Sony has launched new models in an attempt to boost its share of the smartphone market
Electronics giant Sony has reported a jump in profits for the April-to-June quarter, boosted by a weak yen.
It made a net profit of 3.5bn yen ($35m; £23m) in the quarter, compared to a loss of 24.6bn yen last year.
Many Japanese firms have seen their profits jump amid a sharp decline in the yen's value - which lifts profits when they repatriate their foreign earnings back home.
The yen has dipped nearly 25% against the US dollar since November.
Sony said its profit was also boosted by a rise in smartphone sales.
Sales in its mobile products and communications division, which manufactures smartphones, rose 36% from a year earlier.
The firm added that the division also benefited from the increase in the average selling price of smartphones.
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