Even after the free case announcement this morning by Apple, Consumer Reports still does not approve of the iPhone 4.

Last week Consumer Reports made quite the commotion by stating that even though the iPhone 4 was the best smart phone they had ever tested, it didn’t meet the standards for reception and thus could not be recommended.  Today after the Apple press conference CS made this statement to re-affirm their view:

“Consumer Reports believes Apple’s offer of free cases is a good first step. However, Apple has indicated that this is not a long-term solution, it has guaranteed the offer only through September 30th, and has not extended it unequivocally to customers who bought cases from third-party vendors. We look forward to a long-term fix from Apple. As things currently stand, the iPhone 4 is still not one of our Recommended models.”

Although it has been reported that CS has not tested a large number of “recommended phones” from their list as stringently as they have the iPhone 4, their statement is a fair one. Perhaps this type of negative press will cause Jobs and Apple to rethink their stance by September 30 when the free case offer ends.

[Consumer Reports via Tuaw]