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Sony Ericsson published the financial summary for the fourth quarter and the full year 2011. Sadly, the results show extremly bad performance when compared to the other giants in the market.

Reading through the report and analyzing it we understand that the company sold 43.1 million phones in 2010 but the sales dipped to 34.4 million phones in 2011. The sales ended with a net revenue of  €1,528 million in Q4 2010 but the case was different last year; ie the sales ended with a net revenue of only €1288 million in Q4 2011, a 16% drop versus Q4 2010. Drastically, the company ended the year with a net loss of €247 million.

The most appropriate person to comment on this disappointing performance of the company would be Bert Nordberg, President and CEO of Sony Ericsson. I’ll post his comment:

“Our fourth quarter results reflected intense competition, unfavorable macroeconomic conditions and the effects of a natural disaster in Thailand this quarter. We are aligning our business to drive profitability and to meet customer needs. In spite of these challenges, throughout 2011 we’ve shifted our business from feature phones to smartphones, and our Android-based smartphone sales in the quarter increased by 65% year-on-year. The Xperia portfolio, including the recently announced Xperia NXT series, will serve as a cornerstone of our smartphone lineup in 2012″

He blames the intense competition, unfavorable economic conditions and floods in Thailand as the reasons for the company’s loss. He also confirms that the company will be focusing on to Androids in the coming year and hopes that would boost the sales.

Also, Sony’s reputation in the global market is a blessing and lets see how they handle the smartphone section (Sony Mobile Communications) in 2012.

Report:

Source: sony ericsson press release

Rumored to be the successor of Xperia neo, MT27i (Pepper) has an interesting spec sheet that includes a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 3.7-inch (480×854) display, 5MP camera and a sealed battery. Earlier when its details first appeared in the wild, there were proofs for the phone will have a  ST-Ericsson chipset.

Now we have more data to believe that such a phone exists. This time it’s a benchmark result. From the benchmark it’s obvious that the phone has an ARM Mali-400 MP GPU. This is the GPU used in ST-Ericsson’s NovaThor family of chipsets, ie  for U5500, U8500 and U9500. It also says the phone runs on Android 2.3.7.

source: xperiablog

The most awaited Sony Xperia S is now available for pre-order at the various retailers including Clove, play.com and ebuyer.

Details:

• Clove has slappped a price tag of £467.99 and the units are expected to be available by March 5th.
• Play.com is with an interesting rate of £449.99 with release date as March 9th.
• The lowest rate of all is from eBuyer ; they decided to sell it for £429.99. Release date is March 12th.

Source: xperiablog

CES 2012 has brought a lot of glory to Sony Ericsson. Xperia S was even nominated as one of CNET’s best of CES 2012. Sony announced a number of accessories for the Xperia phones including:

• Xperia™ Smart Tags: Small NFC enabled tokens that are used to launch pre-configured and personalised settings when you swipe an NFC Android smartphone against them. (There are not many NFC enabled smart phones from Sony but we expect the future phones to have this technology)
• Smart Wireless Headset pro: Bluetooth™ stereo headset that also works a standalone MP3 player and radio when detached from the phone.
• SmartWatch: Micro display for Android to wirelessly access calls, messages and applications.
• SmartDock for Xperia ion: A HDMI dock that turns Xperia™ ion into a mini-PC by connecting it to a USB keyboard, mouse and big screen TV.

Source: sonyericssonblog

A very many of you might be interested to know about what Sony Ericsson’s year planner is for 2012. They’ll be attending a couple of Expos this year. It’d be good to mention some of them as a lot of fans are interested to know about it. I’ll mention them in brief.

Mobile Games Forum 2012

Jan 25, 2012 – Jan 26, 2012 | London, UK

It’s the ninth year of Mobile Games Forum and 2012 is expected to be a year of changing trends and developments. People are very much interested in gaming; the number of available games in the android market is a proof. They spend a good time for gaming, whether it’s a business man, a student or an unemployed. As this is the case, Mobile manufacturers are now a days very much into gaming section. Sony Ericsson leads with the Xperia play and now they have another Playstation certified phone, the Xperia S.

With mobile gaming attracting new interests, creativity and a whole generation of technology, MGF 2012 is the best place to discuss the crucial issues of the future.

More information.

Mobile World Congress 2012

Feb 27, 2012 – Mar 1, 2012 | Barcelona, Spain

It’s the biggest of all. The Mobile World Congress is where you find a cutting-edge product and technology exhibition featuring 1,400 exhibitors, the world’s best venue for seeking industry opportunities. It also includes the Global Mobile Awards programme where the brightest of all ideas and innovations are rewarded.

Sony Ericsson’s presence in the MWC 2012 is most awaited by its fans, for they eagerly expect the next couple of Xperia NXT series phones. The official announcement of a mid range smart phone is rumoured.

More information.

Game Developers Conference 2012

Mar 5, 2012 – Mar 9, 2012 | San Francisco, California

This is where the professional game developers from all the companies gather. It’s a professionals-only game industry event. With a 19000 attendees, it’s a place where a lot of ideas gets birth. The team work means a lot and the future of Game industry gets its shape from this event.

More information.

Source: Sony Ericsson Events Calender