For the former LCD panels subsidiary, see Sony Mobile Display.
Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
Native name
ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社
Formerly
Sony Ericsson (2001–2012)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Telecommunications
Predecessor
Ericsson Mobile Communications
Founded
October 1, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-10-01)
Defunct
April 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-01)
Fate
Merged with Sony Corporation
Headquarters
Shinagawa, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Kenichiro Yoshida Mitsuya Kishida Kimio Maki
Parent
Sony Corporation
Footnotes / references [1][2]
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. (Japanese: ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社) was a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001, as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Ericsson. It was originally incorporated as Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications,[3] and headquartered in London, England, until Sony acquired Ericsson's share in the venture on February 16, 2012.[4]
On April 1, 2021, Sony integrated its electronics businesses including Sony Mobile into one company called Sony Corporation.[5]
Prior to April 1, 2021, Sony Mobile exclusively created Android-powered smartphones under the Xperia sub-brand name; it also developed tablet computers (Sony Tablet), smartwatches (Sony SmartWatch) and fitness trackers (Sony SmartBand), alongside accessories and software for the devices.
Sony Mobile had research and development facilities in Lund, Sweden; Beijing, China; Tokyo, Japan; and San Francisco, United States.[6] At its peak in 2007, Sony Ericsson, Sony Mobile's predecessor, held a 9 percent global mobile phone market share[7] making it the fourth largest vendor at the time.[8] In 2017, Sony Mobile held less than 1% global market share[9] but 4.8% in Europe[10] and 16.3% in Japan.[11][12]
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^Kharpal, Arjun (August 30, 2018). "Sony launches high-end smartphone with a TV screen on it". CNBC.
^"Sony & Samsung Pressure Huawei's Growth in Europe - Global site - Kantar Worldpanel". www.kantarworldpanel.com.
^"Samsung's smartphone market share doubles in Japan". www.theinvestor.co.kr.
^Ramstad, Jordan (August 8, 2017). "Data: Samsung's Phone Share In Japan Improves In Q2 2017". Android Headlines.
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