IPhone 4S keeps shutting off/freezing

I have a 4S, I bought it, brand new, about a month ago. Day 2 or 3 is shut down and I had to press the top & circle buttons to get it to come on. It started happening more often so I backed it up and restored it via ITunes about a week ago. Since then it seems to happening multiple times a day. Is this something that I can take this back to the Sprint store and get it exchanged or is there another solution. Please help!!
Thank you!
- Sara

Sara, it sounds like you have done the troubleshooting basics of restart/reset/restore.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Every once in a while, one of our users gets a new, defective phone...if you have done the troubleshooting basics listed above, I'd go to the Sprint Store you mentioned, or for your best service experience, setup an appt. at the Genius Bar at the Apple Store.
http://www.apple.com/retail/geniusbar/

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