Patent ID: 8116831

Claim:
A wireless hand-held communication device comprising: a housing having front and back main surfaces and peripheral side surface portions that extend about and between the front and back main surfaces, and containing circuitry therein; a display on the front surface for displaying images; a keypad arrangement on the front surface including a plurality of keys for character input; at least one antenna mounted to the housing for receiving a wireless signal; a sensor assembly mounted to one of the side surface portions for providing information regarding a user's grip on the housing to the circuitry to allow for optimized antenna performance, wherein the sensor assembly comprises: a plurality of different sensor assemblies that each have a user engagement portion including an air filled cavity that has air at a different pressure therein, and a detachable connection between the sensor assemblies and the housing to allow a user to select one of the sensor assemblies to be connected to the housing so that the air filled cavity thereof is tailored to a user's preference for actuation of the selected sensor assembly.