Sony’s focus shifts to ‘premium’ smartphones in India as the latest profit-seeking move

Quantity or quality? Any mobile device manufacturer would probably take both if it could have them, but it’s not always as easy as it sounds. And when it comes to picking one or the other, many experienced companies make the wrong decision.Sony is bold enough to go the fairly unpopular route of the two, contracting its smartphone business in several key regions, while looking to maximize high-end sales across Europe and Asia.Granted, the low to mid-end, budget-conscious

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Sony Mobile sales continue to contract, but a tiny division profit is recorded

Confirmed reports of Sony looking to dispense with its long-lived, once leading-edge but no longer successful and profitable battery business sounded like bad news not just for the conglomerate’s components and semiconductors departments.Other flagging divisions, including mobile communications, aka smartphones, could be in danger, as Sony stops relying on perennially prosperous gaming, home ...

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What does Sony’s Xperia X brand commitment mean for Xperia C, M?

The Xperia is dead, long live the Xperia. And again.It still seems as though we’re running through a transition period in Sony’s mobile strategy like how one “runs” through a ball pit. While it has officially stated the Xperia Z series has reached its “culmination,” we’re fielding a rumor that a Z6 could be in the plot. Furthermore, we’ve also been talking about ...

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Why Sony’s seven-month Xperia Z-series cycle isn’t all bad

I remember a time when I was switching phones every other week. Literally.I would buy a phone without a contract from an AT&T or Verizon store (or my place of employment), use it for a week or two, then turn around and sell it to the highest bidder on Craigslist. In most cases, I would trade the new phone for a slightly older phone plus some cash. Then I would sell the phone I had just received through the trade for its full value, thus walking away with more money than I had put into the original phone.It’s not like I was making money hand over fist, but I was playing my cards ...

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Sony will fix the Xperia Z, ZL, ZR and Tablet Z KitKat battery issues

For those of you that still sport a Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR or Tablet Z, we’re sure you’ve been quite pleased with your ability to update these legacy devices to Android 4.4 KitKat. Sony has done a great job in keeping its phones up-to-date lately, though not everything has been fun and games. Users have flooded Sony Support forums claiming that there are serious battery draining issues, and apparently there is a fix coming.Sony has confirmed that it has detected the battery drain issues of the mentioned devices, and this problem has to do with Google Play Services. ...

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T-Mobile Sony Xperia Z update rolling out, brings Android 4.3 to the device

Sony’s Xperia Z, despite being surpassed by the company’s next two flagships, is still on the company’s list to receive software updates. The T-Mobile version of the Sony Xperia Z smartphone is being updated to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), with the OTA now rolling out to applicable users.The update occurs at a time when users of global Xperia Z owners already are basking in the glory of Android 4.4.2, KitKat, which only serves to ...

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Sony pushes Android 4.4 KitKat to Xperia Z, Xperia Tablet Z and others

Sony may not be doing the best job in getting the US market full of Xperia smartphones, but they are definitely doing a great job in giving Xperia customers a taste of the latest and greatest of Android. It used to be that Sony was the worse company in updating its smartphones to newer versions of Android, but ever since the launch of the Xperia Z early last year, this has been a different story, and it continues today. The company has just announced Android 4.4 KitKat to devices like the Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, and Xperia Tablet Z. The update details include: Google’s ...

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Sony D6503 Sirius “Z2″ comparison: head-to-head with Xperia Z1, Z

The past several weeks have already offered us more than a few opportunities to look at the Sony D6503 “Sirius,” the handset expected to be the next Z-series flagship, and a phone that just might launch as the Xperia Z2. Back in January, some images arrived that showed Sirius up against the Xperia Z1, letting us see what changes to the design (and there really weren’t that many) Sony might have in store. Today we’re back in the same ...

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Sony Xperia Z update rolling out also for the ZL and ZR, Tablet Z following next week

If you have a Sony Xperia Z you should receive a notification for an update being available for your phone. According to official wording from Sony, it should bring you improvements to the phone’s Bluetooth connectivity and battery. Alongside other fixes, bits should also refer to a new YouTube app, and some other behind the scenes improvements. The same goodies should also be available for the Xperia ZL and ZR phones, so make sure to check that update notification. If you have an Xperia Tablet Z, the ...

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This is how Sony can improve its presence in the US

Sony is capable of making compelling smartphones. I have never for a second doubted that. The Xperia Z, my first device review for Pocketnow last year, was a stellar phone. Its design was great (though I’m not partial to the additional slab of glass), the specifications were on par with its counterparts from Samsung and HTC, and performance was not an issue. That said, the unit I received for review from Clove was not compatible with AT&T in my area. It supported UMTA bands 1, 5, and 8, and I was stuck switching ...

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Sony Xperia Z Android 4.3 update rolls out, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z also get it

If you are an owner of the Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, and/or Xperia Tablet Z, you should check for an update notification to hit your device. Sony is letting everyone know that the Sony Xperia Z Android 4.3 update is being rolled out, and the same platform version is hitting the rest of the aforementioned devices too. Though “timing and availability may vary by market and carrier”, you should all receive your treat of “performance tweaks here & there”. In addition to the OS, the Sony Xperia software also brings you smoother graphic experience, Sony ...

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Android 4.3 update for Sony Xperia Z, ZL leaked

While the Sony Xperia Z Ultra just became a Google Play Edition device, owners of the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL also have a reason to be happy. The Android 4.3 update for Sony Xperia Z, as well as the ZL, is now available to download, thanks to XDA Developers. The Xperia Z’s firmware (C6603) and the C6503 for the ZL are both available at the source links below. Build numbers are 10.4.B.0.569, but it is not yet known whether this specific version of the firmware will the the final one which ...

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These devices have Android 4.4 ROMs available

Before anyone gets their hopes up, as of right this instant, the only device that has an official build of Android 4.4 KitKat is Google’s own Nexus 5. That will change as soon as Google releases updates for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10, and as other OEMs begin pushing updates to their flagship devices. HTC has already committed to releasing its updates “within 90 days“. In the meantime, Google has already pushed KitKat into the AOSP, and you know what that means: custom ROMs! Custom ROMs come in ...

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Sony dishes on Android 4.4, 4.3 updates for Xperia family

Android 4.4: either you’ve got it, or you want it (or you’re on iOS or WP8, in which case, why are you reading this?). The majority of Android users find themselves in the latter situation for the moment, but even then Google’s been releasing app updates to bring portions of the KitKat experience your way. Still, nothing substitutes for the real thing, so most of you out there are probably hoping to learn the details on upgrade plans from your handset’s manufacturer. If that means turning to Sony for news ...

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Why can’t Sony get it right?

Can we all agree on one thing? Sony makes some beautiful devices. Hat tip to everyone in Sony’s design department. The Xperia Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra, and even earlier devices, like the Xperia S and Xperia ion, are gorgeous. All of these devices are genuinely beautiful smartphones, and the Tablet Z is just as beautiful in its larger form. Their expansive glass surfaces, ruggedized plastic (or metal, depending on the model) trim, and distinguished hard corners, all make these smartphones, aesthetically, stick out from the swarm of other smartphones. Most of them are known to ...

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