It may not have been their intention, but it’s definitely a clear indicator. By purchasing Ericsson’s half of the phone deal and announcing plans to move towards a smartphone-only model, Sony has unofficially declared the death of feature phones.
It’s a trend that is likely to continue to hit other manufacturers.
Sony’s president and CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, said it simply, “We’re phasing out feature phones.”
Who’s next?
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In India more that 70% of phones sold are feature phones and rest are smartphones…why sony is in so much hurry to declare such a thing
I also thinks that Sony has done mistake with declared death of feature phones. The people who are uses feature phones has majority than users of smartphones.