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"Digital Spy readers have voted by an overwhelming majority that they want better battery life in Apple&amp;#039;s much rumoured new iPhone, ahead of &amp;#039;next-gen&amp;#039; features such as 4G connectivity and a bigger screen.  We decided to ask our readers what are their most-desired improvements and features from those speculated in the so-called iPhone 5, which is expected to be announced by Apple at a media event in San Francisco later today.   Our poll, which attracted 4,772 entries, placed better battery life as the most wanted new feature in the iPhone 5, chosen by 53.6% of respondents.  After its release last year, the iPhone 4S was hit by criticism of its rapidly draining battery life, prompting Apple to release software updates intended to address the issue.  However, some iPhone 4S users still complained of poor battery performance from the handset, requiring them to recharge at points just to get through a full day of use.  The second most wanted feature in the iPhone 5 amongst our readers was a bigger screen, at 20.9%, following reports of a 4-inch display coming in the iPhone 5, up from the current 3.5-inches.  An iPhone 5 that can connect to superfast mobile data speeds over 4G was desired by 11.1% of respondents, while 10% hoped for fingerprint security and only 4.4% wanted to make wireless payments using Near Field Communications.  We also asked whether respondents were existing iPhone users, and the majority (79.4%) said that they were, compared to just 20.6% who were on alternative phone platforms.  The results in full are as follows:  Better battery life - 53.6% - 2,557 Bigger screen - 20.9% - 997 4G connectivity - 11.1% - 531 Fingerprint - 10.0% - 478 Near field communications - 4.4% - 209 Apple&amp;#039;s product launch starts at 6pm UK time today, and Digital Spy will be live blogging from the London leg, so stay tuned. The history of the iPhone in pictures:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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