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Sony Xperia 1 VI, Xperia 5 VI and Xperia 10 VI all rumoured to gain improved software support over predecessors (www.notebookcheck.net)

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That would be nice because their current 2 years of support is pitiful. It was on the dot too. no support for my 5 ii at all after exactly 2 years after launch...

Xperia 5 II (XQ-AS52)

First Seen: 3 years 5 months ago

Last Updated: 1 year 4 months ago

https://xpericheck.com/XQ-AS52

Charging port is beginning to get a bit loose too already.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I got the 1ii. It's still rock solid (maybe the battery life is a bit hurt, but everything else is going flawless) but yes, the 2 year software support is simply ridiculous.

I ended installing LineageOS - can't say it's better to keep going with Android 11 or going custom ROM for every case, but I don't regret it.

That 'it's still rock solid' is the main reason my previous phone was a Sony (Z1) and decided to got another one from them - their hardware quality is just superb. Used my Z1 for seven years and it worked great all the time - until shit happened and fate decided I had to get another one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I feel like relying on custom ROM support is such a gamble with current Xperia devices. They're so niche and so expensive that there just isn't the level of community interest required to guarantee that you'll get support later in its life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My battery is at 70% (according to accubattery) after only charging to 80% for its entire lifespan except for monthly health checks. Extremely dissapointing that it has such a low quality battery. That coupled with the fact that it drains almost 2-3% per hour sitting unused on a desk in WiFi makes it a quite shit battery compared to most other phones I've come across besides the HTC10 with its battery drain bug. And you better hope you aren't in low cell signal area because the Xperias with pump out their battery trying to get a signal forever.

By comparison, my girlfriend's Samsung drains about 0.4% per hour, can go literally a full day in low cell signal areas, and only has to charge every 2 days if she doesn't use it much. I have to top up 20% or so by late afternoon to get through the day without dropping to 5%. The trade off is the better camera on the 5ii.

The Xperias are above average flagship phones, pretty much all of the critical things for longevity they messed up. Battery cycles, software support, and charging port mating cycles. Which I guess makes sense given they want you buying new ones since their target audience is small.