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It looks like the improved tele on the Xperia finally.

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 27 points 4 months ago

Leaked= new word for advertised

[–] b1tstremist0@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Sony is the only phone maker without those ugly notches and intruding punch holes. If only their phones were accessible. From where I am, you can't buy them.

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 10 points 4 months ago

Oof I feel you

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Overall this seems like a great qol improvement. A better display, better software support and an overhauled camera experience.

[–] huginn@feddit.it 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think this will finally be the phone I swap off of the pixel ...

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I just hope Sony doesn't fuck it up.

[–] iagomago@feddit.it 3 points 4 months ago

challenge level: impossible

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 3 points 4 months ago

They already fucked it up. They support their phones the least in the whole industry among major manufacturers. I think even shitty HMD Global supports their phones for longer now.

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Better software support? How long is it now?

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 2 points 4 months ago

Supposedly 5 years due to the eu

[–] ColdWater@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sony phones>every other phones makers, hypocritically I use a Pixel because I can't buy Sony phones where I lived

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 4 points 4 months ago

Except that they give only half or less of the software support of other manufacturers.. I have a Sony 5ii. 2 years after release on the dot, not a single security update after.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

same here. i get pixel because they can be rooted

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mango@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh fuck yeah! I was just meming. Is it gonna be rootable?

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes. But the American model is locked because of fucking Verizon

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can just buy the international version.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

yes but then sometimes the antenna bands won't work so you'll have poor reception.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why? My international note 20 ultra is fine.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Not the same, different manufacturers use different radios. Sony international version is probably different

[–] Opafi@feddit.de 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Last year I needed a new phone. The Xperia V (I think) just got released and seemed perfect... But in the end I decided against it because of their horrendous update roadmap and large phone sizes. I'm not going to buy a new phone every three years and I hate phones that can't be used with one hand - and despite doing a lot of things right, those two points are just not addressed by Sony. I want their compact range back and I want Fairphone levels of updates.

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There was the Sony Xperia 5 series which is smaller than the 1

[–] Opafi@feddit.de 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah. That's the one I considered more deeply. Still too big. Still only 3 years of promised security updates and only two major revisions of android. Nah, hard pass.

/edit just saw that I mixed up the Roman and Latin numbers in my previous post. Yeah, the 5 is what I meant by 5.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I changed to the 5 after having the 1 and it fits my hand perfectly as a small phone but I can also appreciate that hand sizes are obviously very subjective

[–] m4@kbin.social 5 points 4 months ago

I'd wish I was filthy rich to get one.

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'll probably be snagging this one at some point

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Good luck with that. I hope I can get one as well

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

It'll bankrupt me, but Sony phones are chef kiss

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing !

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

do these work well in usa?

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes they usually have an American model for sale

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

do all the US antenna bands work? last i checked they don't.

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 2 points 4 months ago

I think so except for certain Uwb radios if I remember correctly.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

if this was Google Pixel with stock Android and rootable this would be the most perfect phone

[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I mean Sony uses an even more stock version of android that Google doesn't even use.

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Welp_im_damned@lemdro.id 3 points 4 months ago

Yes if you get the global one since the ones that are the Japanese carrier/us model

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jenny trust me they're much better than pixels

[–] jenny_ball@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

nice thank you. i want to get this now.