4 signs the iPhone is no longer the smartphone king

Android is gobbling up the market and Apple loyalty isn't what it used to be — at least according to recent analyses

A customer inspects the new iPhone 5 at an Apple Store in San Francisco on Sept. 21
(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

In the eyes of many critics and tech bloggers, Apple's iPhone is still top dog when it comes to handsets. But according to a series of recent polls and editorials, the reigning king of smartphones may be slipping. With the rise of phones that run Android software, which Apple's chief rival Google licenses to partners like Samsung (for its hit Galaxy S series), the eyes of iFans may be starting to wander and their loyalty wavering. Here, four signs the iPhone is losing its mojo:

1. Android outsells the iPhone 5 to 1

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