Wifi Antenna not as good as 3GS

I've got a 3GS & 4 in my hands and 1 metre 10 feet from a router the 3GS shows full wifi signal strenth but the 4 only '2 bars'. The speedTest App shows that download/upload speeds are comparatively poor too.
If I am 20 feet away then th e 4 loses connectivity completely from the router and the 3GS is still showing full connectivity with '3 bars'.
Anyone else experienced this or do I have a defective phone?

Can't answer your question, but I do know wifi is pretty unpredictable with many factors involved. How about this....I have a macbook pro that gets one bar (drops connection completely regularly) and an ipod touch that gets 3 bars in the same spot every time. The macbook pro cost about two grand and the IPT was $300. That bums me out a little, but I wouldn't trade the MBP for a dozen IPTs.
My point is if you get two bars and your friend gets three who cares. Two bars will do the job. Its like arguing that your car will only do a 100mph when our friends does 120mph. Be happy....theres other things to worry about.
By the way I am pretty sure the 8,16 and 32 meg IPTs all have the same hardware. Your paying money for storage not better wifi.

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