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Great rivalry in the offing: Top Android smartphones to challenge Apple iPhone 5

An Apple iPhone 4 smartphone displayed for visitors at a registration desk at KT's headquarters in Seoul
It would be treading the beaten track to say that Android OS-based Smartphones and tablets will give iPhone 5 a run for its money when (?) finally Apple launches it. And it's going to irk Apple fans no end to suggest that a range of Android phones are zooming in on Apple's rear view mirror. But a look at how the Android camp is sharpening its arsenal will prove that iPhone 5 will have credible challengers. Here's a look at a few of them.
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