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4G voted ‘ideal phone feature’ by 75% of In-Stat survey respondents


THE RAPID ADOPTION and growth of smart phones and other mobile computing devices has pushed the expectation needle for the ideal feature set to new levels.  While most handsets today include features such as a digital camera, GPS, and touchscreen, new research from In-Stat found that 75% of survey respondents named 4G as the ideal phone feature. “Although 4G is an important feature for handset buyers, there is a lot of confusion surrounding 4G,” said analyst Greg Potter, in the survey's news release.  “When survey respondents were asked which carrier offered the fastest 4G speeds, the majority of the respondents...