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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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[–] HarriPotero 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's an embedded video above the headline. It's easy to dismiss as an ad. I did, too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It isn't much better either. HTG went from a great site publishing tech articles to riddled with paywalls(you will encounter sign in screens if you read multiple articles quickly), Premium options, ad affiliated newsletter links and just constant churning of low quality filler mostly.