The Rise and Fall of Sony Ericsson

The Rise and Fall of Sony Ericsson. What happened to Sony Ericsson? Is Sony Ericsson dead? Why does nobody buy Sony smartphones? Does Sony make good phones? What's the best smartphone? Why did Sony Ericsson fail? Why did Sony Ericsson become Sony Xperia? Who was Lars Magnus Ericsson? Does Ericsson Telecommunications still exist?
Here's the story of Sony Ericsson. Once one of the biggest cell phone brands in the world, Sony Mobile is now one of the word's least popular mainstream smartphone manufacturers. Here's How It Happened.
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  • @memoryfoam2285
    @memoryfoam22852 жыл бұрын

    My dad has like 4 of their chunky phones with the keypads in his garage, he swears they're the best phones he's ever had.

  • @mayurrane1125

    @mayurrane1125

    Жыл бұрын

    Do you clean shave everyday? Beard I mean?!

  • @MrMysterious31

    @MrMysterious31

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm looking to buy one, would you like to sell?

  • @SIGMA_ENIGMA

    @SIGMA_ENIGMA

    9 ай бұрын

    I still have K790a & an X1i. Now I use a SONY XPERIA 1 III (Mark 3).

  • @matnice5045
    @matnice50452 жыл бұрын

    Man I remember the Sony Ericsson Era! Their phones were pretty good!!!

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    A long time ago now!

  • @dhavalsolanki894

    @dhavalsolanki894

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HowItHappened how can i get sony ericson phone now ??

  • @Rick__grimes314

    @Rick__grimes314

    Жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @Puterilia

    @Puterilia

    Жыл бұрын

    ✨😌 Yup

  • @Rick__grimes314

    @Rick__grimes314

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Puterilia im an INTJ

  • @ForrestPump
    @ForrestPump2 жыл бұрын

    My first Sony Ericsson phone when I was a kid was W800. The first Walkman phone. That was around the same time Nokia released their XpressMusic series. Crazy how both brands are not the biggest names in smartphones in the present.

  • @ivann129

    @ivann129

    Жыл бұрын

    Because Sony destroyed Sony ericsson, may be Apple has influence on it

  • @konliner9286
    @konliner928611 ай бұрын

    I was a big fan of Sony Ericsson. The 2 things that kept me buying them is their consistent OS (All the models have familiar OS) and the interesting designs. The OS was very user friendly and super easy to use. In the home session I could choose the menu by just pushing a number button.

  • @centozo
    @centozo2 жыл бұрын

    Never had a working Sony Ericsson (my family's carrier never supported them) but I always wanted one. I only heard great things about them from my friends.

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mine was great! Same build quality as a Nokia! 😁

  • @rosenfeld8
    @rosenfeld811 күн бұрын

    I got a W810 in 2006 and it was amazing for the time. It even fell out of my pocket while riding a motorbike at 110kph and SURVIVED. I kept using it until 2011! After my first smartphone, the iPhone 4, I decided to give Xperia a try and it was a massive disappointment. I had the Z3 in 2015 and it didn't live up to its waterproof status, letting water in the first time I put it under the tap. I had to replace several components to keep it running, but the camera was never the same again. Also, after its first major update, it had bugs all over the place, and battery life dropped substantially. Build quality wasn't anywhere near the iPhone's either, so I ended up moving back to Apple. Fast forward to 2021, and I decided to give Android another shot, this time with Samsung. Boy was I in for a treat, still loving it to this day :)

  • @MentalMonkey2525
    @MentalMonkey25252 жыл бұрын

    Xperia is just the phone line. They brought out Xperia mobiles when Sony and Ericsson were still together. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 was the first Xperia phone.

  • @thephonecollector3865

    @thephonecollector3865

    Жыл бұрын

    Ericsson isn’t here anymore, Sony still is, and it’s just Sony now.

  • @MentalMonkey2525

    @MentalMonkey2525

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah... I know.

