Sony Ericsson has released its latest batch of financial figures, with some pretty poor numbers on show. Despite the continuing smartphone EXPLOSION, Sony Ericsson managed to sell fewer phones in Q4 of 2011 than it did in the same quarter of 2010, with shipped units down from 11.2 million to 9 million quarter-on-quarter.
The one highlight, and the reason we’re coming across all Financial Times here, is the performance of the company’s Android models – which recorded a 65% sales increase year-on-year.
Sony Ericsson’s CEO Bert Nordberg said the disappointing numbers reflected “…intense competition, unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and the effects of a natural disaster in Thailand.”
You can read Sony Ericsson’s full financial list of misery over on the company’s press site.
It’s smooth to use, the 1080p display is sharp, clear and bright, the device is extremely light and thin and therefore very pocketable and portable — much more so than other 5-inch phones we’ve used. And yet… we’re a bit unimpressed by the overall package…
A relatively high-spec smartphone, with a 4.5″ display running at 480 x 854 resolution and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, plus the Ascend G510 arrives running Android 4.1.1 — albeit potentially hindered by Huawei only sticking 512MB of RAM inside it..
The Panasonic Eluga marks the company’s return to the European mobile phone scene years after several years of absence, and it’s come back to us with a moderately high-spec Android model that features a rather stylish, slim case.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
Silencer
/ January 19, 2012Use to be a avid Sony Ericsson fan with their old phones back in the days. Hopefully they can pull through with better results next year.
h0ruza
/ January 20, 2012When they stop holding back they will sell phones. Its that simple!
Sony ericsson has a habit of releasing lots of phones but none of them set the world on fire. Customers can’t afford to buy phones that they will hate in six months time when the contract they have is a minimum of 18 months. The whole world is hitting hard times but rest assured what little cash we can spare will be spent on a phone equal to the GSII or better.