How Much Longer Can Sony Survive On Playstation Alone?

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NiKKoM said:

leo-j said:
Sony's xperia brand is growing.. Selling more and more each year.. They want to get to #3 there..

Cameras and movies should also help them keep afloat.. Unfortunately TVs need to get dropped price wise.. But that still hasn't happened

if you follow those markets you would know that while the xperia brand is growing it isn't enough
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2665715

Company	2013 Units	2013 Market Share (%)	2012 Units	2012 Market Share (%)
Samsung	444,444.2	24.6	384,631.2	22.0
Nokia	250,793.1	13.9	333,938.0	19.1
Apple	150,785.9	8.3	130,133.2	7.5
LG Electronics	69,024.5	3.8	58,015.9	3.3
ZTE	59,898.8	3.3	67,344.4	3.9
Huawei	53,295.1	2.9	47,288.3	2.7
TCL Communication	49,531.3	2.7	37,176.6	2.1
Lenovo	45,284.7	2.5	28,151.4	1.6
Sony Mobile Communications	37,595.7	2.1	31,394.2	1.8
Yulong	32,601.4	1.8	18,557.5	1.1

That was the total mobile phone market. If all those 37.6m sales of Sony are Smartphones and they sell no "dumb" phones anymore, they should have position 6 or 7 in the smartphone segment:

Worldwide Smartphone Sales to End Users by Vendor in 2013 (Thousands of Units)

Company	2013 Units	2013 Market Share (%)	2012 Units	2012 Market Share (%)
Samsung	299,794.9	31.0	205,767.1	30.3
Apple	150,785.9	15.6	130,133.2	19.1
Huawei	46,609.4	4.8	27,168.7	4.0
LG Electronics	46,431.8	4.8	25,814.1	3.8
Lenovo	43,904.5	4.5	21,698.5	3.2
Others	380,249.3	39.3	269,526.6	39.6
Total	967,775.8	100.0	680,108.2	100.0

But I agree, that they can't compete with the growth of Huawei, LG, Lenovo and ZTE.