Black screen until hard reset

I have had my iPhone 4 for about a month. worked great, have been installing all the updates but now i have to hard reset my phone every time i want to use it.
I have tried restoring a backup, resetting to factory settings etc.
I can see by the forums and many many other places on the internet that this seems to be a common serious issue with the IP4 and other iphones / ipods. too by the looks of it. After being on for a short while the screen goes black (as it would if not used for a few minutes) then clicking the home key or the power button does absolutely nothing. i then have to hard reset the phone by holding both buttons for 10 seconds. im not sure if this problem was caused by one of the updates but the phone is in perfect condition, only a month old. never dropped never got wet etc.
i took the phone into an apple shop and they denied hearing it was a problem and suggested i restored the phone (which i have done)
does anyone else have any other suggestions? I have enjoyed the iphone 4 as it has been the only one good enough to consider getting one but with all these problems i think ill go back to WM or Android becuase at least they dont turn into a brick every few minutes.
please help, or at least confirm this is not just an isssue with my handset
N

Thanks for your comments. I just wanted to update again.
I did a direct firmware update on the phone (restoring it while its in recovery mode) and did not restore a backup.
this sorted the phone for a few days (and i lost all the data from my apps)
just checked my phone and its now doing the same thing. have to hard reset it to get it usable again.
looks like im going to be phoneless for a while until i get it replaced
dont know what is causing this, i have very few apps on the phone that were the same as before when i last had the issue. very frustrating!
N

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