Sony sells 1.3 million smartphones during the holiday period

04 February 2020
The company actually more than doubled its sales on a quarterly basis.

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  • GBh
  • 04 Feb 2020

I am glad that , albeit slowly, they are improving and selling better little by little.

Let's hope the 3.5 mm jack returns on their devices next and that they continue improving their camera algorithms.

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    • Anonymous
    • 0V7
    • 04 Feb 2020

    Nice, I really hope Sony and LG improve their sales of their phones more. Very unique and beautiful phones. Terribly underrated, in the sea of "performance budget phones".

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      • Anonymous
      • LQu
      • 04 Feb 2020

      Shady69, 04 Feb 2020they should focus on their flagships like apple does and ev... moreMicroLed will never make smartphones..
      Sony and Samsung are leading the race. MicroLed uses smaller panels to create a bigger one of higher resolution.

      Sony sells panels 320 x 360 pixels with 16" x 18" each one, price is $10.000 ...
      Samsung panels are 960 x 540 pixels and 32" each, price is $ 16.000.

      Sony Crystal LED needs: 18 panels for 1080p, 72 panels for 4K, 288 panels for 8K and 576 panels for 16K screen.
      A 16K CrystalLED "TV" costs $5.8000.000 ......

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        • Anonymous
        • 3g5
        • 04 Feb 2020

        Put on sale compact smartphones (max 140mm), in a paralepiped case and without notches, with at least a 765 Snapdragon, a Gorilla 5 protection, 128GB of memory and a good jack plug, we will buy them.

          Shady69, 04 Feb 2020they should focus on their flagships like apple does and ev... moreA one of 2 flaships per year keeps the bad sales away !

          When i say flagship i mean a phone that is on pair with all kinds of specs when compared to other flagship phones.

            they should focus on their flagships like apple does and every couple of years release a "midranger" or 2, and the rest of the time continue to improve their cam sensors and maybe bring mini and micro led to smartphones.

              SpiritWolf, 04 Feb 2020So do I. But I want my next phone Spygle-free, so it will p... moreGoogle and Apple both are from USA and good servant of their government on spying

                potato4k, 04 Feb 2020Sony mobile literally now only operates in Japan, parts of ... moreI have been saying that for years. They could do so much better, around the world in all kinds of countries and not just certain, only if they changed tactics.
                Many of us gave feedback, but i haven't seen a Sony phone that would be worth the price.
                There was always something wrong, most of the times it was small battery in a phone with 4k ultra HDR, something something more ultra.
                They say Sony has good battery optimization, but that doesn't help much if other brands have bigger battery and lower price.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • LQu
                  • 04 Feb 2020

                  potato4k, 04 Feb 2020Sony mobile literally now only operates in Japan, parts of ... moreThey still sell in USA. I think they will partner with verizon again.
                  There was a NFL game in Houston broadcasted with help of Verizon and 5G xperia prototype.

                  Last year they made in partnership with Academy of Art in San Francisco, the Xperia Film Fest. Short movies with Xperia 1, the winner got $10.000 prize (link below).
                  https://youtu.be/vM5Fpkkyn-I

                  Also a photographer took 1 and 5 to test their skills outdoor and studio shooting.
                  https://youtu.be/7FRTvlENpLw

                  They finally realized the poor marketing was the main issue. How are ppl going to buy something they have never heard of?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • mE0
                    • 04 Feb 2020

                    SpiritWolf, 04 Feb 2020So do I. But I want my next phone Spygle-free, so it will p... moreBecause no other country or company spies? Or you just have a particular preference on who you like spying on you ?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • LQu
                      • 04 Feb 2020

                      KebabSLO, 04 Feb 2020So there is still hope for Sony smartphones. If they didn't... moreThey want integrate 5G into many of their products, IoT etc ...
                      They said mobile is very important piece in this process.
                      If they wanted to get rid of xperia, they would have done same way they did to Vaio.

                        KebabSLO, 04 Feb 2020So there is still hope for Sony smartphones. If they didn't... moreSony mobile literally now only operates in Japan, parts of Europe, Taiwan and Hong Kong. If they cannot even improve sales in those developed markets (where the consumers are not strapped for money), they really need to rethink the way they do business.

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                          • ytx
                          • 04 Feb 2020

                          At least SONY isn't going away as a company like HTC, BB, Nokia

                            KebabSLO, 04 Feb 2020So there is still hope for Sony smartphones. If they didn't... moreSo do I. But I want my next phone Spygle-free, so it will probably be Huawei P50 Pro. (Hopefully with Harmony OS.)

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                              • Anonymous
                              • LQu
                              • 04 Feb 2020

                              News from Japan/China is that they are confident new devices will bring more costumers.
                              Recent gossip points that the so called "5 Plus" would be replacement of Xperia 10 Plus.
                              Nobody knows for sure, because there would not bring two devices with 4K screen, the called Xperia 0 seems to exist.

                                So there is still hope for Sony smartphones. If they didn't sell enough units they could completely shut down smartphone productions and focus on products that sell better.
                                I am still rooting for Sony after all these years, that one day they will release a nearly perfect speced phone with friendly price.

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