Sony report reveals mobile business is in decline, persisting PS5 supply issues
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- wadia13
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- 24 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 19 Feb 2022Marketplace diversity. Would you like there to be one car c... moreOf course diversity is a good thing. But people on these forums seem to view any criticism of their favourite smartphone brand as a personal attack on themselves and lash back with hostility & hatred. I just don't understand that.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2022I really would love to buy one of their Xperia 5 iii phones... moreI bought one, it's worth it. Very stable phone, first phone I've ever bought with no issues.
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- Anonymous
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- 19 Feb 2022
wadia13, 02 Feb 2022Yes, but why are people so emotionally invested in any spec... moreMarketplace diversity. Would you like there to be one car company?
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- stx
- 11 Feb 2022
I really hope they don't do the same like LG.. otherwise there will be even less choice. Like the Xperia 5 II a lot.
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- Anonymous
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- 07 Feb 2022
Sony's Mobile business is going to continue to be in decline until they release more affordable phones which they never do.
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- imparanoic
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- 05 Feb 2022
you have understand Sony's ideology, high sales is not their target, look at the past, they had released a head mounted display at US$1400 HMZ-T2 (without any tracking) 4 years before playstation vr, obviously it did not sell well, however the technology eventually trickle down to playstation vr selling at US$400 and sony sold 5 million units.
the same principal could apply to sony xperia pro-i, maybe pro-1 iii will take over sony xperia 1 (vi) as flagship at lower price point, seems sony not interesting emulating folding phones route.
or maybe sony use their moderately sucessful audiophile nw-zx or nw-wm range (since 2013, leading in niche market for high resolution audio, we might even see a xperia pro-a with this technology but it won't be cheap at first
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- Tann Hauser
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- 04 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 04 Feb 2022Stop being delusional. The operating income dropped about 20%.Seems you really cant comprehend what the report says.
Sony Electronics quarterly operating income (profit) dropped 20% in Q3 only, and per report not due to Mobiles income, whereas yearly operating income rose up 76% since last year, and is projected to rise up to 90% above last years operating income at the end of this fiscal year.
I definitely would not in any way call that a "declining mobiles buissness" as the articles title suggested.
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- Anonymous
- 70d
- 04 Feb 2022
Tann Hauser, 03 Feb 2022Yet from the source for the article, it appears not. The... moreStop being delusional. The operating income dropped about 20%.
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- Anonymous
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- 04 Feb 2022
imparanoic, 04 Feb 2022i wonder if the xperia pro-1 will sell 100,000k, hard to se... moreI'll be impressed if it sells 10,000 units.
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- Anonymous
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- 04 Feb 2022
imparanoic, 04 Feb 2022that incorrect, xperia 5 iii in uk GBP800 (in Hong Kong HK$... moreThe prices depend on each country. In my country, the S21 Ultra is much cheaper than the Xperia 5 III.
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- 04 Feb 2022
i wonder if the xperia pro-1 will sell 100,000k, hard to see US$1500 phone sell in high numbers even with super niche market
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- imparanoic
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- 04 Feb 2022
that incorrect, xperia 5 iii in uk GBP800 (in Hong Kong HK$7000) for 8gb and 256gb, or with package wh-h910 headphones GBP900, which has sd card support
Galaxy s21 ultra in uk GBP1049 (in Hong Kong HK$9500 for 256 ver) for 8gb and 128gb, or refurbished (not new) GBP820, plus no sd card
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2022
gsmfan1 , 03 Feb 2022actually there are many, now for the same price of the 5 ma... moreWhat's wrong with 21:9?
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- 03 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2022Soon Sony will pull out of the Mobile phone market too. The... moreactually there are many, now for the same price of the 5 mark 3 you can now buy a Oneplus 9 pro or a find x3 pro which are proper flagships, same with a Mi11 Pro imported. All have gorgeous quad hd screens, much better back and selfie cameras, much faster charging, etc... I also haven't been a fan of the 21.9 screen, i used he first generation xperia 1, and xperia 5 m3 and just didn't like the experience.
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2022
Stanley Kubrick, 03 Feb 2022Why not? I The 5 iii has more hardware features than any ot... moreNo, the prices aren't the same. Now the S21 Ultra is much cheaper than the Xperia 5 III.
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- Tann Hauser
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- 03 Feb 2022
Quericus, 03 Feb 2022It appears from the article that Sony, like LG beforehand, ... moreYet from the source for the article, it appears not.
They sold 2% less smartphones in last three months than in same months last year, and yet made more profit for Sony than other electronics like TVs and digital cameras.
https://ibb.co/DpmtBLK
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2022
Stanley Kubrick, 03 Feb 2022Why not? I The 5 iii has more hardware features than any ot... moreS21 Ultra lol....Better in every single aspect EXCEPT no expandable storage. The S21 Ultra is cheaper too, at least in the states its like half the price of the 5 iii
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- Stanley Kubrick
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- 03 Feb 2022
Anonymous, 02 Feb 2022I really would love to buy one of their Xperia 5 iii phones... moreWhy not? I The 5 iii has more hardware features than any other phone available today - except of course another Sony phone - the 1 iii (which I currently have).
Show me a phone...anywhere that has ALL the hardware features of the Sony Mark 3's? It simply does not exist. And yet people shell out the same amount of money for other phones that do NOT have all the features that these Sony phones have without blinking an eye?????
And when it comes to software...it's all Android and it's all the same!
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2022
Soon Sony will pull out of the Mobile phone market too. They've been doing terribly YoY for a long time now and they should really quit. All the Sony phones are either "nothing special while being expensive" or "too niche while also being too expensive".
At the very least, LG had cheap phones with very good specs. Getting 4 LG V60 phones with 4 dual screens for 900 USD two years ago was by far one of the best deals ever. LG made a smart move pulling out of the market while they were still in the green. LG had the right idea, the android market is too competitive.
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- Quericus
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- 03 Feb 2022
It appears from the article that Sony, like LG beforehand, is losing money on its smartphones. Won't be surprised that eventually Sony will cease production of its smartphones.