  • @anonamos6086
    @anonamos60866 ай бұрын

    I purchased these unlocked in Germany and brought them back to the states. Best phones I’ve ever owned (until I got my first iPhone).

  • @EPL762
    @EPL762 Жыл бұрын

    Mobile phone with color on the screen, high quality sound. Good pictures and video. My last Sony Ericsson was a W200 that lasted 2 years until my mother bought me a Blackberry. My favorite Sony Ericsson models were mostly on their final years like the W580i; the W600 I saw on MTV LATAM and one my mother had the W810 which I liked compared to my Motorola or Nokia at the time.

  • @pradap2298
    @pradap22982 жыл бұрын

    Impeccable design I admired after Nokia

  • @yourfavouriteuser0810
    @yourfavouriteuser08104 ай бұрын

    I am using as a second phone a sony ericsson w810i, the use and the sound quality is so great, greater than from my main phone that i got in 2020

  • @sauljahboi5965
    @sauljahboi59652 жыл бұрын

    W200 was the first mobile my dad bought me. Lasted me three to four years.

  • @teshiku1249
    @teshiku12492 жыл бұрын

    I have an Xperia xa2, it's a great phone and i will still be using Xperias for years to come I never knew that ericsson became xperia, I thought they were different series, I had an ericsson when I was very very young just to play games, and I plan for my phone history to start with ericsson and end with xperia

  • @0zone247

    @0zone247

    2 жыл бұрын

    woah yea. I can't remember well but I do used to play the games alot. the top down shooter game and the driving game. those were simpler times

  • @DoodleDan

    @DoodleDan

    2 ай бұрын

    How's it going

  • @teshiku1249

    @teshiku1249

    2 ай бұрын

    so i had an xa2, then i got an xperia 10 and both of them were shite, and the good xperias are too expensive to i just got a oneplus nord ce2 lite 5g@@DoodleDan

  • @Pinnaclepro07
    @Pinnaclepro07 Жыл бұрын

    Sony Ericcson Plz come back❤❤❤

  • @patrikgrulich2
    @patrikgrulich22 жыл бұрын

    I use sony phones almost exclusively - had Nokia N95 8GB and Evolveo Q4.5 before I bought Xperia M4 Aqua. Now I have XZ1 and waiting for Xperia 1 IV. Longevity of those phones is insane - M4 Aqua still serves as moms daily driver.

  • @rashidmartialarts9513
    @rashidmartialarts95132 жыл бұрын

    In 2009 my 3rd phone was a Sony Ericsson C902. My 1st and 2nd was a Nokia 3230 and 6288 in 2006 and 2008. Good times and great video !!

  • @inSaNe_44
    @inSaNe_442 жыл бұрын

    SUperb! Loved the SE series! Great phones! I have still a big collection of them!

  • @tamalchakraborty5346
    @tamalchakraborty53462 ай бұрын

    They are still the de facto in the pre iPhone era. They were successful in creating a multimedia player with the walkman series, that literally changed how people listen to music who do not want to go thought the hassle of an iPod.

  • @Brock-Lesnar-WWE
    @Brock-Lesnar-WWE2 жыл бұрын

    I used to have Sony eirccson in 2007... memories.

  • @tamalchakraborty5346
    @tamalchakraborty53462 ай бұрын

    The best was W810i, god, the sound quality on that was something else. It even came with mini speakers. Flagship or not, Hrithik the brand ambassador of Sony made a dance video with that phone.

  • @adrian_veidt
    @adrian_veidt2 жыл бұрын

    Sony ericson K600i was my first cellphone. It was almost perfect if only for it's lack of an MMC slot and faulty design of a headphone jack. Had a w350i which was a slight step down on features. But a step up as a music player. Proprietary ericson mmcs are expensive asf. Xperia go was my first smartphone and I love it. Played games, watch movies and surf the net with it. I still have it to this day. I was planning to go get the z but I lost my job. When I got back, I switched to samsung since xperia phones are pricey.

