Sony sees suprising smartphone traction as it gnaws at HTC’s corpse

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fLnezwBmV.J3iQGsdwCamA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/sony-xperia-z1.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/sony-sees-suprising-smartphone-traction-gnaws-htc-corpse-192041424.html)Sony’s dreadful quarters-are becoming something of an earnings season tradition. This autumn was no exception; movie flops, weakening camera sales and the slumping PC market form a gruesome background to this Halloween spectacle. What must be particularly humiliating is the way that Samsung is now absolutely hammering Sony in the TV market. Only a few years ago, Sony was the gold standard for high-end TVs-and Samsung just a tacky wannabe. Oddly enough, the one division that is showing a flicker of light is the smartphone unit, which delivered torrid-39% sales growth. The Xperia series is clicking in Europe and Asia, pulling in consumers-that used to buy HTC’s-high-end Android phones. It is not immediately clear just why Sony is having a



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