In 2007, under the Sony Ericsson banner, the company shipped a staggering 103.9 million phones. Two years later, when it launched its first Android smartphone, it still managed 53 million units.

Sony's got an Xperia 1 VII problem so bad, it had to temporarily halt sales Problems with 'the device shutting down, rebooting, or not turning on' sound no fun at all. By Stephen Schenck • ...

Sony is shifting the production of its high-end smartphones to third-party manufacturers, starting with the Xperia 1 VII 5G. While Sony won’t build the phones itself anymore, it’s keeping ...

In the UK, Sony is investigating Xperia 1 VII’s many problems, including unexpected power-offs, random restarts, or inability to power on. Sony Japan is also investigating similar problems.