Re-install of iOS5 on iPhone 4S

Hi,
I was thinking about reinstalling iOS5 on my iPhone 4S in hopes of improving battery life. Someone had suggested doing a 'new' install of the iPhone. I learned that I need to reset the iPhone 4S in order to remove everything on the iPhone. then suggestion was to set up iPhone as new iPhone. How do you do this? And lastly, if I were to set up as new iPhone, how would I sync back all my music, apps, ringtones, etc back on to the phone? Would I be able to sync back the information at all?
Thanks and I look forward to your reply.
...Bruce

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