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gear_m9 t1_j6irw4e wrote

Reply to comment by ChristopherDassx_16 in Huge Sony Xperia 1 IV price cut gives credence to rumor that Xperia 1 V may match Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra price tag by ardi62

Software support for their phones is abysmal like multiple other brands. 1.5-2 years of support and that's it.

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TheRetenor t1_j6ivbbg wrote

Let's not get started about their camera auto mode either.

BUT they have an SD slot, headphone jack and fantastic media quality. And if you know how to handle the camera, you can get some high quality pictures out of it and even though it doesn't do as well as eg Samsung in low light conditions, it can put out some very natural images which samsung sadly never does.

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gear_m9 t1_j6ivr4y wrote

If they had better software support and pricing then I'd jump immediately.

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Agreeabeetle t1_j6ixszm wrote

Ya no excuse for the lack of support. I can't drop that kind of money on a phone that's not garunteed to work more than 2 yrs. Especially for a phone that's probably not popular enough to have a lot of homebrew support either.

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Kientha t1_j6j07b6 wrote

Sony phones all have an unlocked bootloader so there are plenty of options for running your own OS once you stop getting official updates (which is actually 3-4 years with the 1 5 10 range)

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ardi62 OP t1_j6l5oh6 wrote

Really, so you can install LineageOS easier right?

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Kientha t1_j6m982r wrote

You still need ROM support, but yes.

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NotOsama123 t1_j6nrn1b wrote

Support has been upped to three os updates plus two years of security patches for new generations. Basically the lifespan of the hardware. Plus they make it easy to load your own OS if you want to after it stops receiving official support.

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gear_m9 t1_j6ns843 wrote

Well that's a much welcome development I didn't know about. Happy to be wrong in this case, especially with loading custom Roms after support ends.

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