The Japanese corporation "Sony" has been on the market for over 70 years. It should be said that phones are not the main product of the company. In addition to smartphones, the Japanese make home and professional electronics. There are also known game consoles that every gamer dreams of getting.
In addition, Sony has two film studios, a record label and a huge archive of films. Also, in some cases, it can provide financial services. The company has several large offices around the world: in Japan, China, the USA and European countries.
Spread
The corporation began its work back in 1946. The firm was originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Industry Company. Later, thanks to a combination of letters and analogies, it was decided to reincarnate in "Sony".
Back in the early 50s of the last century, the company was selling tape recorders. Soon released the first radio receiver. Over time, the company's shares began to be quoted, and it immediately began to gain popularity and momentum. Televisions, VCRs and players followed suit.
Already in 1994, game consoles became known. It was then that the first PlayStation appeared. A few years later, the company began to produce computers, laptops and players.
Telephone era
In 2001, the world saw the Sony Erickson phone. All the models, photos of which have been preserved on the Internet, were impossibly popular. They began to be produced in whole batches. The corporation worked to improve them, and after 10 years got rid of the Ericsson set-top box.
In 2012, new competitive models of Sony Ixperia phones appeared on the market. This line has become very popular. She received several branches. Some models have become budgetary, others, on the contrary, the most expensive smartphones On the market.
The beginning of the way
As mentioned earlier, in 2001 Sony decided to start producing phones. She was helped in this by the Swedish company Ericsson, which received exactly half of the subsidiary Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
After the tasks were set, the implementation of the plan began. Both firms wanted to make phones that featured high-quality digital imaging as well as a wide variety of multimedia options. Since 2002, all Sony phone models have received color displays. In addition, the company seriously thought about switching to GSM, and successful sales only confirmed the correctness of this decision.
First popularity
Despite the difficulties that the brand encountered on the way, the world saw the first "swallow" that brought success in 2003. It was the Sony Ericsson T610. The phone gained its popularity thanks to a number of improvements that we have been working on for 2 years. The design turned out to be successful. Of course, now such a phone would look antediluvian, but then it was a hit of sales. The body had a classic candy bar, there was also a joystick, which later became familiar and convenient. The dimensions of the device were compact.
In addition to the color display, there were also many useful features that people only had to get acquainted with. Among them is the long-loved E-mail client, as well as the support of IrDA and even Bluetooth, which was popular at that time.
At the end of October, a new model P900 was presented, which replaced the P800. This phone has become a discovery for the whole world. He received a touchscreen display, inside there was as much as 16 MB of memory. Its design was very interesting - the gadget had a hinged cover that covered a small part of the screen. Also included was a stylus for comfortable control. After that, several modifications of this model came out.
For example, P910 was one of the first phones to have the famous QWERTY-keyboard, which was located on the flip of the device. There was also a fairly high-quality display, which was larger than the previous ones. The company has expanded its internal storage as well.
The heyday of Ericsson
All Sony Erickson phone models were famous for their features. But the most popular were the Walkman and Cyber-shot series. A huge number of models came out. Walkman became popular for its signature players and unmatched sound. Cyber-shot had a bias of good camera, and now would have received the proud name of camera phones.
The first most popular of these was the K750i, which was a Cyber-shot. Perhaps this is the most popular phone"Sony Ericsson". All models that came out later did not receive such a huge amount positive feedback... This model was first seen in 2005. After a while, it was recognized as the best product of those years, and a little later, and generally the most successful project in the entire history of the concern.
In general, the K750i has turned out to be very tenacious. The conservative owners of this phone still can't get enough of its stable operation. After 11 years, there are still those who use the K750i. Of course on this moment his camera has become much weaker - only 2 megapixels. Also internal memory here a little - 34 MB. Not to mention 1 MB random access memory... Nevertheless, at one time it was a hit that not everyone could boast of.
But from the Walkman series, such a phone is the W800i. It was immediately considered a clone of the K750i. Their only difference was direction. Still, everyone had their own specialization. There were also slight differences in the case, software and delivery set. As for the rest, these are absolutely two identical models of Sony phones. Their photo, by the way, only confirms this.
Other models
In addition to these, other equally popular models came out under the Walkman and Cyber-shot brands. Among them is the K850i, which received as much as 5 megapixel of the main camera. A little later, the C905 came out with 8 megapixels. There was also an exhibition model Satio, which already had as much as 12 megapixels.
In 2007, the company decided to buy a software manufacturer, and since then, all models have become more unified inside. They had approximately the same set of proprietary applications.
Embryo
The Sony telephone has gone through a lot. All models had a huge number of modified versions. But fans have always enjoyed seeing new episodes. So, in 2008, the famous Xperia prefix appeared for the first time. The first model, which received a short but loud name X1, began to work on Windows based Mobile. It was on this OS that the company initially released this series. But the following year, all models were relocated to Android.