  • @user-ww5qw8jd3b

    @user-ww5qw8jd3b

    11 ай бұрын

    Mine was T230

  • @Holyfamily71
    @Holyfamily712 жыл бұрын

    Sony ericsson best for music🎤🎼🎹🎶

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those were the days

  • @cold5857

    @cold5857

    Жыл бұрын

    Hpm-70 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @mimz.mp4
    @mimz.mp45 күн бұрын

    I have the Sony Ericsson C905, S312, T310 and a Sony Xperia 1 V

  • @Sinan010
    @Sinan0102 жыл бұрын

    Watching this on my Sony Xperia 1 II 👀

  • @jc008titan
    @jc008titan Жыл бұрын

    1:40 that phone was the BEST, i still miss it, but sadly i couldn't find another charger for it. it had SOOOO MANY GAMES that i love to play over and over again! i never got bored of it, but i don't think internet on it would work anymore tho...

  • @azaraelhyzer3874
    @azaraelhyzer3874 Жыл бұрын

    I remember sony ericsson because my uncle had one where I would play all these Gameloft cool games.

  • @jasonolyver6430
    @jasonolyver64302 ай бұрын

    I wish their design language at least remained, instead, Apple changed the aesthetic trend with boring and less functional design, and it did the same with the iPod replacing the integrated Walkman. Ironically, the only good design from Apple, the iPhone 4 is heavily inspired by the Sony design language.

  • @toxicclown3035
    @toxicclown30352 ай бұрын

    I switched to Sony when the W800 came out. I've stuck with them ever since. Faultless, IMO.

  • @TiborV92
    @TiborV926 ай бұрын

    I'm going to restore my k750i and w810, they've been in storage for a long time and I need something to help with my screen time on the iPhone, so going back a decade will be refreshing 😌

  • @jazzkerto4603
    @jazzkerto4603 Жыл бұрын

    I almost forgot those brands once existed .... cause now i bet that most people only have samsung or i phones... u don't see big brands like nokia...motorola etc. anymore these days ... i don't know if the company still sell these brands

  • @muradzulfiqarkhanzada4395
    @muradzulfiqarkhanzada4395 Жыл бұрын

    My first mobile phone was Sony Ericsson K750i then W810i then K850i then C901i then W995i, Xperia P, T, Z2, XZ3 and now Xperia 1 Mark 3. I ❤Sony

  • @user-ww5qw8jd3b

    @user-ww5qw8jd3b

    11 ай бұрын

    Mine was T230 then w350i then live Walkman then z3 compact then E5

  • @bexstace
    @bexstace2 ай бұрын

    had the satio & p990i. best phone ever. Only if it had an updated version of it.

  • @PositivelyKyleHikes
    @PositivelyKyleHikesАй бұрын

    Man I miss those phones.

  • @ennuied
    @ennuied Жыл бұрын

    I had T610 just when it came out, the phone was perfect but turned me into a douchebag, at the time most people thought 3310 was still cool. The next and last Sony phone I ever bought was Xperia Mini. In the end I stopped at iPhones which in my youth I called grandma phones... I got old. I miss the experiments with designs of 90s and 00s, I miss Nokia's alien designs, I miss being satisfied with VGA cameras and reading books on a 2 inch screen.

  • @qwertykeyboard5901

    @qwertykeyboard5901

    10 ай бұрын

    Yeah, I don't miss the token gesture camera.

  • @jollygrapefruit786
    @jollygrapefruit786 Жыл бұрын

    I'm really surprised the Experia Play hasn't made a comeback yet, or at least a similar design. Mobile gaming is extremely popular and that still remains a brilliant design to incorporate physical controls into a phone.

  • @markusjohansen2187
    @markusjohansen218710 ай бұрын

    i loved sony ericsson phones my first phone was a W600I and then later the xperia cant remember witch one to be presice. but my best ever phone i ever had was the sony xperia Z5 premium and i saved 2 paychacks for that one. was the first phone with 4k camera and also 4k screen wich is still pretty insane. it lasted 4 years. i still miss that phone. truly one best phones ever when it came out. sony phones where underated. but they have basicly given up on the western marked and sticking to japan.

