Sony will continue making smartphones for years to come

Qualcomm has announced that Sony will continue making smartphones, for years to come. Qualcomm basically shared a press release in which it’s confirmed that Qualcomm’s partnership with Sony has been extended.

Sony will continue making smartphones… for years to come

The company was quite specific, and mentioned that Sony will keep using its Snapdragon chip for years to come. Qualcomm mentioned a “multi-year” deal, though we’re still not sure how many years were agreed on exactly.

One thing worth noting is that Qualcomm didn’t mention “low-end”, so Sony will likely stick to high-end and mid-range tiers. The press statement says that Sony and Qualcomm’s “joint efforts will focus on the integration of Qualcomm Technologies’ advanced Snapdragon mobile platforms into Sony’s future smartphone lines, providing users with enhanced functionality, higher performance, and more immersive user experiences”.

So, if you were at all worried that Sony will bow out of the smartphone business, that won’t happen, at least not anytime soon. There were no indications of that, but Sony hasn’t really been selling a lot of its phones.

If you were worried about Sony’s smartphone business, don’t be

We all know how that ended for HTC and LG, but Sony is a different store entirely. Much like LG, it has the cash to push its mobile unit as long as it takes, but it also uses its phones in other ways. Sony uses them for showpieces in its movies, for example. On the flip side, there’s the PlayStation that they need to think about.

It’s not exactly a secret that you can play your PlayStation remotely via newer Sony flagships. That alone is a selling point for some people, of course. Sony’s smartphones are here to stay.

I said earlier that Sony is not selling many of its phones, which is a shame, because they’re usually really good.