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[Off Topic] Anyone using Sony Xperia?

Started Aug 28, 2015 | Questions thread
JurijTurnsek Contributing Member • Posts: 512
Re: [Off Topic] Anyone using Sony Xperia?

markyboy81 wrote:

Ulric wrote:

I have ordered a Panasonic CM1, which I believe is the best Android camera, at least by the metrics I consider most important.

I boggles the mind why Sony doesn't release a RX phone just like the CM1. They got more know-how in both 1" sensors and smartphones.

Probably because they won't make much money from it, as it's such a niche product. The CM1, Nokia 808 pureview and even the galaxy s4/k zooms were decent cameras in a smartphone, but they all failed to sell in decent numbers, suggesting that the average consumer doesn't want this. Which is a shame.

The Xperia line is already becoming a niche premium line in a sea of low-margin Android phones. Their mobile division sales are already declining fast and they need to differentiate themselves from the competition.

I'm not implying that an RX phone would end their financial woes, but photographers would gobble it up, given a reasonable price.

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