Sony Xperia smartphones look so good on paper. So why is it that we don’t recommend them? Here’s our answer to that and a brief 2023 review of the Sony Xperia 1 IV.
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Poor updates (policy), overpriced for the specs. I mean, 400-500 for a phone with a SD695 and 60hrz? Come on… Such a shame, because they are the only ones with a screen without a punchhole/camera cutout…
And they quit making the compact. I rocked 3 or 4 new old stock Xperia xz1 for YEARS. Smallest phones I could get at the time. Now I’m doing the same thing with the s10e which I still feel is too big.
Yes. I loved the compact! Small size is still a major criteria when I look at phones, but they’re unfortunately just getting bigger and bigger… Plus, yeah they were sorta expensive, but super solid. Would buy again anytime.
Yea if they hadn’t cancelled the compact back then, I would’ve went with it instead of the S10e I got af the time.
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Their phones are far too expensive and their software support is horrible.
Where’s the article?
There’s an embedded video above the headline. It’s easy to dismiss as an ad. I did, too.
It’s easy to dismiss as an ad. I did, too.
Well, Vivaldi’s built-in in adblock apparently agrees with this categorization. The video shows up if I disable it. Lol
I’m gonna be real, I thought Sony stopped making these 5 years ago. Probably because I haven’t looked into buying a phone since that long ago
They used to do great phones though. The Xperia Play (and its slimmer Arc cousin) and the Walkman feature phone are still personal favorites of mine.
Marketing and availablity. Unless you watch Phonereviews you probably have no idea these phones exist.
I have xperia 1 III and will use it until it dies, but there is very little chance that I’m buying xperia next, mainly because the camera is so shit. I don’t really care for the camera that much, but the picture quality is only comparable to xiaomi <200€ phones, that is way to shit compared to the price I’m paying.
Pixel OS. It’s the best out of the box experience for most users.
Sony Support SUX.
When you go to Samsung or Moto/Lenovo support, they would give you a loaner phone when yours was in for repairs. Repair centers accepted wherever they were located.
Sony would tell a 1500USD phone customer to F*CK OFF if they asked for a loaner phone during repairs. You have to go to the Sony Mobile repair center to get any kind of help. There are tons of dealers and TV / audio / other Sony repair and none of those have any kind words or help for customers.
Sony Support is DOGSHIT GARBAGE.
