Note: This is a rant from a loyal Sony customer/fan.
Where to start? This phone was a disaster for all of its lifespan. I loved the look/slimness of the phone, also owning an Xperia Z tablet, going for the Xperia phone just made alot of sense. Oh boy was I wrong.
The phone was good the first months. Everything worked perfectly fine.
Then the touch screen started acting up. Corners lost all of its sensivity, as did the Home and Recent Tabs button (circle and square). I couldn't even drop my notification bar anymore! After one year of struggle and hoping Sony would release an update, I simply gad enough.
I'm typing this from an LG G7 One, which I got two days ago. It works perfect and the difference is phenomenal. Now I know it's still new which means it's too toon for final verdict. But I can say it feels like a pretty goddamned good update from the Xperia.
When I went to get a new phone (Videotron), the girl told me they had ALOT of people bringing back the Xperia, and that she would either; Not recommend the Xperia 1/2/A Ultras, or would just refuse to sell them. Why? Because everyone brings them back because they are faulty even though they are brand new. She said she prefers people having a phone they'rd happy with.
She also pointed out that she has no control over what the company sends her, but has control of what she can sell/recommend. She said they are trying to bring the Xperia sales down to 0 so the company can realise how bad the phones are. That is saying pretty much everything about the state of the Phone.
Please, save yourself time and money AND DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE PHONE.
Sony, you make good games/video video cameras, but are your phones bad.
