Is Sony Gaining Momentum in Smartphones?
While Japan’s ailing consumer-electronics sector struggles to regain momentum, it turns out that Sony Corp. actually climbed to the No. 3 position in the global smartphone market in the third quarter. Sony, which was the No. 6 player in the same quarter a year earlier, came only behind Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc., according to the latest data from research firm IDC.
Does this signal a comeback for Sony, the brand once synonymous with the coolest gadgets?
Probably not.