  • @SIGMA_ENIGMA

    @SIGMA_ENIGMA

    9 ай бұрын

    Actually, the XPERIA Z2 was the World's first smartphone with a 4K camera.

  • @RSx94
    @RSx948 ай бұрын

    Had a W760i and it was one of the best phones I've had.

  • @vinayvangoju857
    @vinayvangoju8573 ай бұрын

    I Liked Sony Ericsson Mobiles.... It's great All Mobiles are changed......... But Sony is the best mobile in INDIA.......

  • @sieryu84
    @sieryu84 Жыл бұрын

    I still.have my K800i bit burnt lcd display planning to purchase at ebay for a new 1😊

  • @Vk7Projects
    @Vk7Projects Жыл бұрын

    I am using sony ericsson w350i in 2011 to still

  • @caiolins2495
    @caiolins2495 Жыл бұрын

    It was a very popular device in Brazil !

  • @truenorth388
    @truenorth388 Жыл бұрын

    Always had SONYS and theyve always been amazing - ever since before the touch screens they were cool looking, fast, reliable, good photo, car seiss lenses even before apple iphones came, sleek design with good buttons like the Sony Ericsson Cedar, then came the water proof Z1 series, the XZ series was lightning fast, the L1-L4 I have alsoe had, affordable reliable, upgradeable, some of them I have now I still use and the battery still good after half a decade. I now have had XZ Premiums, the Xperia 10 I through IV , and have tried many of the other "flagships. I used to have the K810 and have had almost all the others back pre touch screens too like the W800 and the rest of the walkman series . And no, I am not paid by Sony to write this :D :D :D I just always loved their design - and what some called "boring design" I see as classics that stand the test of time - some of the washing dish soap bars sold of almost all brands but seemed to be permanent with iphones for a long time I just cant stand. But I think the main reason sony didnt compete, was that people are just dumb: iphones are not better, their just like Levis jeans - if they THINK they look good, then theyll buy it - in reality iphones have less options, less apps, worse memory, more expensive for less RAM, inability to upgrade, etc - so people buy them now because they are simple to use, because "everyone" "has" to have one, and because they are expensive, and so it somhow signals that they are "rich" / successful. All of which are fake arguments and not really anything to do with better quality. the iphones batteries were worse, the OS degrade over time, the choice in apps is horrible, and apple's behaviour is almost worse than microsoft when it comes to putting the user into an apple iphone jail they can never get out of. not speak of the HORRIBLE software interface you used to need to even TRY to get a single mp3 or picture out of a phone and into a regular laptop. I mean for a decade people neded HELP to get a photo from their phone to a laptop or computer :D :D :D and if you dont agree with this or think this is exaggeration: visit Louis Rossman's youtube channel - and he repairs apple products and doesnt necessarily even hate iphones.

  • @monkol_funnies

    @monkol_funnies

    Жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @jacktheteenageduckquack157
    @jacktheteenageduckquack15721 күн бұрын

    My Dad Used To Have A Sony Xperia Play But he Sold It To His Friend Anik in 2013 In 2016 Anik Selled A Sony Xperia Play To A Wholesaler in Trafford Center To Someone Else

  • @JamesAutoDude
    @JamesAutoDude8 ай бұрын

    I think a lot of it comes from names too. Like iPhone, LG, and Samsung having a better tune to it, just like Facebook sounds better then new released social medias. It's not 100% about Android users not having the budget 💀

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans Жыл бұрын

    Everyone tried to be an iPhone, which was Death. They should try to be NOT iphones = small, light, sliders, more storage, open standards, free integration into playstation / TVs, etc. Apple did the iphone, itunes, ipad, Mac integration, locking people in. Sony had a great base with PlayStations... tying small light phones into their product line and Ample Sony music collection with a free 1 year subscription to Sony music could have saved the day.

