Sony sold 7.1 million PS 5 consoles in the final quarter of 2022, mobile division not doing so well
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- Anonymous
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- 11 Feb 2023
Pearl of the orient, 02 Feb 2023People are so overly dramatic with Xperia Phones, get over ... moreAgreed
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- 09 Feb 2023
Osiris, 06 Feb 2023Switch is killing and the new will be even betterNah, steam deck is just better.
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Daemon Targaryen, 03 Feb 2023The PlayStation 5 selling at a slower pace than the PlaySta... moreSwitch is killing and the new will be even better
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- 04 Feb 2023
Autobiote, 04 Feb 2023>mobile division not doing so well Well, no crap, con... moreAnd the ridiculously low amount of major OS updates. Definitely not appealing devices.
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- 04 Feb 2023
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2023But the phones you mentioned will end up outliving their ch... moreWhich Xperia you talking about here? And which Poco you comparing it to? Just mentioning this is better than that without giving examples is not how to make Sony look better, dude.
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- Autobiote
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- 04 Feb 2023
>mobile division not doing so well
Well, no crap, considering Sony's obsession with making devices with last-gen tech/hardware and trying to sell them for supra-current-gen prices
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2023
I'll be one if the first to say that, even though I love the brand, the prices are, in my opinion, ends up killing the sales, software support, with all honesty, I couldn't care less. For example, my current phone is a Samsung, not top of the line, but still supported by them, and I got android 13 about a month ago, I think... And somehow, it feels it's getting worst by the day, I hate it. The finger print ready is just bad, even before I put a screen protector, a stupid bug that once in every 10 times I connect to a Bluetooth speaker, starts to call my last number automatically, após suddenly not working and having to restart to get them to work, and on and on it goes. The previous to this one, was a Xperia Z, from 2013 and I bought that reconditioned, and it lasted me until late 2020, and it was the battery that died after a fall. Unfortunately, I needed another phone urgently and got this thing, as there were no other better choices in store. The Z had it's short falls, without a doubt but it was by then a 7 year old phone, it could go to school already, but I didn't miss anything without the updates. If anything, Google themselves released a half baked Android 12 with the pixel 6.
But about the sales, I think I'm also not wrong in saying that every market with Chinese phones available, the established brands aren't doing great either, apart from Apple? The market is so flooded by now, the established brands either go budget and make a loss, premium and hope for the best or find a niche and stick with it as long you don't make a loss, and I think Sony has decided for the later 2.
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- 03 Feb 2023
Anonymous, 03 Feb 2023casuals buying crap stuff just because it's popular ov... moreThe expensive price is what they have to pay for the only phone to have most of the features that they complain are being removed on competitors flagship.
But what other cheaper alternatives do they have lmao.
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- 03 Feb 2023
CargoJoe, 03 Feb 2023People: We want headphone jack, micro SD, better speakers, ... moreMost sony people are all talk but do not vote with their wallet. This is the only brand that combines FLAGSHIP CHIP + 3.5mm JACK + MICROSD slot + useful BEZELS + NO NOTCH + FLAT SCREEN. Drop the flagship chip for a 778G if you want a removable battery while retaining IP68 and you get a Samsung Xcover6 Pro.
But noooooooooooooooo. The price reeeeeeeeeeee. So which cheaper AND brand new alternative can you get?
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- 03 Feb 2023
LoneOwl, 02 Feb 2023To literally no ones surprise, mobile division is going to ... moreBut the phones you mentioned will end up outliving their cheaper counterparts. It was amusing to see an ancient Xperia do better in gaming than one of the newest midranger from Poco at that time.
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- 03 Feb 2023
CargoJoe, 03 Feb 2023People: We want headphone jack, micro SD, better speakers, ... moreThey exist but misses to have an in-display fingerprint reader and fast charge wireless/wired tecnology. 30 Watts doesn't do for me, that's why I have a Oneplus phone and not an Xperia
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- Anonymous
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- 03 Feb 2023
[deleted post]Consoles are tr@sh anyway. Go outside and enjoy other things, if you really want to do something with your free time.
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- 03 Feb 2023
Xperia 1 IV cost about the same of iphone 13 pro max in my country. Ofc this is from private import shops since Sony mobile already exit my country in 2017. Idk if they're being scalper or not but I've been observing since Xperia 1 II, the cost is always about the same iphone pro max. The sales also very small, mostly around 10ish units/shop, combined with xperia 5 probably less than 100 units in a generation. At this point I'm pretty sure most ppl would choose Galaxy S series or ultra which is about 20% cheaper compared to pro max.
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- 03 Feb 2023
LoneOwl, 02 Feb 2023To literally no ones surprise, mobile division is going to ... moreI will agree that last year time launches were absolutely fkin terrible.
But it wasnt as bad as in 2021, where they announced 5 III on February only for it to release near Christmas lmao
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CargoJoe, 03 Feb 2023People: We want headphone jack, micro SD, better speakers, ... morecasuals buying crap stuff just because it's popular over actually what is better
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- 03 Feb 2023
CargoJoe, 03 Feb 2023People: We want headphone jack, micro SD, better speakers, ... morethat's a fact, i think if sony marketed the phones like crazy sold in US carrier, then it would be one of the top popular phones to get...us hardcore tech fans in forums and such is one thing
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- 03 Feb 2023
Daemon Targaryen, 03 Feb 2023The PlayStation 5 selling at a slower pace than the PlaySta... moreyeah but it's also a more expensive system and it was harder to get only until very recently has that improved, so best believe those things change more so, it will easily surpass ps4
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- IbE
- 03 Feb 2023
The PlayStation 5 selling at a slower pace than the PlayStation 4. The PS4 sold 53M after 3 years. The PS5 might reach less than that. I believe the PS5 won't outsell the PS4 once it's all said and done. Both gaming consoles and smartphones don't excite people like they did 10-15 years ago.
I don't believe the successor to the Switch will outsell the Switch like the 3DS didn't over the DS or Wii U didn't over the Wii. Too much competition and perhaps gaming and gadget fatigue. We have enough content across all platforms to entertain us for an entire lifetime.
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- tom-phils
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- 03 Feb 2023
As expected, their phones only appeal to selected group of users. They have all the technology in the world to make one of the best phones but decides to be selective.
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- CargoJoe
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- 03 Feb 2023
People: We want headphone jack, micro SD, better speakers, stock Android.
Sony: Exist.
People: This phone sucks.
At this point not sure what pe want on a phone.
Not a big of a loss. Compared to last year, only like 10ish billions. Honestly they should play computational photography a bit more attention but keep doing what they're doing. Then there's also the mid range segment. Should have a bigger phone instead of the 10. As far as I remember the Xperia 1 series are not meant to sell well or be a big smartphone name. Let's just see what this year will bring.