Sony's smartphone workforce to be reduced by 50% within a year

30 March 2019
Some of the Japanese employees to be transferred to other divisions, voluntary retirement on the table in Europe and China.

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  • 31 Mar 2019

anonymous, 30 Mar 2019Then explain to me why XZ3 oled is better than Samsung and ... moreBecause XZ3 oled screen is made by LG, from South Korea.

    Well despite them failing big in dxo point game, they did mention how great colors are (unlike P30), so with aperture f1.6, bigger pixels, OIS, up to 30 secs exposure and double alpha processing, it should wipe the floor with other flagships if it's simple shooting modes. HDR and super low light performance which is hard to guess for unfinished product, should still be at least better than before.
    All phones struggle to deliver true colors, so how is important to you to capture what you see in the same colors... I would say they will need that workforce back soon.

      anonymous, 30 Mar 2019Then explain to me why XZ3 oled is better than Samsung and ... morelooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!

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        • Anonymous
        • 8as
        • 31 Mar 2019

        Playstation guys should take over and design a smartphone.

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          • Anonymous
          • m5H
          • 31 Mar 2019

          anonymous, 30 Mar 2019Then explain to me why XZ3 oled is better than Samsung and ... moreYou mean the LG panel?

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            • Anonymous
            • 3xd
            • 30 Mar 2019

            MrGrumpy, 30 Mar 2019I wish Sony would reduce their phone size by 50% instead of... moreAmen brother, amen!

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              • 3UX
              • 30 Mar 2019

              regs, 30 Mar 2019People like us exactly know what they expect from modern sm... moreWhat Marketing? You are little out of topic

                AnonD-794992, 30 Mar 2019If you think that Sony exiting from the market will make yo... morelol they already give up mobile division in my country becoz they have bad CS, terrible after sales and bad QC compare their other product such as tv, playstation or sound and many other product.

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                  • 30 Mar 2019

                  heyyoushitusers, 30 Mar 2019your phones uses sony imx so don't act like your phone don'... moreNothing, other suppliers will supply sensors. But even if Sony stopped producing mobile phones, if selling sensors is profitable they would continue to manufacture them. It's business. They do not do it well designing phones and with a bad strategy. But they do manufacture sensors that are chosen by many. What is profitable prospers, what gives losses continuously and can not be made profitable ends and liquidates.

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                    • 30 Mar 2019

                    I wish Sony would reduce their phone size by 50% instead of the workforce.

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                      • anonymous
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                      • 30 Mar 2019

                      vrvly, 30 Mar 2019They loose for obvious reasons, not giving users what other... moreThen explain to me why XZ3 oled is better than Samsung and Apple.

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                        • 30 Mar 2019

                        arun5959, 30 Mar 2019Cutting workforce is not the solution. Problem lies in thic... more

                        What's the problem with bezels? Notch or hole is far worse. Bezeless makes all phones look the same and boring so makers started using those crazy colours on the back to stand out. A disposable phone from China looks almost the same as any premium-brand phone. This just can't be right...

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                          • 2Am
                          • 30 Mar 2019

                          your phones uses sony imx so don't act like your phone don't uses sony's owned. tell to your phone brand stop using sony things and let's what will happen to your phones.

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                            • tu6
                            • 30 Mar 2019

                            Sony Mobile never listen to the people who is really buying Sony Xperias and now they are going down under.

                            Insanely overpriced Xperia never attract new customers. The decision making group inside Sony is to be blame for making a lame final decision. Now they are shifting their errors consequences to their hardworking workforces who is perhaps has working for Sony more than 20 years.

                            Now, Samsung and Huawei have "forced" me to buy from them as they are producing what we really want, although not entirely.

                            Every corner along the street, coffee shops, malls and workplace, Huawei ringtone loudly ringing and Samsung sight is clear crystal significance and not an alien to see, a reminiscence of Nokia during its heyday. But Xperia? Nowhere to be seen. It is now a rare artifact, bought only by a well informed users only.

                            Farewell Sony and bon voyage to board your ship silently by packing out from South East Asia. Thank you for the past, Xperia.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • xq5
                              • 30 Mar 2019

                              Stop hating and don't buy Sony if you don't like it.

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                                • nmx
                                • 30 Mar 2019

                                BROKEASS TECH, 30 Mar 2019This is sad to hear. Unfortunately Sony are just not releva... moreOne of the few intelligent comments in this whole comment section. Props.

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                                  • nmx
                                  • 30 Mar 2019

                                  ben ben, 30 Mar 2019at this point you could say Sony are pretty much useless in... more"useless in other techs"
                                  You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Headphones, TVs, Hi-Fi's, games consoles, mirrorless & compact cameras, I can go on. While you're free to believe whatever you want about Sony's mobile phones, saying their useless in everything is arrogant at the least. They're one of, if not THE, most diversified companies in the world - from electronics to funding to music/movie industry.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • nmx
                                    • 30 Mar 2019

                                    Anonymous, 30 Mar 2019We're on the same boat mate. Struggling to find something g... moreAgreed. I was thinking going Apple but their phone designs have become a bit unappealing to me over the years, their iPads and other products still look great though. I might go for LG mostly because of the whole Quad DAC thing, although they also look similar to all the other phones in the market... Maybe... Sharp?

                                      great news, this will probably mean better screen, better audio and better camera....

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                                        • ben ben
                                        • bJb
                                        • 30 Mar 2019

                                        at this point you could say Sony are pretty much useless in both phones and other techs. Nobody really buy their overpriced stuff. They should start realizing that the world has moved on with chinese brands or mostly made these days. you cannot come up with crap every year and expect people to pay that same premium price again like those days. Apparently they're still living in the 90's. Should start considering teaming up with HTC , Blackberry or something. Sony's glamorous years were with Ericsson anyway.