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goldenface
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On 2014-07-28 10:28:43, cableguy wrote:
China seems to be where the money is at now, look at the results from Apple they made huge revenue there last year.
Sony would be better off making money there than in the US where Apple have such a strong hold and Samsung spend $$$ on advertising, operators will mainly sell phones that people want, if people see XX amount of ads for Samsung a lot of them will want those phones.
I don't think Sony will ever to really well in China, for political reasons. As soon as there is a diplomatic spat over the islands, which is bound to happen, anti-Japanese sentiment becomes inflamed and sales suffer.
I think they should stick to Europe, tackle the US and maintain their good momentum in India - all large markets.
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-XYZ
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If the PS4 does well in China, Xperia smartphones may do wel, merely by association.
Too early to say really. |
Ricky D
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Actually, I think the diplomatic situation between China and Japan tends to only happen in brief flashes, things tend to cool down quite quickly, and the height of the anti-Japanese sentiment is not Sony's key smartphone market.
Those who are young (below 35), male and with disposable income tend to be more open minded.. and choose Samsungs  .
Most over 40/45 want iPhones or this really peculiar dual-sim Samsung flip phone. Young girls want iPhones.
Sony will do well to compete with young techy males and pick up any strays from the young female groups.
As for the PS4, is it officially available in China? I know the Wii was never allowed to be on sale properly, although it was a ban that was widely ignored. I don't remember the exact reasoning for the console ban but I felt it was to do with Wii having it's own built-in web browser (which would also put every other modern console out).
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DACHA
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Sony will announce three devices at IFA. Xperia Z3 and Z3 compact and an 8" tablet. All will have the same internals and design.
All 3 should release the last week of September in most European markets. In the US the Z3 will come to Verizon and the release date will be decided by Verizon.(The device is tested and ready for production) Z3 compact will be sold unlocked in the US and it is supposed to have CDMA support.
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josephnero
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@DACHA
I was hoping they would call it Z2s and make it exclusive to USA so it's not the case?Also can you confirm SD801 and other things?thanks |
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This is good news, depending on the price of the small tablet, I may pick it up, but I will wait for the ifa press conference, from what I know, Sony has 2 new walkmans coming as well and I'd rather spend my money on these than a tablet for the time being. |
Gitaroo
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I think Z3 is sony desperation of gaining some sales back from the miss opportunity of Z2 due to the delay. They want it out as fast as possible and available for US for more carrier. |
vivftp
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On 2014-07-28 16:21:20, DACHA wrote:
Sony will announce three devices at IFA. Xperia Z3 and Z3 compact and an 8" tablet. All will have the same internals and design.
All 3 should release the last week of September in most European markets. In the US the Z3 will come to Verizon and the release date will be decided by Verizon.(The device is tested and ready for production) Z3 compact will be sold unlocked in the US and it is supposed to have CDMA support.
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JohnnyNr.5
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@DACHA
So Z3, Compact and 8"Tablet will have: SD801 (2.4GHz x4), Adreno 330, 3GB/16GB, 20.7MP/2.1MP, KK 4.4.4.
What about resolution and size of Z3 Compact? 4.5" 720p or 4.6" 1080p? |
ascariss
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I can see the Z3C getting the 20MP camera but the 8 inch tablet? Would be nice if it did, but I feel they will go with the same camera that is on the Z2 tablet. |
JohnnyNr.5
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The 20MP camera on an 8" Sony tablet would totally make sense, since Sony is not aiming at the budget tablet market. There are a bunch of cheap 7" and 8" tablets out there and to justify a premium price point you need "outstanding" specs like water-resitant chasing, beautiful design...and an outstanding camera like that 20MP one from Sony. These days I often see people taking photos with their tablets (looks kinda weird) so it wouldn't be absurd to install a great camera on a premium portable 8" tablet. I wouldn't even be surprised if you would be able to make phone calls with that tablet using a headset. |
Ebato
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With ~2% market share, yes sure they should release a WP hs, why not, they have nothing to loose and potentialy alot to gain, especially in Europe.
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2335616 granted it's 2012 and less than 2%, but really I doubt we are talking about any substantial increase by 2014 to justify me giving a single f*ck about searching for newer numbers. Besides, in the US it's nonexistent at all, so yeah, who cares about the largest market for high-end smartphones in the world.
Now feel free to cry me a river, couz I really can't care less 
Edit: here is nov 2013, they did a little better withon android ecosystem, I give you that http://cdn.bgr.com/2013/11/global-android-share.png Still that blue area on the right, yeah the blue one, it should make sony fans sad, real sad... 
Disclaimer, I'm a long-time sony fan, who would never buy any Korean-branded product for myself, for political reasons.
On 2014-07-28 11:22:58, -XYZ wrote:
On 2014-07-28 06:39:00, Ebato wrote:
I've had none to begin with. Yet, it does not make what I said any less valid or less true.
You're right in that you had no credibility to begin with. Doesn't change how wrong you are.
Sony needs to release a WP handset to become relevant?
Sony has less than 2% of the android phone market?
Do you have proof of this, or are you just chatting shit?
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ascariss
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On 2014-07-28 21:25:43, JohnnyNr.5 wrote:
The 20MP camera on an 8" Sony tablet would totally make sense, since Sony is not aiming at the budget tablet market. There are a bunch of cheap 7" and 8" tablets out there and to justify a premium price point you need "outstanding" specs like water-resitant chasing, beautiful design...and an outstanding camera like that 20MP one from Sony. These days I often see people taking photos with their tablets (looks kinda weird) so it wouldn't be absurd to install a great camera on a premium portable 8" tablet. I wouldn't even be surprised if you would be able to make phone calls with that tablet using a headset.
Look at the tab z2, outstanding specs, etc etc, but at 6.4mm you get a shitty camera and no flash. If sony goes this route for the smaller tablet, and makes it as thin if not thinner, then I wouldn't bet on the 20MP sensor fitting into it, let alone anything decent. |
cu015170
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I think Sony might release a WP device once they feel like the OS is in fact ready for "prime time" .. there is no reason to "beta" test for Microsoft who bought Nokia to do that with anyway.. Sony might as well wait until the OS is a bit more mature before investing.
And then we have the whole PS vs. Xbox bs... can't have a Sony WP that doesn't integrate with PS4 to a certain extend, but does with XBOX out of the box..
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-XYZ
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On 2014-07-28 22:06:46, Ebato wrote:
With ~2% market share, yes sure they should release a WP hs, why not, they have nothing to loose.
Except $$$ dropped on Research and Development. |
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