Welcome to the droidymcdroidface-iest, Lemmyest (Lemmiest), test, bestest, phoniest, pluckiest, snarkiest, and spiciest Android community on Lemmy (Do not respond)! Here you can participate in amazing discussions and events relating to all things Android.
The rules for posting and commenting, besides the rules defined here for lemmy.world, are as follows:
1. All posts must be relevant to Android devices/operating system.
2. Posts cannot be illegal or NSFW material.
3. No spam, self promotion, or upvote farming. Sources engaging in these behavior will be added to the Blacklist.
4. Non-whitelisted bots will be banned.
5. Engage respectfully: Harassment, flamebaiting, bad faith engagement, or agenda posting will result in your posts being removed. Excessive violations will result in temporary or permanent ban, depending on severity.
6. Memes are not allowed to be posts, but are allowed in the comments.
7. Posts from clickbait sources are heavily discouraged. Please de-clickbait titles if it needs to be submitted.
8. Submission statements of any length composed of your own thoughts inside the post text field are mandatory for any microblog posts, and are optional but recommended for article/image/video posts.
Community Resources:
We are Android girls*,
In our Lemmy.world.
The back is plastic,
It's fantastic.
*Well, not just girls: people of all gender identities are welcomed here.
Our Partner Communities:
So I finally got my preorder of the EU version and activated it without needing support by using the esim transfer on my old pixel. After close to a week now I've had 0 issues!
I'd love to slap LineageOS on a modern sony
Loved their devices back then, especially because they offer an extended range of updates specifically for developing on-top of AOSP, even including (Major) Kernel Updates
That on a modern device? Count me in
Awesome to see that Sony development is still kicking <3
So Sony started making smartphones again?
I need that wallpaper! What a fantastic pic!
That page requires a login or something to download full quality. I'm not really trying to sign up for a Japanese website. Thanks anyhow.
Just to add on, I am using an Xperia 5V on tmo us with no issues either.
Also, don't forget to fold your laundry
And the expense reports are a must
I've been putting those off...
I don't think there is a difference between the US & International Version, just maybe the Bands it covers. But the Sony Xperia is a SOLID phone.
Someone on the subreddit did a full band comparison. it seems like the hk variant is best for US customers this time around? I have really been loving it so far tho. Feels more premium than my p6 pro I upgraded from.
Ouch, no band 71 at all. That'll hurt T-Mobile extended range and indoors as it is their largest low frequency band. The EU version at least supports one T-Mobile 5G band, and their largest at that (41).
Band 12 and 13 will help low band scenarios with AT&T and Verizon respectively. No band 14 means no AT&T service in rural areas like (my always go to example) western Nebraska where it is AT&T's only low band frequency.
Definitely not the worst band support, but not great either.
Too bad the US is such a toxic environment for cool phones with all the carrier-induced "certification" they put in the way to prevent low-volume and niche manufacturers from bothering.
I honestly didn't know there were different variations of Xperia, I bought mine through the Sony Website.
Band 14 in the US is reserved for First Responders via First Net aka AT&T, and when the other bands get overloaded then it's given use to regular consumers - if they have band 14. From my understanding. Because there aren't many phones that have 14 on them sold outside of AT&T from what I find, unless band 14 access is a software adjustment, but that I don't know.
Definitely, I'm lucky that I live by a major metro and have had 0 issues with 5g coverage so far. I'm hoping that anywhere else I go I either won't need 5g or will be able to use wifi
Without band 71 (used for both LTE and 5G depending on parts of the country) you'll likely see more no service scenarios while rural, but if you're primarily metro, those will be exceedingly rare.
So 666 messages huh?
I get so much spam that I need to delete 😅
How's that camera?
Honestly that's pretty good. But I'm assuming lemmy compressed it as well.
Ah probably. The auto mode is pretty good, the photos look more natural than my pixel or the wife's galaxy, but it's also harder to just point and click to get a good photo every time.
Same sentiment, if other flagships puke everything in high saturation and do all this ai modification it doesn't feel like a sincere genuine photo anymore.
tbf Sony always tried to put hobbyist features in their camera phones. But you're right the color accuracy is impeccable. I kinda miss my ZX1 now