According to the source, the devices are categorized as follows:
- small phones: 3.5-inch displays or smaller;
- medium phones: between 3.5 and 4.9 inches;
- phablets: betwen 5 and 6.9 inches;
- small tablets: between 7 and 8.4 inches;
- full-size tablets: 8.5 inches or larger.
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Global mobile device activations in week to Christmas 2013-2016, by device size
The statistic shows the share of mobile devices activated in the week leading up to Christmas, from 2013 to 2016. Between December 19 and December 25, 2015, ** percent of mobile devices activated were phablets - or phone/tablet hybrids.
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Flurry. (December 27, 2016). Share of new mobile device activations in the week leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by device size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/
Flurry. "Share of new mobile device activations in the week leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by device size." Chart. December 27, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/
Flurry. (2016). Share of new mobile device activations in the week leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by device size. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/
Flurry. "Share of New Mobile Device Activations in The Week Leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by Device Size." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Dec 2016, /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/
Flurry, Share of new mobile device activations in the week leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by device size ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/ (last visited July 24, 2026)
Share of new mobile device activations in the week leading up to Christmas from 2013 to 2016, by device size [Graph], Flurry, December 27, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/508548/worldwide-mobile-device-activations-week-prior-christmas-by-form-factor/
