HTC's HD7 may suffer the same "death grip" issue with its antenna as claimed for the iPhone 4 and other modern smartphones, owners have been finding this weekend. A YouTube poster (below) has shown the T-Mobile version of the phone dropping from four bars to just one after gripping the phone firmly in a natural position. A quick follow-up test from WPCentral (also below) has shown that the signal is low enough to drop calls and bring data to a halt.
