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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    2 months ago

    2 Years of updates was my reason. Samsung is up to 7,Apple is about 5 or 6 and Google is 7 years.

    Note this is based off of my memory so I could be wrong.

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      2 months ago

      Have Samsung & Google actually delivered 7 years yet - or is that still just a promise on paper to continue supporting existing products?

      Apple for all its faults has at least delivered on this premise.

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        2 months ago

        Google and Samsung both have a track record of delivering updates even past the promised date so far.

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        2 months ago

        Samsung made that promise last year and limited to the higher-end lineups, I believe.

        Google still update their pixel 6 phones from years ago (not sure about the pixel 5 or below).

        Apple is a complete different story since they owned the entire ecosystems and keeps making money from the devices being in use.

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          2 months ago

          Pixel 6 came only came out near the end of 2021, I would hope all companies support phones for more than 3 years, but maybe I’m too optimistic.

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            2 months ago

            A15 is probably the last major update for P6P.

            Not sure about security patches though, which are arguably more important.

            Also there’s always custom roms for Pixel phones.

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      2 months ago

      Apple supports phones 7+ years and basically has always had the longest support of all the OEMs

      IPhone 6s received updates in the past year and it’s from 2015

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          2 months ago

          It would be more realistic if they made batteries easily swappable. If I could just pop off the back of the phone and swap a battery in 20 seconds I’d keep that phone forever.

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            2 months ago

            We’ll see how that comment ages once apps need more horse power because the apps are yet again peogrammed as a glorified browser window

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            2 months ago

            Back in my day, you don’t need 20 seconds to replace a battery. And battery is not just replaceable, but also interchangeable. Multiple phone models could be using the same battery, making it cheaper and more available.

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          2 months ago

          Me.

          Honestly, who doesn’t? And, importantly, what does the demographic of one-year phone people tell us?

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      2 months ago

      If you swap it out for Lineage problem solved. I agree & strongly recommend against using a stock Sony ROM. It kind of defeats the point of buying one.