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Supa_Fly
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On 2010-02-17 10:12:46, dothan wrote:
SE are learning. They don't need to have phones that are with the best possible features, they just need phones with good specs on right price levels in order to sell them and to generate profit. Yea, some of the fanboys and geeks maybe will be not so happy from the specs but they are only a small part of the market. Usually the normal users don't really care with is the version of the OS in their phones, they just want them to work as they want.
Sorry but sales figures are dis-agreeing with you here.
Official sales figures from  shows that feature phones or low/mid-end mass market phones are NOT selling very well for the past 2009 Fiscal year (you recall that profits DROPPED as well as revenue significantly right)?! One just has to search these very forums for the proof! Management re-organization was done for a reason; and definately against your statement.
Also note sales from the competition on worldwide sales of high-end smartphones (features and hardware) are increasing in sales revenue & profits not dropping! This is no longer a trend as its been sustainably growing increasingly significantly every quarter for over 2yrs now, and exponentially the past 9mths.
is going the cookie cutter carbon segmentation route that Nokia has been known for; which even Nokia has stated their abandoning with any smartphone OS device strategy. SonyEricsson is hoping to boost sales and thus revenue by cutting manufacturing costs by using the same basic hardware platform for the X10 Mini & X10 Mini Pro along with the Vivaz and Vivaz Pro lineup.
Personally I think this is a dumb marketing, platform design, and sales strategy because who in their right minds (geeks, us forum followers, or average consumer) wants to purchase a $300 retail phone that looks and acts like a $150 contract phone?! Or who wants to purchase a $500 retail phone at launch when they need one with a keyboard that costs just $50-70 more; or less than $20 more on contract?!?! [Vivaz vs Vivaz Pro]?!?!?!!!!!
@Synn,
Genius has been around a little longer than you think. Just because it wasn't on iPod/iPhone doesn't mean it was not used or implemented in iTunes the desktop/laptop software earlier. BTW, SenseMe and Genius are not directly competitive nor related in their functionality. So no copying here. What Doministry was talking about was the huge massive direction for touchscreen phones ... now has Satio, Vivaz, Vivaz Pro, X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro, X2 a total of 7 products; but really just 5 products and sub-categories.
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bronxdude
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On 2010-02-20 16:30:25, S4k1s wrote:
Btw...
I have to agree with everyone about the Equalizer issue. You can't have a full music experience if you at least can't chose between presets. Flat is the way the music was intended to sound but we all like to edit the bas and treble depending on what earphones we use or what genre we listen to. I don't know if this is a OS limitation, but seeing as the Equalizer is missing from most of the latest handsets this issue needs to be addressed.
equalisers are not OS limitation.  Its reallt sad that SE is not putting equaliser in Vivaz and X10. They would have been perfect. |
wiraperkasa
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if this is a phone and under SE playstation brand...can download all the games that the psp go have...it definitely will sell a lot!
http://www.slashgear.com/moblic-e7-wimax-mid-of-mystery-2375232/
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badassmam
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Nice and quiet around here 
New Walkmans for a possible Summer announcement. I'm hoping for high end stuff to replace the W995 but it seems this and Cybershot high ends are gone. Walkman = quality music. Cybershot = quality imaging. Entertainment Unlimited = recalls and failure. It's like Ashley Cole pimping when he's got/had Cheryl waiting for him at home. Walkmans were always the coolest and best looking phones, why not resurrect these brands at the top level?
The HTC HD2 will be the first WP7 mobile since its already out but LG plan to put their first one out in September which is a lot sooner than what we expected. Microsoft have specific builds for different form factors so a full touch device has to be 1GHz+ and dedicated graphics chip (like Tegra on Zune) etc. There is a specific slide out qwerty build which also requires 1GHz+ so expect a speedier device than the X2 for sure. Every WP7 promises to be high end, even must comply to this. |
Sutitan
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"and Cybershot high ends are gone."
my heart is crushed. Are there ANY cybershots in the lineup? |
kreacher
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On 2010-02-26 01:53:20, badassmam wrote:
I'm hoping for high end stuff to replace the W995 but it seems this and Cybershot high ends are gone.
I was hoping for the same since I'm not happy with the image quality on my W995 
SE should just use a large (physical dimension) 3.2 MP EXMOR sensor in a phone and market it as an alternative to some of the small digital cameras with ridiculously high megapixels. |
bronxdude
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On 2010-02-26 01:53:20, badassmam wrote:
Nice and quiet around here
New Walkmans for a possible Summer announcement. I'm hoping for high end stuff to replace the W995 but it seems this and Cybershot high ends are gone. Walkman = quality music. Cybershot = quality imaging. Entertainment Unlimited = recalls and failure. It's like Ashley Cole pimping when he's got/had Cheryl waiting for him at home. Walkmans were always the coolest and best looking phones, why not resurrect these brands at the top level?
i agree. why not resurrect Walkman and Cybershot phones? I, for one, is craving for a highend walkman phone. My W980 has been destroyed due to the floods here in the Philippines. I'm missing the clear bass/stereo technology. Plus, it has to have a 3.5mm headphone jack. And touchscreen would be a welcome feature. |
bambarah
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Cybershot & Walkman aren't vanished !
