We went out and tried the famous death grip on various phones, the result was as expectedit affects more than just the iPhone 4.

The infamous "" has stirred up quite a debate amongst iPhone users. The question we went out to answer was: "Does the death grip affect other phones as well?"

The answer is yes, but with shades of gray. By using different death grips we showed that all the phones used deal with this issue depending on how they are heldwith some signals dropping lower than others. The phones involved were the , , , , , and the .

We have video footage below for those of you who want to see some of the results firsthand.

iPhone 4 users already know that when they apply the death grip to their phone that the reception bars gradually decrease. For all the other phones involved it is important to note that we went into the phone's settings for more accurate results and analyzed its signal strengthwhich is measured in dBm (a ratio of power referenced to one milliwatt, where zero equals one milliwatt).

Cell phones' signal strength numbers typically range from -50 to -110 dBm, and numbers closer to zero show better signal.

Now that you have an idea of what we were looking for, here is a brief rundown of our results:

 The Apple iPhone 4 provided no surprises. The death grip lessened the amount of bars on the phone as we covered the bottom half of the phone in a tight, left-handed grip.

 The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide came next. We used the same death grip as the iPhone and saw the numbers change drastically; the phone went from -79 to -89 dBm.

 The HTC Droid Incredible fared a little better than the previous two phones. By using a death grip of both hands covering the phone we saw the results go from -57 to -64 dBm.

 Applying the death grip to the Motorola Droid X can be difficult, as it has antennas at both the top and bottom of the phone. We used two hands on this larger phone and saw the numbers fluctuate quite a bit,going from -52 to -63dbm.

 The BlackBerry Bold was a little more resistant to the death grip but after getting a good (and somewhat awkward) hold of it with two hands, we saw the signal strength go from -80 to -87 dBm.

 Last up came the newly released Samsung Captivate. The Captivate went from -81 to-97 dBm after we applied the standard left-handed grip.

While some phones required unorthodox death grips in order to replicate the results consistently, all the phones involved show some signal strength reduction. The death grip is an issue for iPhone users, but it is also an issue of varying degree for many other phones on the market as well. It just happens that it's easier to cover the iPhone's antenna than it is on some of these other devices.