Sony will keep making smartphones for multiple years to come, Qualcomm reveals

22 June 2023
The two companies have renewed their partnership.

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I guess Sony using their phones, much like Google, as a testing platform for their technologies, as well as some form of integration with their other technologies (eg:- their cinema like features). This seems almost great in so many ways, except Sony doesn't do it smoothly enough. Like having mutli-frame HDR for video, having same or similar pixel sizes so that moving between various cameras is smoother, their cinema UI (App) is not ideal for smartphones, and there are so many unnecessary small glitches. Not sure what the dual layer pixel has contributed in terms of video quality, but for photo quality it doesn't seem sufficient, especially without better HDR.

Sony does many things great. And many things are just incomplete projects.

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    • Crazy
    • CbG
    • 23 Jun 2023

    Sony should enter India again
    People are using boring iphone for that price 🙄

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      • Anonymous
      • jCb
      • 23 Jun 2023

      Xperiafan5, 23 Jun 2023Samsung leaving the Smartphone market doesn't mean the... moreSamsung stopped making cameras a long time ago. What are you talking about?

        rizki1, 23 Jun 2023And will always use SD695 for 10 series 🤣 Because Qualcomm ... moreNot when they axed their last global low-end series, the L series, with L4 around 2 years ago, and their Average Selling Price per unit of Xperia is now at $1.000+, meaning at Xperia 1 series pricing territories. Their current low-end series, the Xperia Ace, has been exclusive in Japan for 4 years now, and we don't know if the Xperia Ace IV will eventually go global or not.

          Sensational news. I only buy Japanese brand electronics products including Panasonic, Sony etc. and I support Sony, the only brand for mobiles in Europe.
          Next week the 1 V and I would go to the Pro series only if the screen gets bigger than the 1 series.

            yuka, 23 Jun 2023They stopped making *true* compact phones and never recover... moreThat isn't compact either. Is it?

              Anonymous, 23 Jun 2023Nice joke you made, you have a comment quality of 13 years ... moreSamsung leaving the Smartphone market doesn't mean they'll stop supplying parts to other companies. Their camera sales % has been dropping a lot in the past couple of years, so it's not going to be a big deal if they stop selling those. Their chipsets aren't that good either; so they'll hardly be missed. The rest are really good, but as I said ; withdrawing from smartphone production doesn't imply stopping the production of smartphone parts. The production of those parts isn't done by the mobile division.

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                • Anonymous
                • Emn
                • 23 Jun 2023

                well I just hope that they sell phones similar to other companies where they sell low end, midrange and flagship devices and a charger maybe I mean this is sony but cmon they could do better

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                  • Jay
                  • t7W
                  • 23 Jun 2023

                  But no one will care

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                    • Anonymous
                    • 61x
                    • 23 Jun 2023

                    NBMSCH, 23 Jun 2023...and maybe Apple or Samsung will leave mobile industry on... moreNice joke you made, you have a comment quality of 13 years old boy 👍

                    Samsung leaving smartphone industry = production of smartphone is equal zero and multi millions unemployed people worldwide, or equal to world collapsing.

                    Never forget that "almost" every smartphone brand are using samsung parts and patents, from phone screen (include foldable screen) , camera sensor, chipset, phone storage+RAM, waterdrop foldable hinge, etc.
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                      And will always use SD695 for 10 series 🤣 Because Qualcomm has a lot of stock for them. Their mid range are awful compared to Samsung and Chinese.

                      It's time to bring back the low end, give it good marketing, sell it in a country like Africa or Asia.. and maybe get 10 million sold per year.

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                        • yuka
                        • n8F
                        • 23 Jun 2023

                        Anonymous, 23 Jun 2023The remote control form factor is both very unattractive an... moreThey stopped making *true* compact phones and never recovered since. They lost their loyal customer base (like me) with their ridiculous form factor. I now own a S22, very happy and never look back.

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                          • Apnadelaide
                          • iwp
                          • 23 Jun 2023

                          What about releasing the phones within 1-2 months after announcing them.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • YYX
                            • 23 Jun 2023

                            Jimbob, 23 Jun 2023They keep making these tall phones for years now & they... moreThe remote control form factor is both very unattractive and impractical.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • YYX
                              • 23 Jun 2023

                              SuuperBaka, 23 Jun 2023Time for some popcorn for the comment section. The pe... moreSo, their low sales numbers are wrong? Or, maybe they just have a lot of cash to keep their smartphone division afloat. The question is: How long can they keep it up?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • YYX
                                • 23 Jun 2023

                                Anonymous, 23 Jun 2023Not in Germany ... 😂😂😂😂😂So Sony is number one in Germany?

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                                  • Jimbob
                                  • 7@u
                                  • 23 Jun 2023

                                  They keep making these tall phones for years now & they refuse to change..

                                    Still the only phone that is a tool and not a "phone that does everything without you lifting a finger". I've heard a lot of people in many platforms saying their phones are boring, be it, iPhones, Samsung or the Chinese brands. The only two phones I find fun nowadays is either Sony with Pro cameras and Nothing Phone with LEDs. And no. Vivo's and Tecno's UV back panel is useless at best.

                                    Of course Sony is as expensive as iPhone 14 Pro and Samsung ($999 only applies to less than 10 countries) and their software support are yesteryears behind. But unless you are paranoid of the Illuminati, it's not the end of the world.

                                    I'd rather have an extra year of OS updates too if it means getting every last feature that exists since phones become pocketable.

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                                      • Gxb
                                      • 23 Jun 2023

                                      Did Sony just say "We are always listening to our consumers" lol. Really Sony? if you did you would sell more phones. With that said, let's see the cutting edge technology that you speak of featured in the Xperia Pro II. Being a Pro, nothing should be spared, being Sony nothing else should outshine it. Not holding my breath but very interested to see what comes next.

                                        Time for some popcorn for the comment section.


                                        The people who keep saying "nobody buys their smartphones" are just wrong. They've said the same thing for years now, but still on that copium.

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