Well, HTC also use external antennas. They've actually patented that (no, it's NOT an Apple invention - when was the last time Apple invented anything?).
Anyway, HTC phones do not suffer from issues like that. Of course, you can shield the antenna of any phone with your hand. But the iPhone 4 is the ONLY phone with an antenna design that lets you bridge the antenna with other metal parts, which is a completely stupid design.
And of course, while you can shield any phone's antenna, they're usually designed so that you can hold them naturally without losing reception. This, again, is very different from the iPhone 4's "death grip", which is the natural way of holding the phone. Again, totally stupid design.
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