Smartphones Much Wanted, Much Used for Purchases This Holiday Season, CTA Says

October 17, 2018 by Rebecca Day|Consumer Electronics

Smartphones remain among the most popular holiday gifts, and many will use them to make purchases, said Ben Arnold, CTA senior director-innovation and trends. Two-thirds of U.S. adults plan to buy a tech product as a gift this year, on par with 2017. Voice technology will help drive record-setting $96.1 billion in holiday U.S. tech revenue. Shoppers making purchases via mobile devices will bump to 58 percent, surpassing online for a second straight year, the group reported Tuesday.