Entertainment Unlimited is the combined production , it saves cost for |
TJMonkey15
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On 2010-02-26 12:54:25, kreacher wrote:
SE should just use a large (physical dimension) 3.2 MP EXMOR sensor in a phone and market it as an alternative to some of the small digital cameras with ridiculously high megapixels.
I agree! Stop giving us more megapixels and give us better sensors/optics with less pixels. |
bronxdude
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On 2010-02-26 23:14:51, bambarah wrote:
Entertainment Unlimited is the combined production , it saves cost for
how can you save cost if all you get are recalls? you are putting the brand in a lose-all situation |
doministry
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Badassmam
Thanks for updated info.
I assumed SE highend WM7 since they're Microsoft hardware partners...
Prom1
You forgot to mention also Aspen = touchscreen too.
So it's 8 TS devices.
Compare it to P1/W960 times... Just 2.
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badassmam
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EU phones lack the Walkman settings, the cameras are nothing special either. Aino has excellent music while Satio has a good camera. Cybershots should have all the settings that you get on the X10, Satio has whack music so why not make it a Cybershot rather than pretend its a Walkman without a 3.5mm jack? iPhone is the ultimate iPod with fantastic music quality so people don't mind an average camera. I would wait for Walkman announcements because they were always so good in terms of music quality and also the bold and bright designs for young people. How many times I have said to myself, 'I wonder if there is a Walkman version for this?', those were the days.
@doministry
Last year I was banging on about HTC with Tegra and 1.5Ghz processing but it is set for later this year due to WP7 delays. I was expecting this hardware at MWC but Microsoft has changed everything. I would expect this stuff on the HD3 now. I was also expecting phones like the HTC Trophy at MWC. It could be the case that the hardware needs updating since the shelf life of these phones have suddenly been reduced, who knows?
In terms of and its phone, it must have a capacitive screen, dedicated graphics chip, GPS and a few other things, I'm sure you can already picture this phone. Even if it only has 1Ghz instead of 1.5Ghz, WP7 will be slick since Microsoft won't allow poor hardware. I've seen WP7 on HD2 and its electric. It won't be obsolete like the X2 and won't struggle on any process. |
Supa_Fly
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On 2010-02-27 02:03:48, badassmam wrote:
@doministry
Last year I was banging on about HTC with Tegra and 1.5Ghz processing but it is set for later this year due to WP7 delays. I was expecting this hardware at MWC but Microsoft has changed everything. I would expect this stuff on the HD3 now. I was also expecting phones like the HTC Trophy at MWC. It could be the case that the hardware needs updating since the shelf life of these phones have suddenly been reduced, who knows?
In terms of and its phone, it must have a capacitive screen, dedicated graphics chip, GPS and a few other things, I'm sure you can already picture this phone. Even if it only has 1Ghz instead of 1.5Ghz, WP7 will be slick since Microsoft won't allow poor hardware. I've seen WP7 on HD2 and its electric. It won't be obsolete like the X2 and won't struggle on any process.
Funny enough the hardware IS ready! NVidia does NOT dissappoint and their still on their own, not bought out like ATi have been.
Also note that Audi is using this Tegra2 platform in ALL new vehicle models this year including the new S4/S6/S8/A8. It's an 8-core SMP Cortex A9 cpu and it already has next generation mobile graphics.
I recall you stating this back in October 2009 (?) and I didn't believe you at ALL! I'm sure glad you where right.
Its Microsoft that is holding SE back ... and I fear with the limitations on design UI there is not much worth of investment for differentiation that should invest in.
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doministry
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@Badassmam
Thanks. Great info. Interesting if SE will stick to qwerty too, a must thing.....
@Prom1
Well, I still don't really think that Microsoft will completely abandon any customization to UI.
I may be wrong but we'll see...
Basically I don't like Android too much so I don't consider this anyway.
WM - I assume - will still have the fulliest package.
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bambarah
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I want to draw attention for a serious point
at least 20% of world population are muslims , they need to know the direction of "Qibla" to do thier pray
I use a pocket compass when I travel to Europe in holidays or business trips to help me showing the right direction when I in my hotelroom
so I think should put digital compass in high ends at least 
There is a nice developed application for that purpose in NOKIA N97 , but I don't know for how long I'd stay loyal to |
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Posted: 2010-02-20 21:03
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