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10 Reasons Why iPhone 4S Is The Best Smartphone of 2011

Apple’s iPhone 4S was launched in October and made its entry into India last month. It has been in news since its launch–first for the simple craze of people for the device and then for its amazing hardware and software.

There are many who cannot stop raving about the handset while there are even some who disagree with the phone’s amazing tech specs. Many people have disqualified the phone giving the iPhone 4S’ lack of a big, 10.9-cm (4.3-inch) display or 4G connectivity as a reason. Even the fact that the handset’s design is the same as its predecessor iPhone 4, has received flak. Others reason that Google’s Android operating system tops the charts and so iPhone 4S cannot be listed as the best smartphone of the year.
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Sprint CEO Says IPhone Lightens Load

Sprint says the iPhone 4S is helping its network, not hurting it, attempting to quell reports that the device is slowing the carrier’s data speeds.

CEO Dan Hesse said concerns about the carrier’s network being overtaxed by the iPhone are unwarranted.

“There is a misperception that our launch of the iPhone will increase the load on Sprint’s 3G network and require us to spend more 3G capital,” Hesse said. “The reverse is true. IPhone users are expected to use significantly less 3G than the typical user of a dual-mode 3G, 4G device.”

According to Hesse, the iPhone actually uses 50 percent less data than Android handsets, so users switching to Apple’s devices are actually alleviating stress on the network. The data efficiency of the iPhone will likely allow Sprint to offer unlimited data plans longer than it otherwise would have, says Hesse.

The comments from Sprint’s chief executive come after some users reported slower than usual data speeds immediately following the launch of the 4S on the network. The slow speeds may have been a blip on the radar since so many users activated their devices at one time, or it may be the start of a problem that will continue to grow larger for Sprint as time goes on.

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