Why did your choose the Sony Xperia over something like a OnePlus 15 or (insert top tier phone this year)? I’ve always been curious as almost every owner I’ve heard from absolutely loves their phones?
Id be particularly interested in those who couldn’t put didn’t go through their carrier. I have a OnePlus 13 and I swear I’ll be using it for another 3 years. But I’d like to consider an Xperia for my next phone.
It was literally my only option for my peculiar set of needs:
SD card slot, headphone jack, stereo speakers and no notch (never been a big fan of those, though originally I just feared there was not enough third-party supply in case I needed replacements).
Big downside is that Sony still is notoriously bottom line in terms of software support. See them dropping the promised OS update to Android 17 for the 10 VI, two weeks ago.
It’s devastating how much my choices have shrunk just with those things. Checked GSMArena’s phone finders and just went from nice-to-haves to the features I really wanted. I was surprised anybody (Sony) offered my nice-to-haves in a phone altogether.
My carrier didn’t have it, so I got it through my former workplace who was about to order some work phones anyway. That’s also why I went with the flagship which I wouldn’t have needed, instead of the 5 VI or 10 VI.
Before that, me sticking to Sony was actually coincidence. I used to have an iPhone, found it not for me, had an Xperia Z, then eventually a hand-me-down Z3, a Galaxy Note 9 (also a great phone but I hated the software and how Samsung kept trying to get me in their eco systems with the damn account). Switched to a 1 VI because of the aforementioned reasons and with the near-stock rom and the support for unlocking the phone in my region, I think I have another companion for a few years. Even the photos it shoots are great, if not the peak of the peak out there. That’s secondary to me though.