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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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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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.

[–] cordlesslamp@lemmy.today 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

[–] ShadyGrove@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks 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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