“Shocking Flaw” in iPhone 4 Bumper Cases

We’ve heard a lot about the iPhone 4 “death grip.” Reception problems are said to be alleviated by applying a spot of tape or using a bumper.

But what about those bumper cases?

Ryan McManus took a much-needed humorous spoof on antennagate with his discovery of a “shocking flaw” to using the iPhone 4 with a bumper case:

“The problem is, in a word, friction. While the rubberized front and back of the iPhone 4 Bumpers may protect the device in fall situations, and keep it it from sliding on a desk, this very friction keeps the device from easily sliding in and out of jeans pockets.”

The senior art director notes that because Apple users tend to wear their denims 33% tighter than a PC user and a shocking 90% tighter than a Linux user, sliding that smartphone out of your pants is a huge problem.

This tragic flaw escaped Apple during the testing phase because Steve Jobs wears saggy, baggy oldschool 501s.

He calls this an “inexcusable design flaw” and is starting a petition to prompt Apple to give bumpers other bumpers, or thinner ones, so they slide better in Levis 501 XX Shrink to Fit 1947 Selvedge Cone Denim jeans.

Via Barbarian Group

Nicole Martinelli

Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco freelance writer who heads up Cult of Mac Magazine, our weekly publication available on iTunes. You can find her on Twitter and Google+. If you’re doing something new, cool and Apple-related, email her.