Many smartphone users rank other features over the speed of the device, despite it being key for business connectivity.
Pocket-Lint, a gadget review and news site, said that while the speed of handsets is important for business connectivity, many consumers are yet to realise this.
Duncan Geere, reporter at the organisation, said employees look at internal memory, screen size, ease-of-use and the all-important interface.
He added: "[The user can notice the difference between super-fast and regular smartphones through] the speed of launching applications, switching between portrait and landscape mode, use of the camera, et cetera."
However, more and more people are adopting smartphones, which will boost business connectivity, with a poll by research company Yankee Group showing 41 per cent of people will choose operating system phones as their next mobile phone purchase.
Earlier this week, David Pratt, chief operating officer at IT firm ThinkGrid, said the invention of smartphones and cloud computing has boosted business connectivity.