In general, during the period when Xperia was just getting acquainted, three basic models... But among them there were those that would surprise even a modern buyer. For example, the Sony Ericsson X5 Pureness became a limited edition phone that had a transparent display. It could only be found in exclusive salons at a very high price.
Until the end of 2011, a number of phones with the Xperia prefix were released. Among them are such popular models as the gaming Xperia PLAY or the advanced Xperia Neo, and the lesser known Xperia Mini, Xperia Mini Pro and Xperia Pro.
Disappearing
The end can officially be considered the period when Ericsson ceased to exist. The Swedish company decided to sell its stake to Sony, and the latter, without hesitation, agreed to this step. Such an event was due to the fact that phones became less competitive, it was necessary to move on, come up with new models and create a better product. This is how the renewed Sony Mobile Communications company appeared.
Downs and ups
All Sony phone models have come a long way to end up in someone's bag or pocket. Since 2012, a number of lines have been released from the updated Sony Xperia. Among them and budget models, and those that could claim immense popularity. But the most successful and at the same time failures were smartphones from the Z series.
They first entered the market in 2013. Gadgets were the first waterproof devices. The body is monolithic, and docking stations, which were not previously known, also began to be delivered to it. The first model was Sony. This is the most classic version of the series. After it came a compact variation of the model, as well as a large device - Compact and Ultra, respectively.
Next, the Japanese decided to release the Z2, Z3 and Z5. The fourth version was only available in Asia. As a result, the project started very successfully, but eventually turned out to be a failure. The company tried all the time to fix some errors, but at the same time created new problems for users. As a result, it was again at a loss.
New attempt
In 2016, all Sony phone models changed the main index to X. The company again decided to try to improve and release high-quality smartphones. As a result, three models came out under this name: X and Sony Xperia X Performance. These smartphones really turned out to be very good, but quite expensive.
The company tried not to deviate from its style, but still updated the design and made elegant, sophisticated and beautiful models. In addition, I worked on both the software and the technical component. I listened to customer reviews, moved the software buttons around the body. Added the famous fingerprint scanner.
In general, carefully, but did the work on the mistakes. Now "Sony" has nothing to spoil with the further release of models and listen to buyers more attentively.
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Today, as part of a series of nostalgic materials about the legendary phones, we will recall the fruits of almost a decade of cooperation between Sony and Ericsson. Both companies had experience building mobile phones before the collaboration, so it's no surprise that they ended up with really worthwhile and popular handsets. The collaboration began when the Philips plant in New Mexico, which supplied electronics for Ericsson, burned down and there were significant difficulties with the restoration. The company had to look for other partners. Sony has become such a partner; Since 2002, phones have been produced under the Sony Ericsson brand. In 2011, Sony bought out the part that belonged to Ericsson and began to produce devices under its own brand.
Sony Ericsson T68i
Let's start with Sony Ericsson T68i, it was released in 2002 and was renamed Ericsson T68 (which was the company's first color phone and just a very successful model). Apart from the logo, the name and some color changes in the phone, nothing has changed (hardware). The phone's firmware has been improved, although the Ericsson variant could be upgraded to current version... It was a classic monoblock keyboard with STN-screen with a resolution of 101x80, which displayed 256 colors. The device supported SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, WAP 2.0 and xHTML. There were bluetooth modules 1.0b and IrDA. The device did not have its own camera, but if desired, it was possible to connect an external one.
Sony Ericsson T610
The next hero of today's article is very popular in his Sony time Ericsson T610, which many still have in working order. The device was released in 2003 and had all the features that would be useful to a mass user (at that time). The gadget was pleasant enough in design, it came in three colors: red, black and blue. In all three cases, the keypad was silver. On the ends of the device there were buttons for volume control, camera launch and WAP-browser.
The phone was equipped with a color STN display with a resolution 128x160, which displayed 65K colors. It was one of the first mainstream phones with a built-in camera, it could take pictures with a resolution 352x288. The Sony Ericsson T610 supported MIDI ringing tones, wallpaper change, Java, GPRS, WAP 2.0 / xHTML, was equipped with an e-mail client, infrared port and Bluetooth 1.0b.
Sony Ericsson K700
One of the representatives of the successful K-line of phones - K700. It already had a TFT display with a resolution of 220x176, displaying 65K colors. 7 lines of text fit on the screen. The interface has been significantly redesigned compared to previous models. "Setup Wizard", which, when switched on for the first time, explains the purpose of the main controls and offers basic setting(date, time, copying SIM card data to the phone book).
