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Sony Ericsson highest customer satisfaction
Nic Rossmüller : December 4th 2006 - 18:36 CET
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 Mobile phone customer satisfaction study : The Reported Handset Purchase Price Has Increased, as Recently Introduced Models Generate Higher Price Points. Sony Ericsson ranks highest in satisfying customers who have owned their current mobile phone for less than two years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 U.S. The study measures customers' satisfaction with their wireless handsets based on five key performance factors. In order of importance, these are: physical design (24%); operation (22%); features (20%); handset durability (19%); and battery function (15%). Sony Ericsson receives the highest ratings from customers in handset durability, and also performs particularly well in features and battery functionality.
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 Sony Ericsson mobile phone survey
LG, Sanyo and Motorola, respectively, follow Sony Ericsson in the overall rankings. "Sony Ericsson has come a long way in enhancing overall customer satisfaction, as efforts to improve their product lineup have really paid off," said Kirk Parsons, senior director of wireless services at J.D. Power and Associates. "New model offerings and a general improvement in overall reliability have enhanced the user's experiences and elevated the brand to the top of the rankings. In fact, Sony Ericsson has recorded the most improvement of any brand included in the past three study reporting periods starting in 2005."
J.D. Power mobile phone customer satisfaction - Wireless handset
The study finds that the average reported purchase price for a wireless handset has increased for the first time in two years. The average purchase price cited by users for a mobile phone is $94-up $8 from the first volume of the study in 2006, which was released in May-and marks the highest average price paid for a phone since 1994, when phones averaged $99. The increase in the average purchase price can be partially attributed to the recent surge in popularity of thin phones, such as the Motorola RAZR, and music-enabled handsets, both of which typically have higher price points when first offered. The average reported purchase price for wireless handsets owned for less than six months is $102, much higher than the average price paid ($89) for the same ownership period last year.
Sony Ericsson mobile phones - Customer satisfaction
"As more services are added to mobile phones-particularly MP3 downloading or streaming video-we should continue to see the wireless handset price point rise," said Parsons. "For example, the incidence of sending or messaging video and picture content has increased 50 percent between 2005 and 2006. However, as mobile phones become more complicated, satisfaction can increase if it becomes easier for customers to learn how to operate specific product and service offerings. This can also promote future purchases of value-added products and accessories."
Mobile phone satisfaction study - Usage patterns
• The average replacement cycle for a typical handset is 16.6 months-a notable decrease from 18 months in 2005.
• Handset features that are used most frequently include: the speakerphone (32%); camera capabilities (27%); services to send/receive short messages (25%); and gaming (16%).
• More than one-half of all current wireless users compared other handset brands before selecting their current wireless phone. Those customers who compare phones during the selection process are more likely to be satisfied overall with their current handset than those who do not.
Overall Wireless Mobile Phone Rankings
Based on a 1,000-point scale
• Sony Ericsson 745
• LG 735
• Sanyo 733
• Motorola 732
• Industry Average 726
• Samsung 725
• Nokia 713
• Kyocera 711
• UTStarcom (Audiovox) 707
About J.D. Power
Headquartered in Westlake Village, Calif., J.D. Power and Associates is an ISO 9001-registered global marketing information services firm operating in key business sectors including market research, forecasting, consulting, training and customer satisfaction. The firm's quality and satisfaction measurements are based on responses from millions of consumers annually. J.D. Power and Associates is a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 290 offices in 38 countries. Sales in 2005 were $6.0 billion.
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