Don’t be bummed about the Xperia 5 V not coming to the US, there are many other great alternatives
  • ominouslemon@lemm.eeEnglish
    37·
    1 year ago

    Sony could do wonders with these phones, if only they would market them properly. And yet…

    • HidingCat@kbin.social
      282·
      1 year ago

      You mean, price them properly. What Sony wants for the 5 V is Galaxy S23 Ultra territory.

      Edit: Just checked the prices in my territory, I can get the S23 Ultra with change to spare, like, I can get a cheap tablet with the leftover.

      • B21@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Premium pricing proved to be profitable for Sony’s mobile division especially with the fierce competition in the market. I hope they would at least extend software support to support the inflated price as other companies are offering 4-5 years of updates at this point.

      • madcaesar@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 year ago

        Samsung prices are insane.

        Sony prices make Samsung prices seem reasonable.

        They are all fucked up.

    • pfannkuchen_gesicht@lemmy.oneEnglish
      45·
      1 year ago

      They aren’t really very special phones. Pretty average tbh with a below average flash light (it’s basically useless) and terrible fingerprint reader. I only got an xperia because it doesn’t have a punch-hole or notch.

      • ComradeWeebelo@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Not sure why you’re being down voted tbh. I had a chance to fiddle around with the 1 IV when Sony sent me the wrong phone by mistake with my online store order.

        I have no idea why they are priced as high as they are either. I was not impressed by it at all.