  • @quex213
    @quex2139 ай бұрын

    that logo meant prestige where i come from, it meant that you have an expensive item good times

  • @zhaimeerajanolino12
    @zhaimeerajanolino12 Жыл бұрын

    C925 was my first cellphone that comes from my own pocket

  • @vincentdeasis9422
    @vincentdeasis94222 жыл бұрын

    awesome

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @AbirHasnat95
    @AbirHasnat952 жыл бұрын

    My first phone was a Sony Erickson w200i.

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mine was Sony Ericsson too! But I’ve forgotten the model name 😅

  • @AbirHasnat95

    @AbirHasnat95

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HowItHappened SonyEricsson was a great brand at that time.

  • @hs7ehfheuezdhji
    @hs7ehfheuezdhji4 ай бұрын

    I had a p800 (touchscreen) way before iphone.

  • @kanz_alzikrayat
    @kanz_alzikrayat2 жыл бұрын

    Best phones i ever had

  • @DSingh099
    @DSingh0993 ай бұрын

    My favourite ❤❤❤❤

  • @Coolkid-ly9hz
    @Coolkid-ly9hz2 жыл бұрын

    i found a phone like that well it was my dads but then i found the name of it and searched it up

  • @SeaJay_Oceans
    @SeaJay_Oceans Жыл бұрын

    1:11 - suddenly a fire at the factory... hmm, wasn't that convenient ?

  • @potatogod3882
    @potatogod38823 ай бұрын

    Sony concentrates on the niche segment of phone users and bups up the price like crazy... Thats why they have no succes... They need to make high end phone like samsung with those cool niche features. Make elegand design like they did with original xperia z ... Then i see success

  • @AndreRosario-zm8pf
    @AndreRosario-zm8pf9 ай бұрын

    🌎🙏🙏🙏 Thank God I knew the truth from the beginning. Thank God I have overcome the world.

  • @HXLproductions
    @HXLproductions7 ай бұрын

    Best brand of the 2000s

  • @_M___70
    @_M___70 Жыл бұрын

    4:27 Mom has the exact same one as this TT

  • @ANDRE-sp2mi
    @ANDRE-sp2mi Жыл бұрын

    🙏🙏🙏 I miss the Sony phone it was T-mobile service.

  • @abdullakc
    @abdullakc Жыл бұрын

    I used xperia 1 or something. It was a beat. But what turned me over was my excessive use of samsung phones. But sonys phones has different features than Samsung which makes sony mobile still in the market I believe. Their cameras are my greater than Samsung. 4k and their screens is good. But I couldn't switch. Thing is when u get used to stuff

  • @qwertykeyboard5901
    @qwertykeyboard590110 ай бұрын

    I hate Sony's proprietary bullshit. Many 2000's era mobile phones have proprietary connectors. My W580i takes the fucking piss. Cool phone, but I violently hate stuff like memory stick.

  • @jazzkerto4603
    @jazzkerto4603 Жыл бұрын

    I remembered when i had one of these phone as a teenage .... in my time as a teen it felt so cool to have it ..cause these phone were such a hit .... but now we are living in a time where anyone could have a cellphones ...even a kid could have one... so there is nothing cool or special when having a cellphone🤣😂

  • @sergeant_salty
    @sergeant_salty Жыл бұрын

    still miss my Sony Ericsson Equinox. still my favorite phone i ever had. wish i hadn't been such a dumb kid and put it in my pocket while it was OPEN. damn thing snapped in half on me. life's never been the same

  • @user-zm7to2zz3i
    @user-zm7to2zz3i Жыл бұрын

    У меня дома целая коллекция из Sony Ericsson 😍😊

  • @RobertK1993
    @RobertK19939 ай бұрын

    Sony should kept Ericsson partnership bit longer into 2010s

  • @forgottnmustard3502
    @forgottnmustard3502 Жыл бұрын

    My first phone was Sony Ericsson flip phone it's was so forward for time and even better than Nokia's features were better working and non gimik

  • @misterx2598
    @misterx25984 ай бұрын

    Whatching this vid from my xz1 compact. Sony makes very cool things. Looking forward to change my current phone to Xperia 5 V )).

