As we inch closer to the end of this eventful year, Google has, like always, taken to revealing what search terms dominated its search engine in the entire year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out that the Galaxy S4 was one of only two smartphones in the top 10 searches of 2013, the other being Apple's recently launched iPhone 5s. The latter was searched more and commanded the third place while the S4 came in at the eight position, but it's still a telling sign of how popular Samsung's latest flagship has been. Apple's newest iPhone is very often at the top of the most popular devices every year, but it's clear Samsung isn't too far behind with its own flagships, which continue to inch closer to the iPhone's popularity.
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