Hey dudes! Im really proud of this one, so im glad youre enjoying! As always, any mistakes i catch will be posted here in the show notes! Party on! At 4:21 I said the T610 could record video. After further research, my initial source was wrong. It could not. At 5:49 I said powershot. I meant cyber shot. Powershot is a canon thing.
Also, it seems you didn't talk about the P series. Aside from the bulkiness, I really loved and enjoyed the P900 at the time. Great job researching, and great videos👍🏿
@damaidodo1454 I did mention one p series phone. You're right I did mostly leave it out. They were more niche enthusiast handsets rather than their cell phones that were a little more popular at the time. I left out a few other lines just for the sake of brevity mainly focusing on the main 3.
It's alright brother happens to the best of us, back in 2010 we got engaged in Afghanistan and I wanted my platoon to launch an 84mm Carl Gustav anti personnel round against the enemy but instead of that I told them to launch an AT-4 anti tank round against enemy infantry that has zero to minimal effect. Talking about an embarrassing moment to an infantry officer back then! 😅
@Dayz3O6 nice, I have the V which is pretty much the same. Such good phones, hope they don't shut it down too. I have the latest iPad pro and the Sony phone has better sounding speakers...
i still have my working Live with Walkman and Xperia Mini Pro. such cute little gems, both still serve as my fm radio and mp3 players, when i getting bored with my slab phone.
That's not true. Rich kids had qtek, Nokia with symbian and Samsung (or anycall). Sony was mid range company and only few walkmans and p series was to pricey for normal ppl. As a kid that time I had over 50 different types of phones for testing and earned money for reselling them.
the recent years have been somewhat fine, since Sony has made their own lines of Xperia 1 for high end, Xperia 5 for lower high end with almost same specs wit smaller screen and less ram. and Xperia 10 line that is the mid range line. too bad that they did not do that all the way back in early 2010's. imagine if Sony offered as good support as Samsung and had been done so since 2013 for example. then we would honestly probably have people asking if they should get the latest Galaxy S flagship or the latest Xperia 1 phone. too bad that most of the time Sony named their phones with maybe one letter following few hammer strikes at keyboard.
@carlzune6626 idk. Takes whole of 2 seconds to see the prices that tell you what 1, 5 and 10 lines are about, then the fact that following numbers are in roman numerals tells me that it's not part of the actual model series but instead something else. Heck you can use this same logic with Samsung and their HORRIBLE names. I mean is the A54 better than S24 since A is the first letter in the alphabets and 54 is larger number than 24.
@Jurtaani Samsungs scheme is not bad. S-rank is better than A-rank, it borrows from grading and scholarship levels. The number after the rank is always sequential and theres always more "lower-tier" phones than "higher-tier" ones, so it also makes sense that the current A series number is way higher than the S series
It really baffles me how Sony didn't take a single hint from the PlayStation lineup. It's literally their only best selling product and part of its success is its name that's easy to follow.
Yes but there’s literally a single new console every 5-7 years. Apples and oranges. A lot of companies struggle with naming, and it’s actually more difficult than you imagine.
@HikarusVibrator its not difficult, its just not the only thing that matters. to have good branding you need to have a curated laser focused product lineup, not 5000 products for niche markets, and actually competent people that manage branding tightly integrated with product management. look at apple. despite making arguably worse over ear headphones, their product blows sony's equivalent flagship out of the water when it comes to sales. why? because one is called "airpods max" and the other one is called "WH-1000XM*"
Seriously it’s all Steve jobs fault 😭 imagine iPhone was never made, what would the world be like ? No tiktok? Nothing ? Twitter being the major social line insaneeeeee
This is why, despite being a technical downgrade from my last phone I've been supporting 'Nothing', they are at least being creative with their designs and very competitive with their prices
TBF when your whole phone front is a screen you can’t do much with it, they can do things with the back but you’re not seeing your phone’s back that much, and most people cover the back with a case anyways.
Mine lasted until 2021, after that it just began to fail in a few different ways. Not sure how you managed to keep it alive, the design was just a disaster overall.
@Destroyer4700Very simply. A heavy rotation of multiple phones, of which XZ1 has probably been the least used, because your objections regarding construction issues are on point. On the other hand, XZC1 served me as primary unit for four years among forementioned crowd, including entire Covid arc, before its battery got swollen. Four years - now that's an achievement.
I remember in like 2014 or so some friend washed their Sony phone in front of me to prove me that it's water resistant and I was mind blown at the time. Then I never heard about Sony phones again, I though they stopped making phones a long time ago.
My first and second smartphones are both Xperias (Z1 and XZ1) exactly because of that. In 2013 and 2017 phones with IP ratings were still mostly bulky heavy-duty phones. I still like Xperia but won't buy one anyomre. Throwing $1000+ on a devices that only gets 2 years of software update is absurd, considering Samsung and Google are already giving 7-year support for their mid-range phones.
@GrecoLefteris I also had the W595! I was heartbroken when it died, but I still have it. I bought a Sony Xperia J after that, what garbage. But the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact that I bought after that was one of the best phones I ever owned, although it had it's problems like the camera lens coating rubbing off and causing cloudy images.
Phones in general have lost their character. I loved my Sony Ericsson K750i ! Both companies' logos were bland, but them combined with the green circle looked fresh and innovative.