The phone supported MP3 music and 3GPP video playback, although it was of little use as a player: the internal memory (available to the user) was about 42 MB, and memory cards were not supported. K700 supported Java (MIDP 2.0) and the execution of a 3D engine, which made it possible to play albeit primitive, but three-dimensional games. The phone was equipped with a 0.3 megapixel camera (640x480), which could shoot video with sound. Attended wireless interfaces IrDA and Bluetooth.
Sony Ericsson K750i
This article would be incomplete without the legendary K750i, which came out in 2005 and was voted the best camera phone of that year. It was equipped with a two-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash and the ability to shoot video. The chamber was closed with a retractable lid. The phone supported memory cards of its own format Memory Stick Duo and Pro Duo up to 2 GB, which already allowed using the K750i as a player and indulging in frequent shooting with the built-in camera.
The phone was installed color TFT-display with a resolution of 220x176, which displayed 262K colors. On the body there were hardware buttons for the camera, volume (responsible for digital zoom in shooting mode) and start the music player. The gadget had interfaces Bluetooth, IRDA, WAP 2.0 support, GPRS, HTML and POP / SMTP mail client.
Sony Ericsson K790i / K800i
The K790i / K800i became the ideological successors of the K750i in 2006. They were almost identical: the 800 supported UMTS and was equipped with a front-facing VGA camera for video communication. These were the company's first camera phones under their Cyber-shot photo brand. It used a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and xenon flash, and a sliding shutter was again provided to protect the lens. The screen has increased both in diagonal up to 2 inches, and the resolution has increased to 320x240. Supported audio playback in MP3, AAC, MIDI, WAV, AMR, M4A and RA (Real Audio) formats, Java MIDP 2.0 applications. The phones had a built-in modem, infrared port, Bluetooth, and an FM receiver.
Sony Ericsson W800i
The hardware of the W800i was similar to the K750i. The main differences were design, firmware and delivery. This was the first mobile phone companies under the Walkman brand. The phone was beige with bright orange accents and, of course, the Walkman logo. The package bundle was somewhat different: there was a headset with earplugs in the kit, and an advanced (time-sensitive) player was present in software. Craftsmen installed firmware from W800i on K750i.
Sony Ericsson P990i
Sony Ericsson had a plentiful supply of smartphones for operating system Symbian OS with UIQ shell. They belonged to the P series and were equipped with different types QWERTY keyboards and touch screens. The P800, P900, P910 and P990 were equipped with a standard keyboard and a flip-up flip. The later P1i had no flip, but an interesting QWERTY keyboard with rocker buttons. Later there was another option without a camera (M600, aka "James Bond's smartphone"). The P990i is the latest flip-flop device. It has been running Symbian OS 9.1 with UIQ 3.0.
The smartphone was equipped with a touchscreen display withwith a resolution of 240x320 (with a closed flip 240x256), which displayed 262114 colors, the diagonal of the display was 2.76 inches. The main camera had a resolution of 2 megapixels with autofocus and a mechanical shutter. There were IRDA wireless modules, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. On the side was the JogDial wheel, known since the first Sony phones.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness X5
Despite the Xperia branding, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness X5 was not a smartphone, but was very interesting in terms of design. It used a transparent screen, which still makes an impression. In the phone, the emphasis was placed on the fashion and design components, the device did not have any special functions. Everything is standard: support WAP, GPRS, EDGE, music formatsMP3, AAC and built-in FM receiver. The body was compact and lightweight.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 became the first, as it was then called, a communicator from Sony Ericsson, was the first of the Xperia line and worked on a not very user-friendly operating room Windows system Mobile 6.1 with its own small revision of the X-Panel, which was supposed to make life a little easier for users. The smartphone was positioned as a business solution. Note the metal case and the side slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The mechanism was not quite standard: in the open position, the screen was located at an angle to the keyboard, which added convenience.
The device was equipped with a 3-inch (which was normal in those days) resistive touch screen with a very high resolution of 800x480 for such sizes. Inside was 400 MB internal memory, card slot microSD memory, modules Bluetooth. Wi-Fi (802.11b / g) and GPS and 3.2 megapixel camera.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
Let's finish with the first Sony Ericsson device in the operating room Android system... The Xperia X10 was released in 2009 and ran on Android 1.6 Donut, later there were updates to versions 2.1 and 2.3, and at the moment there is a wagon and a small cart of custom firmware up to Android 4.0. It has a 4-inch capacitive screen with a resolution 854x480. Despite the theoretical possibility of multitouch support, the device did not have it until 2011. Then came out new firmware, some gestures began to be supported, but there were problems with the adequacy of the work. Inside was used iron, funny by today's standards: a single-core Qualcomm processor Snapdragon QSD8250 clocked at 1GHz, 384MB RAM and 1GB internal storage expandable via microSD cards.
