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[HTK]

Sony missed the mark, they could have been the Samsung of Android phones but just couldn't pull it off at the time.

Sad because they've always made sexy hardware in general.

 

[Unknown?]

They need to defy trends and allow you to remove the battery and replace it with ease again. I think that could make waves if done right, unless people are conditioned to being happy with buying new phones whenever their batteries weaken now days.

 

[InverseAgonist]

They need to defy trends and allow you to remove the battery and replace it with ease again. I think that could make waves if done right, unless people are conditioned to being happy with buying new phones whenever their batteries weaken now days.

That might add complexity given the IP65/IP68 rating?!

Also, I don't personally find it a problem. In everyday use, my Xperia 5ii lasts me all day and then some. Maybe I'm just older now, but things which are simple and just work are vastly more appealing to me than the days when I was optimizing PNG sizes in a ROM on my HTC Diamond so the UI was snappy.

 

[MvCSpiderman]

Was always a fan of sony and the japanese aesthetic when it comes to phone design,

A flat rectangle is Japanese aesthetic?

 

[CapnAmaricrunch]

yeah im pretty sure sony started the really skinny tall phone design, its almost designed like a Japanese wallet.

 

[VolticArchangel]

Sony:

The new Sony Xperia 1 III is the Official Smartphone of the COD Mobile Championship 2021

Official smartphone you say, Sony? Hmm, interesting...