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.
I got my xperia used by someone who didn’t like it, so i got a 2021 model in 2023 for less than half the original price.
I got it because it has an unlockable bootloader and LineageOS support. Also because it has a headphone jack, sd card slot, and no [fucking!] holes in the screen.
The performance has been perfect, even three years later. Everything works(except android auto keep breaking), everything can be programmed (including the hardware buttons), and I have control over my privacy. I have control ever pretty much everything, actually.
The downside is it’s fragile AF on the software side, and there’s almost no security against physical attacks. It requires a high level of knowledge to set up and keep it running in a way that maintains privacy.
It’s by far the best phone and phone experience I have ever had.