Sony Ericsson Ranks Highest in Music Phone Sales
22 March 2007 by axxxr Of all 220 mobile phones that play music in the UK, ten key models account for almost half of mobile music consumption, Sony Ericsson handsets account for 6 out of the Top 10.
M:Metrics, the mobile market authority, today released for the first time its figures on the mobile music market. The firm found that ownership of musicphones (defined as phones that are capable of music storage and playback) is growing rapidly across the United States and Western Europe. The UK boasts the highest penetration of these devices, at 40 percent, followed by Germany (34 percent), Italy (32 percent), Spain (29 percent) and France (23 percent). While the United States lags these markets, with only 17 percent, or 33 million, of mobile subscribers owning a musicphone, it has shown impressive growth in the past year: a 385 percent increase from January 2006 to January 2007. "There are plenty of musicphones which can play music, but a small handful of these, designed and marketed specifically for music playback, is accelerating awareness and interest in hybrid phone/music players," said Jen Wu, analyst, M:Metrics. "Predictably, music activity is considerably higher on music-focused phones: for example, 67 percent of Sony Ericsson W850i owners in the UK listen to sideloaded music on their phone, compared with only 28 percent of overall musicphone owners in the UK." source:mmetrics
 
Comments On 26 Mar 14:37 MrS wrote The result is not very surprising - considering the amount of music phones from SE and Nokia: SE has few top-selling music phones - but nothing else. Nokia has a huge range of music capable phones but only some of them true top-sellers (e.g. N73). Nokia's cumulative amount of sold music phones exceed SE's. On 26 Mar 08:38 goblin wrote applause applause......................................................................................................................................................................... On 26 Mar 01:16 rehamer wrote I wonder why n91 didnot get a score....its the music oriented n series. I am a big fan of SE until mobile-review.com reviewed w950 and n91. I am pleased with the performace of n91 when it comes to music quality. Walkman users should give it a try. You will see the diffence. Got this fones to give credibility of my statement. w900i, k800i, m600i, p990i and finally, n91i ( 8 gig ) with a2dp support. On 25 Mar 08:14 ANTINOKIA wrote TO Marc, i agree wif m600i..poor u..pls go work hard and get a SE walkman hp in order to make some changes to your pathetic life... for god sake? u seem quite pitiful from teh way u say..'poor thin'... On 24 Mar 16:16 Samir wrote M t bigest se fan in t wrld. Ive used every se phone since k750. Nokia's decade at an end On 24 Mar 09:14 m600i wrote dear Marc, its a same that your life is so disapointing, maybe it's because you don't own a walkman phone. we all know you want one. maybe the price is a bit to high for your budget! we all know you still are calling with a Nokia 3310, and your comment about the walkman phone is lacking of volume. thats still beter than no volume! but i like to vote: who like to give MARC a real SE walkman phone? *so MARC can have a nice summer! VOTE/ VOTE/VOTE On 23 Mar 18:39 globe wrote way to go sony ericsson! @Dogmann please enjoy your non-SE crappy music phone, we wont bother you.. On 23 Mar 17:57 suprarx wrote good work sony ericsson. ;-) ive got a w810i yaaaaaay On 23 Mar 11:25 phoneyericsson wrote wow, great news..... i'm really proud that SE are making so much money. Long live capitalism!!!!!!!! On 23 Mar 09:49 ANTINOKIA wrote TO MARC, I GUESS U R JUS A BRAINLESS GUY WHO SAY BAD THING ABT SE. BE CAREFUL OF UR BACK.. U MIGHT GET HURT BY SE FANS.. JUS BE CAREFUL On 23 Mar 09:09 Ranjith wrote no surprise... anyway...standing ovation! R On 23 Mar 08:06 skylineR35 wrote superb. continue to go ahead SE. im proud to know that K800 is the most people choice outthere. go ahead SE! On 23 Mar 07:58 mode wrote So typically you Dogmann, at least the SE fanatics don't take random cheap shots at Nokia forums. Hope you succeed in whatever it is you're trying to achieve. Till then, get a life. Go SE! On 23 Mar 05:22 erwin wrote SE phones are the best music oriented phones in the market. i have tried the nokias and samsungs but they are really below in the music dept where sony reigns. On 22 Mar 19:10 Dogmann wrote Very interesting considering so many here complain about various issues with their Walkman branded phones lacking in volume, hissing or other such problems. Obviously as the W handsets are marketed so heavily as Walkman phones and SE has so many of them to gain market share lots of guliable members of the public buy them and only listen to Music occasionally and can't be that interested in quality Music or even unaware of what it really is. Of course i will now be slated as an SE hater but the truth hurts SE fanatics at least. Marc On 22 Mar 17:59 yogesh wrote that's no wonder.... SE is the best>>>>>>>>>>> |
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