A Foolish Take: Forget the iPhone X -- People Still Love the iPhone 6

Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone models -- the 8, 8 Plus, and X -- are dominating tech headlines. However, a recent report from Newzoo, which tracked global smartphone usage through the end of July, revealed that of the 730 million active iPhones worldwide, the iPhone 6 and 6s were the most popular devices.

Data source: Newzoo (September 2017). Usage tracked through July. Chart by author.

Newzoo's prior report, which tracked device usage through April, found that the iPhone 6 and 6s respectively controlled 21% and 18% of the market. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus moderately grew their market shares since then, from 11% and 8%, respectively.

Source: Fool.com