I don't understand these articles. There are TONS of people very happily using 4G phones right now. Sorry iOS users, you're just late to the party. My friends mocked me when I was excited about the 4G in the Galaxy Nexus I was buying. I bought the extended battery (still the thinnest phone I've seen save for my mom's RAZR) and it easily lasts me an abusive full day of use.

Combine that with the fact that many people work desk jobs or spend 20 minutes in the car at a time, it's not unreasonable at all to think that a 4G phone can last plenty of time.

I mean, sorry for the iOS comment, but the 4G/battery naysayers seem to always be coming from the iPhone angle and, my Galaxy Nexus gets only slightly worse battery life than my father's 3G iPhone and he only checks his email on it.