9 of the 10 most activated smartphones on Christmas Day were iPhones

Research from Flurry Analytics has published a report that claims among the top 10 smartphones activated on Christmas Day in the United States this year, nine were an iPhone, with the iPhone 11 being the most popular model this holiday season.
As shown in the chart below, the analytics firm pegs the iPhone 11 as this year’s most activated iPhone on Christmas, followed by the iPhone XR, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone 8.
Out of all of this year’s new iPhone models, the iPhone 12 mini is missing from the charts. LG’s budget K30 held the place as the tenth most activated smartphone on Christmas Day.

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This year, smartphone activations were down 23 percent year-on-year.