Sony says it’s not done making Xperia phones just yet
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Meh. I have a 10 VI. The phone is good, compact and great battery which is all I want. Except the software is bad. And it's a software issues the hardware isn't slow enough to explain why it takes a couple second everytime I unlock the phone before I can actually interact with the screen. Or lock the phone again.
Makes something like replying a simple "ok" to a message a chore. L
Their midrange phones were never good
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They stopped selling them in NZ years ago, I have a grey market mk6 and it works fine here and in the US
I heard the VI works fine in the US but I guess not the VII? The Xperia subreddit seems to constantly recommend against it
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Need more non-American companies making top of the line phones!
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Taking the opportunity to shill for Sailfish OS, which supports various Xperias.
My daily driver since 2020.
edit: only a few select models. Don't get your hopes up.
Any idea what their support lifecycle is? Wondering how long they usually support a device.
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Any idea what their support lifecycle is? Wondering how long they usually support a device.
The one I started with 5 years ago, the already venerable XA2, is still fully supported - since 2018.
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Need more non-American companies making top of the line phones!
Most phones are Japanese, Korean, or Chinese.
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Owned an Xperia 5 III and liked it enough to replace it with a 5 IV. Miss having options for a compact flagship like the 5 IV or Zenfone 10. Headphone jack ftw.
Owned that phone as well but had to return it twice due to the pink stripe issue, otherwise I'd probably still use it to this day
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I would instantly buy an Xperia Play 2 at any price.
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Need more non-American companies making top of the line phones!
We already have a Korean mega-conglomerate.
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All the good phones are dying. I still quite enjoy my 1 IV, and honestly the Xperia line would probably be my choice in a couple years when I am ready to upgrade if they are selling them in the US at that point.
I'm hoping Fairphone gets US support at some point because they seem like the best option.
It really feels like design peaked a decade ago. Headphone jacks, micro SD card slot, removable batteries, front-facing speakers. Everything good has been removed and the phones are 5x more expensive. The few phones left with some of those features are the cheap weak models for people who only use their phones to call and text.
You’ll have to go through Murena for the Fairphone 4. More details on my comment here about US coverage.
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Yeah, but after the rootkit fiasco, would you really want to?
Its a real shame the handset market is completely fucked and void of creativity
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Need more non-American companies making top of the line phones!
how work with tariffs?
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Yeah, but after the rootkit fiasco, would you really want to?
Its a real shame the handset market is completely fucked and void of creativity
Are you talking about the scandal from 20 years ago, or something new?
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Are you talking about the scandal from 20 years ago, or something new?
The old one, for sure
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how work with tariffs?
What tariffs? Non American phones have no tariffs.
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Sony has generally made awesome stuff. The number of groundbreaking concepts or tech is incredible, although they have been outputting less "wow stuff" lately. I get the impression that their marketing sucks balls lately.
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I just want an Xperia Play 2. Make it a foldable this time around—and as thin as a Samsung Fold 7 (with screens just as large, so it just looks and feels like a normal phone when closed)—and I'm completely sold.
The original was an excellent idea squandered. Had Sony continued to invest in the idea, I could see future Play phones not only being a proper followup to the Vita we never had, but also a major competitor to the Steam Deck (Edit: Switch 2 as well).
Come on Sony, be innovative again like you used to. Give me what I want, no, what I need.
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Are you talking about the scandal from 20 years ago, or something new?
Oh right, 20 years ago
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Sony has generally made awesome stuff. The number of groundbreaking concepts or tech is incredible, although they have been outputting less "wow stuff" lately. I get the impression that their marketing sucks balls lately.
Lately? Everything from rollout, branding, naming suuucks with Sony. Consistently. Their most recent phone is Sony Xperia Z VI. Their most recent headphones are WH-1000XM6. Wtf fuck. Their competition is Pixel 9, iphone 16, air pods pro, etc. ...doing things differently could be done better.
They are a poorly run great company. They make genuinely gpod tech but every business decision is poor.
As an exampl, Sony own a lot of music, like a huge amount of through their labels. The could have made Walkman a streaming service to rival spotify and Apple and stuck it on every Xperia phone for a year for free and got market share. They just suck at getting it out there. They could have been the company to fill the luxury android spot to rival iphone.
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All the good phones are dying. I still quite enjoy my 1 IV, and honestly the Xperia line would probably be my choice in a couple years when I am ready to upgrade if they are selling them in the US at that point.
I'm hoping Fairphone gets US support at some point because they seem like the best option.
It really feels like design peaked a decade ago. Headphone jacks, micro SD card slot, removable batteries, front-facing speakers. Everything good has been removed and the phones are 5x more expensive. The few phones left with some of those features are the cheap weak models for people who only use their phones to call and text.
My favourite phone was an xperia, they are poorly marketed, overpriced and thebmost recent iterations are sub par in terms of components. It is so disappointing.
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