Consumer Reports has officially recommended the iPhone 4S after refusing to even report on the iPhone 4 because of antenna reception problems. The iPhone 4 had a glitch that involved a loss of signal when consumers touched on the phone's lower side.  The iPhone 4 still has this flaw, according to further testing by CR.

"Because of this flaw," states Mike Gikas of Consumer Reports, "we continue to omit the iPhone 4 from our list of recommended models, despite its otherwise fine performance."

Consumer Reports still recommends the newest Android based phones above the iPhone 4s, however, because they "boast larger displays than the iPhone 4s and run on faster 4G networks."   They show the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Motorola Droid Bionic, among others, as higher rated.  "The Droid also rates as "excellent for keypad readability under most lighting conditions."

The iPhone 4S also scores highly because of an "upgraded camera, a faster dual-core processor and the addition of the intriguing Siri voice-activated feature."

Read the full story at Consumer Reports.

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