the new antenna design holds calls and gets higher speeds than other phones:
> "I can honestly say that I've never held onto so many calls and data simultaneously on 1 bar at -113 dB as I have with the iPhone 4 ... reception is massively better on the iPhone 4 in actual use."
And that there's another benefit to the new antenna design:
> "WiFi signal has changed as well... though not how one would expect. Holding the phone with no case actually improves WiFi signal strength by a measurable 5 to 10 dB."
> "I can honestly say that I've never held onto so many calls and data simultaneously on 1 bar at -113 dB as I have with the iPhone 4 ... reception is massively better on the iPhone 4 in actual use."
And that there's another benefit to the new antenna design:
> "WiFi signal has changed as well... though not how one would expect. Holding the phone with no case actually improves WiFi signal strength by a measurable 5 to 10 dB."