  • @GunslingerLv
    @GunslingerLv Жыл бұрын

    Best phones back then

  • @user-sy7ec5mf6b
    @user-sy7ec5mf6b4 ай бұрын

    K750i is king of all mobiles

  • @Enriqueking
    @Enriqueking5 ай бұрын

    Sadly Sony Ericson GOT faced out :(

  • @vincentdeasis9422
    @vincentdeasis94222 жыл бұрын

    wow

  • @HowItHappened

    @HowItHappened

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hope you enjoyed it!

  • @RDSir-rf5qo
    @RDSir-rf5qo Жыл бұрын

    Sony Ericsson should come back in india 🇮🇳

  • @PUSAT_GAME_MOD
    @PUSAT_GAME_MOD10 ай бұрын

    Sony ericson terbaru

  • @PUSAT_GAME_MOD
    @PUSAT_GAME_MOD10 ай бұрын

    Intel inside platinum small

  • @thephonecollector3865
    @thephonecollector3865 Жыл бұрын

    I still have a Sony Ericsson

  • @zimzam9166
    @zimzam91662 ай бұрын

    Sony mobile has done almost as well as this video

  • @harshalyadav8142
    @harshalyadav8142 Жыл бұрын

    Sony ericsson was apple of its era just for the statement… but steve jobs changed it all👌👌

  • @mjwmontgomery
    @mjwmontgomery Жыл бұрын

    i had several sony phones and they overheated. Moved to samsung, and it was better

  • @tuhinpradhan6587
    @tuhinpradhan65877 ай бұрын

    Sony had already lost to Nokia when nokia bring S60 series and OVI store which was Nokia app store, When apple came to market that time sony was already lost the market.

  • @sajjadhussainshah-gh6ks
    @sajjadhussainshah-gh6ks Жыл бұрын

    0:00 z Sony Ericsson mobile phone Service Sajjad Hussain Shah s

  • @uhohwhy
    @uhohwhy8 ай бұрын

    Greed happened

  • @RobertK1993
    @RobertK19932 жыл бұрын

    Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S smartphones

  • @Ford4174

    @Ford4174

    2 жыл бұрын

    No🇰🇷🇺🇲👎👎👎👎👎

  • @optimus6858
    @optimus6858 Жыл бұрын

    😭

  • @priyanrandil4670
    @priyanrandil46708 ай бұрын

    Sony Ericsson j230i Sony Ericsson k510i Sony Ericsson k530i Sony Ericsson j108i Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray Sony Xperia T Sony Xperia Z3 Sony Xperia XZ1 Sony Xperia I iii

  • @lenowoo
    @lenowoo6 ай бұрын

    Ahhh. . Broken joystick

  • @AndreRosario-zm8pf
    @AndreRosario-zm8pf11 ай бұрын

    🌎🙏🙏🙏 Thank God for the kingdom. Isaiah 9:6 My first phone T-mobile. Genesis 15

  • @akhilaryappatt7209
    @akhilaryappatt72096 ай бұрын

    now it's a plain slab of boring, is what it is

  • @GospelSaves
    @GospelSaves2 жыл бұрын

    probably one of the worst names for a device EVER. lol

  • @philipdupont9106
    @philipdupont9106 Жыл бұрын

    Racism

  • @westcoastrockstargaming7814
    @westcoastrockstargaming781411 ай бұрын

    Bring the erricsson back...that is the only way out

  • @escapebeyond7078
    @escapebeyond707810 ай бұрын

    rich ppl buy apple poor people buy samsung. no market for sony

  • @SIFAT.MOLLAH
    @SIFAT.MOLLAH5 ай бұрын

    I was big fan sony Ericsson. Update please. Bangladesh military 🪖