What does this mean for quality control, though? Sony's using third-party manufacturers to produce its phones isn't unheard of. The Japanese OEM has been...
It has turned into this weird thing. The short of it is: antennas and battery, and a touch of telemetry.
There are so many bands across so many frequencies, as well as needing multiple antennas for MIMO that they all take space.
Large batteries are required to run the modems and ostensibly laptop processors, and also…
…All the telemetry gathering they do requires power, also adding to the desire of a big battery. (The last one is fascinating, a phone on GrapheneOS will last 2-7 days on a charge depending on use. The same on stock Android will barely last a day.)
The 21:9 aspect ratio on the modern Xperia has always felt like it adds size with very little benefit. Makes usage two handed very often. Such a shame they didn’t keep a 16:9 compact.
Make Xperia Compact great again!!!
Modern phones do not fit in my pants pockets anymore… Wtf
It has turned into this weird thing. The short of it is: antennas and battery, and a touch of telemetry.
There are so many bands across so many frequencies, as well as needing multiple antennas for MIMO that they all take space.
Large batteries are required to run the modems and ostensibly laptop processors, and also…
…All the telemetry gathering they do requires power, also adding to the desire of a big battery. (The last one is fascinating, a phone on GrapheneOS will last 2-7 days on a charge depending on use. The same on stock Android will barely last a day.)
The 21:9 aspect ratio on the modern Xperia has always felt like it adds size with very little benefit. Makes usage two handed very often. Such a shame they didn’t keep a 16:9 compact.