Sony’s Mobile Communications Division Reports $21.9M Loss as Sales Decline in Q2...

Sony's Mobile Communications Division Reports $21.9M Loss as Sales Decline in Q2... xda-developers Nov 1, 2017 9:30 PM • by Idrees Patel Sony's Mobile Communications Division Reports $21.9M Loss as Sales Decline in Q2 FY2017 Sony Corp. reported Tuesday that its fiscal second quarter profit zoomed by 26-fold from the same period last year, augmented by the success of its image sensors and gaming products. Their highest ever profit ($1.15 billion) was attributed to thriving sales of image sensors used in smartphones and other devices. The electronics firm forecast profit of JPY 630 billion ($5.57 billion) for the year ending March, from JPY 500 billion estimated three months ago. Revenue recorded by the company's Mobile Communications division primarily remained stagnant as compared to the same period last year. This was as a result of upswing in sales of the land line telecommunication and improved forex leverage which was neutralized by the faltering sales in the smartphone department. Sony sold nearly 3.5 million smartphones between the period of July and September which was 100,000 less than what Sony managed to register in the preceding year. Sony's latest financials show their phone department as the weak link. Sony's Mobile communications section recorded a drop in the Operating loss from $32.5 million in Q3 2016 to $21.9 million in Q3 2017. According to Sony, this was due to the increase in price of the key components as well as the negative impact of appreciation of the yen against the U.S. dollar. Sony has suffered in recent years as it fell behind rivals like Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea and Apple. The tech company is now expecting smartphone sales to hit $6.8 billion in revenue over the entire 2017 fiscal year ending March 31st, which is roughly $352 million less as compared to the figure forecasted in August. Mobile sensors contributed substantially over the last period. It is forecasted to record a profit of JPY 150 billion, which is up 20 billion yen from the earlier estimate and a turnaround from last year's loss, as it recovered from earthquake damage which was sustained a year earlier. A business overhaul, recalibrating and banking on image sensors and games under Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai has moved Sony out of a decade of sluggish growth and bolstered the firm's stock price to a nine-year high. Sony's range of smartphones have not been a standout success story, particularly in markets such as North America. Sony had to write $1.7 billion off their mobile division's value back in 2014. The only division in the tech giant's armour to lose money was predictably its mobile division, and with increasing competition in the high-end and mid-range segments of the smartphone market, it's an uphill task for Sony to make the division profitable again. Source: Sony (PDF) Via: Android Headlines Android Advices Oct 31, 2017 4:15 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Asus Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max Launched in the US Asus has added another set of smartphones in its Zenfone 4 series and this Taiwanese company has launched them in the US. The list of devices includes Zenfone 4 Pro, Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 4 Max which will be the siblings of the 5.5-inch Zenfone 4 Max launched last month, These handsets come with different specifications which are mentioned below accordingly. Zenfone 4 Pro The Zenfone 4 Pro will come with a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and will have a 3600mAh battery on the back to power the handset. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB of RAM. This device will come with the dual rear camera setup with a 12MP main camera with 1/2.55" sensor along with a 16MP secondary camera with 2x fixed optical zoom. There is a 8MP selfie camera with 1.4-micrometer pixel size and f/1.9 aperture size. Out of the box, it will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system and is expected to get further updates as well. The handset is up for pre-orders at Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Newegg and the companies official website. The device will start shipping from 6th of November and will be available for $599 in Black color. Zenfone 4 Like the Zenfone 4 Pro, this smartphone also features a 5.5" 1080p display but here an IPS LCD panel is used.to power the handset, there is a Snapdragon 630 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM, It will come out of the box with Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has a 3,300mAh battery to power the handset. This device also sports a dual rear camera setup sporting a 12MP camera with f/1.8 aperture size for the main camera while the secondary camera comes with 120-degree wide angle lens. There is a 8MP front-facing camera for selfies and video calling. The onboard storage is 64GB which can be extended further with a microSD card slot. This handset is priced at $399 and will be available in Midnight Black and Moonlight White color variants. Zenfone 4 Max 5.2" We have already seen the 5.5" Zenfone 4 Max but this one sports a 5.2inch display with 720p resolution. Under the hood, there is a Snapdragon 425 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage. There is the 13MP + 5MP dual camera setup on the rear which it will be accompanied with 8MP selfie camera. It will come out of the box with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. The device will be sporting a 4100 mAh battery and is priced at $169 and will be available only in the Black color variant. The smartphone will be released on 3rd of November and will be available for pre-order via Amazon, B&H, Best Buy and Newegg. Are you planning to get any of these devices? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more! Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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