Sony Phones
Most of us have difficulties at remembering cell phone names, because every company has its own way of denominating products. Sony Ericsson makes no difference from other major producers as most of the formats used for naming mobile items rely on five or six characters with both letters and figures. There is a specific meaning attached to every character in the title of Sony phones: the initial stands for the phone series, and this feature is general. Thus, the first figure defines the sub-category, the third indicates the progression made from the former product release while the last can either be a 0 or an 8. The last elements of such phone names also brings some kind of information.
The 8 or 0, for instance, refer to the features of the products in relation to the market it was produced for. Or, the. Sony phones that have identical technical features but different designs. The lowercase letter designates the market on which the Sony phones are sold: thus, there will be ‘a’ for the America, ‘c’ for China and ‘i’ for the international market. In case the name of the product includes an ‘im’ particle, then, this will refer to the i-mode branding.
There are other ways of naming Sony phones, since more recent formats or design follow a three character pattern such as the P1i for instance. The capital letter tells the series of the phone, the number refers to progression as related to the previous releases and just as in the above model, the lowercase letter describes the target market. Code names are also attributed to Sony phones particularly to those that are in the process of development or improvement. Most such names are taken from the female tennis player for which Sony Ericsson is a sponsor. You can find lists with such code names on all sorts of web pages if you are interested in the topic.
Although lots of people would find it a lot easier to understand the differences between various Sony phones just by looking at their names, many buyers don’t know how to interpret such information. Retailers will always have a large gallery of products including older models as well as the latest, and people keep guiding their choices after design and price tag. In fact, design comes before technical improvement in most of the new models launched by various producers.
