Sony will release fewer devices in bid to turn a profit

25 November, 2014
The Japanese company now plans comprehensive cuts to its smartphone lineup, among others.

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  • Anonymous
  • Ibx
  • 26 Nov 2014

AnonD-42603, 26 Nov 2014IMHO they know exactly what to do but something is preventi... moreWe got lots of haters here!
Plus those low end cheap. brands don't even come close to Sony Quality and builds!!!

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    • Anonymous
    • Ibx
    • 26 Nov 2014

    AnonD-77892, 26 Nov 2014IMO the Z3. and Z3 compact was made very cheap! Sony is dow... moreYour Nicknames say it all... Please abonden thus posting! Haha
    Plus how would you know if can't afford one of Sony Z lines.

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      • AnonD-77892
      • t7X
      • 26 Nov 2014

      IMO the Z3. and Z3 compact was made very cheap! Sony is downgrading its quality. my friend own one (Z3 compact) and he is not satisfied with it. even the old iPhone 4 has a better constraction and look!

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        • AnonD-42603
        • YUZ
        • 26 Nov 2014

        IMHO they know exactly what to do but something is preventing them from doing so. Example they have the right technology (sensors, display, etc.) and knows how to market their products but can't seem to really bring out its potential and at the end it will just become an overpriced not so special phone after all. I have been using sony phones of several years already and this was always the case. Now I am actually considering brands like HUAWEI, OPPO, ONEPLUS LENOVO etc. Thre bottom line is they will make you feel that you have a "premium" device but in the long run you will feel like others brands are doing just the same or performing even better.

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          • bleedgreen85
          • t7V
          • 26 Nov 2014

          Sony smartphones gone Zzzzzzzzzz.

          Try offering Windows phones version of your Xperia lineup like HTC did. It might increase your sales.

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            • AdamBoy64
            • Fv4
            • 26 Nov 2014

            Hmm. Another company downsizing their portfolio.
            I wonder if the market is starting to shrink (or just, not growing as fast as it used to).

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              • MasEnha
              • 9xx
              • 26 Nov 2014

              Sony was actually very good company with solid products. But recently their products decreased in term of quality. I've Vaio which brain-death less than 2 years. My friends phones' batt and screen defected in less than one year (eventhough it's flagship). Lastly their after sales services are horrible.

              I'd welcomed the real Sony to back with solid products and services. Their design was always premium (but pertamax is better:P).

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                • Anonymous
                • Ibx
                • 26 Nov 2014

                [deleted post]Yes totally Agree... On something, know wonder buying low end brands! Haha

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                  • Anonymous
                  • w7h
                  • 26 Nov 2014

                  [deleted post]If u want good android upgradability, u should never buy non-flagship devices.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • Qb6
                    • 26 Nov 2014

                    Anonym, 25 Nov 2014Samsung sells a lot more phones than Sony, they are easily ... morereally?

                    i find Samsung phones extremely unreliable based on feedback from frends who used a samsung in the past. It's only great for the first few months then the problems will come. It's like a Ford.

                    but to be honest, I believe it's just the android operating system sucking. the only phones that are stable are the phones that run "stock" android (nexus 5 and 6 eventually)

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                      • Anonym
                      • NCe
                      • 26 Nov 2014

                      [deleted post]Although that is true for their mid-range/lower-end phones, they do have stepped up to the platter and are now providing good support to their flagships (the Xperia Z line).

                      They even have created a new AOSP project that already made available Android Lollipop to those phones (so that 3rd-party development may begin).

                      Don't rule them out, although their past empty promises do take their toll on their credibility (thinking how they mishandled the Xperia SP, particularly how they played with semantics, first stating 4.4 as a given, then as "under investigation" and then finally as a "not going to update").

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                        • Slayer
                        • mqj
                        • 26 Nov 2014

                        DantE O2, 25 Nov 2014you want profit?then bring something new Sony z,z1,z2,z3,+c... moreYup! the typical ifan boy, the fruit company upsizes the iPhone 5 and that is called change! Get a grip!!

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                          • Anonymous
                          • iie
                          • 25 Nov 2014

                          Another Samsung...

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                            • AnonD-89109
                            • ute
                            • 25 Nov 2014

                            So it took Sony this long to understand this simple thing? What happened to the flagship release every six months huh?

                            Someone is very dumb in their business management/marketing department.

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                              • AnonD-8044
                              • sXf
                              • 25 Nov 2014

                              Absolutley impressed with my Sony Z3 compact.Brilliant phone sized smartphone with full power chipset and many extras like proper shutter button for instance. First bought Black but sold it to mate due to long waits for stock availability and then bought White one..Fancy the Green one when its available sim free.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • 4ST
                                • 25 Nov 2014

                                Anonym, 25 Nov 2014Samsung sells a lot more phones than Sony, they are easily ... moreYour Generalizing, plus you don't even own a Sony cell to provide your own experience!
                                Sony is known for Quality and Not for low end products like your counterpart... mass producing and flooding markets with cheap low end cells!!!

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                                  • AnonD-170804
                                  • wu4
                                  • 25 Nov 2014

                                  you want profit sony? increase you xperia ram to at least 1.5 gig!!!!!!!!

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                                    • chiz1
                                    • fuN
                                    • 25 Nov 2014

                                    I'm xperia lww wt19i user i like the phone so much.i want to upgrade it to SONY walkman series. my question are can SONY walkman series come back next year 2015 #sonywalkmanfan

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                                      • Anonym
                                      • NCe
                                      • 25 Nov 2014

                                      Anonymous, 25 Nov 2014Your talk like some talk like fact, you never own a Sony de... moreSamsung sells a lot more phones than Sony, they are easily in another order of magnitude. I still do find Sony phones more *durable*, but durability is not the same as reliability.

                                      Anyone in a carrier shop in Europe will be able to tell you just how frequent it is for the lower-end Sony devices to be returned for service. It's an extremely rare occurrence to not have one for service -- and they do not sell as many as Samsung, yet they are always in the pile.

                                      Higher-end Xperias seem to be plagued with self-cracking glass, maybe due to the way they are waterproofed (the glue used for those panels).

                                      I would rather live with inaccurate colors than a (literally) broken phone.

                                        you want profit?then bring something new Sony z,z1,z2,z3,+compacts they are all the same.
                                        even the "always the same" apple moved recently but sony is not,
                                        bring a huge sensor
                                        bring aluminum body
                                        anything new,