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Apple iPhone 4S (Verizon Wireless)

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The Apple iPhone 4S for Verizon Wireless is the carrier's best iPhone yet—but a lack of 4G keeps it from the top of the heap.

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The iPhone 4S is a 3G device, so it isn't able to tap into Verizon's exceptional 4G LTE network speeds.

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RF reception on the iPhone 4S is good, and on par with other top Verizon phones. Call quality on Verizon's network is very good too.

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The iPhone 4S delivers on Apple's promise of longer battery life. I got 9 hours, 22 minutes of talk time with a strong 3G signal.

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The 4S switches between its top and bottom antennas depending on which one is receiving better signal, which means it'll ignore whichever one you're covering with your hands. This design kills the "death grip" problem that plagued the iPhone 4.

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While the iPhone on Verizon is technically slower than it is on AT&T, it still feels plenty fast in normal, everyday usage. Apple has done an excellent job of balancing software and hardware for incredible Web speeds that never feel slow, regardless of network.