Week 17 in review: GTA 6, Xperia 1 V, Poco F5 and F5 Pro unveil dates set

30 April 2023
May is going to be an interesting month.

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Poco F5 pro coming soon.

    TheSnowWinterR7, 30 Apr 2023Dude, are you acting don't know everything or what? We... moreyeah sony focus Niche phone right now, that is they are no longer top 10 biggest market share and maybe it will decrease..

      rizki1, 30 Apr 2023Poco and Redmi are more famous than Xperia lol also in t... moreDude, are you acting don't know everything or what? We already tried to explain to you yet you didn't grasp the concept at all. All reviewers and cultured tech people already know and have highlighted this MANY times in their Sony Xperia reviews since Xperia 1 in 2019 (or 2020 with 1 II, if X1 wasn't niche obvious) that Xperia target market is niche, segmented, and specific to certain people that pursued something that no other smartphone brand have right now. I mean, if you read Xperia 1 IV/5 IV or even more obviously niche/professional like Pro-I or Pro, it's targeted users aren't Redmi/Poco buyers at all, rather Sony Alpha users or those who wants to do more with their phones personally. This is especially the spectrum of Redmi/Poco phones are bigger, more mainstream markets with BBK, Samsung, or just like any smartphone brand in the market and obviously gonna be more bigger and popular than Sony that targeted enthusiasts.
      Especially Sony is the last brand in their flagship at least to offer 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDXC expansion slot, notification LED, Sony Alpha-Style camera app and treatment, and other features that basically is dead outside Sony? If we talked about supply and demand, Sony Xperia demand is inelastic, meaning even with price increase, their demand is relatively the same, meaning Sony already successful targeting what they have planned when Xperia were restructured back in 2018 to move to niche market due to those features that now more rare than a Chiron.
      And making back to low-end phones? Please be for real. Average Selling Price of an Xperia today is $1000+ and that's Xperia 1 price territory, meaning Sony generated more averaged mean revenue/profit from selling flagship than low-end. I mean, can you explain why Xperia 1 is turning to 5th Generation meanwhile Xperia L (low-end, by your judgement should be the one to be prioritised) is axed 2 years ago with L4 (2020) being the last one and Xperia Ace hasn't gone into sales internationally since original Xperia Ace?

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        rizki1, 30 Apr 2023I thought the Xperia phone doesn't throttle because it... morebut their displays all come with holes. Xperia doesn't

          Akashi Seijuro, 30 Apr 2023Sony aims to sell high-quality premium products that come a... moreI thought the Xperia phone doesn't throttle because it uses "high-quality" cooling inside. even the cheap Poco or any other phone same SoC are more/same stability.

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            Akashi Seijuro, 30 Apr 2023Sony aims to sell high-quality premium products that come a... moreSony and high-quality? Based on my experience with their products, that's not the case. Especially software-wise!

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              Akashi Seijuro, 30 Apr 2023Sony aims to sell high-quality premium products that come a... moreAbsolutely correct

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                rizki1, 30 Apr 2023Poco and Redmi are more famous than Xperia lol also in t... moreCheap stuff is always popular, example, redmi and poco phones

                  rizki1, 30 Apr 2023Poco and Redmi are more famous than Xperia lol also in t... moreSony aims to sell high-quality premium products that come at a cost and in small quantities, which means the Poco and Redmi series' target audience is NOT Sony's target audience with their Xperia products. It's basically comparing apples to oranges, so I don't get your point of trying to change what's already established for years now.

                    Poco and Redmi are more famous than Xperia lol

                    also in top 70 most popular phone no any single Sony phone... they should release back low end phone to gain users not flagship.

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                      • 30 Apr 2023

                      Some sketchy rumours mill (via notebookcheck.net) says Xperia 1/5 lineup will sunset microSD while still retaining 3,5 mm jack. Hopefully the rumours not true, otherwise it would be bummer.

                        May is gonna be another hectic month for smartphone release.

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