Has anyone noticed a big drop in battery life from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 4s?

In the 36 hours that I've had the iPhone 4s, the battery life is much worse than the iPhone 4. I'd like to hear if anyone else has experienced this as well.

iOS5 has removed the option to turn off just the 3G and have only 2G/Edge and WiFi. I used to do that routinely because I got much more reliable cell coverage in hilly San Francisco and it extended battery life between charges significantly. I only turned on 3G if I wanted to use the web while I was away from wifi or while on a call. The fact they removed this choice seems to have caught both Apple and AT&T staff by total surprise.
This is a problem in the UK as well as in the US and it isn't not carrier specific. It seems to be part of the iOS 5. I most certainly had it with my iPhone 4 and with iOS 4xx.
While the phone will revert to 2G if it thinks it needs to, that isn't good enough. I can't go a whole day (even half a day!) even on mostly standby. I've taken to turning off WiFi when I'm away from it because I can't turn off the 3G. I realize Siri won't work on 2G and maybe that is what has driven it-Apple's special, incredible new feature but if my phone has a dead battery it won't matter anyway.
Spread the news. Complain. We need to get this option back!

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