The K750i was so ahead of its time and such a solid device, I think it might have been my all time favorite phone. The iPhone 6s was maybe the next one that really felt like it had it all. I'm pretty tired of typing on screens with bad word recognition these days and wish there was something with a physical keyboard again.
Blame the market, everybody wants that same big slab of "premium" glass with no gimmicks, innovation is severely punished with low sales and ridicule from tech media because "Who wants that?"
lg is still there but liek in the shadows just like HTC sony euh i think they still have phones bit more exposedd then htc and lg. but stilll noo samsung xoami huawei honor taht every one knows lg htc is the unknow brand now. sony is like there.. motorola lenovo they still do stuff. but blackberry been dead for a while i think last time blackberry made a android phoone was like 2016?
Well, in 2013-2014 everyone were talking about Sony phones, because they were water-resistant. And after that Samsung and Apple caught up and that's it
Also have Sony Xperia 1 VI and i did go from Xperia 1 V. Its mostly the design. I hate what the other brands doing with camera holes in the screen and big huge camera bumps on the back. The only negative with my Xperia 1 VI is its wider and not 21:9 and well blir 4k. Its not as Sharp as before. But the battery is wow
There was, but there was no real Z4 before the Z5. It was the Z4 in Japan but Z3+ everywhere else, which is maybe not very intuitive as far as naming schemes are concerned.
Yes but there was no z4. They skipped it for some random reason. There was a Z4 concept phone but it was canceled. Instead of using the name they just skipped it. Absolutely no commitment to their own products.
@SatongiFilms I feel like Apple got their fair share of criticism for whatever was going on between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 tbh. They kinda got themselves into a weird place by releasing an special phone for their 10th anniversary, calling it the "iPhone 10", and releasing it beside the iPhone 8. They did course correct after that though. The iPhone XS, for all intents and purposes, is an iPhone 9. Already having an iPhone 10 would then mean they skip straight to the 11 afterwards. It's not intuitive, but they course corrected and stuck with their naming scheme. Sony on the other hand "skipped" the Z4 (I will iterate again, the phone they called the Z3+ in the rest of the world was called the Z4 in Japan), released the Z5, and then completely changed their naming scheme to XZ. If they stuck with the Z names and just released the Z6 and kept going forward instead of starting from scratch with the XZ for no reason, I don't think they'd have gotten nearly as much criticism as they are getting now.
At 10:39, omg that was the first phone i ever own!! My parents bought it for me back in 2010 because i was still a kid and need to contact them if anything happens. Before this, i only borrowed from my siblings and parents so i don't have the device with me time to time and the only way i can call them was a payphone in school. I will never forget that moment
3:35 actually not, the "i" stands for international. There were region locked phones like the "c" line, that were adapted for the chinese market. There were also versions without a letter behind the name, but I don't know if they were the japanese or US versions of the device. Edit: also the K800 came first, the K790 was the budget version without video calling tech. The K810 was the K800 refresh, it added minor tweaks to the K800 that were missing then, like flash support and even more dedicated camera controls and a new shell.
I used to develop core apps for Sony phones when they switched to Android ~15 years ago. I remember they had stupidest and shittiest ideas I've seen to this day. No wonder they failed so miserably. Also awesome video, well researched.
Mate, the Z series phones where one of the few times Sony's phone actually made sense. The was a Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 and then they were followed up by the XZ series XZ, XZ1, XZ2, XZ3. Some of these models also had Premium(Big) models and Compact(Small) models. These were all fantastic phones but Sony was releasing them every 6 months which must have been costing them major dosh in R&D.
This would have required a simple google search by the author when making this video. Negative videos get views though and require little research. There is a lot of positive things to say about the old pre-iPhone SonyEricsson models and the Xperia Z/XZ models. I had a Z2 and a Z5 Premium, absolutely dope phones. I had the purple Z2 and would get asked by total strangers what kind of phone I had. I was on Android since the G1. My first iPhone was an 11 and now I have a 16 Pro Max. Not because of Sony, but because of Google. iOS just works, the hardware is better, and the apps are still much higher quality.
Agreed, the Z and XZ series were really good phones. They look stylish at that time. And they sold well in the Japan market. I remember that major characters are all using SONY phones in Japanese TV drama series in those years.
@黄永豪-z5rSony pioneered waterproof IP ratings and battery saver mode that are now standard features on flagship phones. Some models even had an ultra power saving mode that rebooted your phone into a limited OS that only gave you access to basic functions like phone, messaging and camera. This gave you about a week's battery life. For me this was great.
Nobody is disagreeing about the quality of the product, as Sony has always made high quality phones, but their marketing sucks and their value-proposition is not good enough when compared to other brands. I'm not paying top dollar for a phone that only gets 3 years of updates, when other companies are selling theirs with 5-7 years worth.
Correction. The T68i was (in hardware) identical to the Ericsson T68, apart from the case colour, and in fact all T68 owners were given a free firmware update to convert their phone to a T68i.
I remember being in 1st or 2nd year of high school and begging my mum to get me a W810i as everyone at school was sharing music(mainly Mr Brightside by the Killer) on Bluetooth which was very new at the time. We drove about to like 5 shops and finally got one at Argos. Haven't felt that excited about a phone in years.
I had a k750i for years. Best phone i've had. The step from simple Nokia cellphones with monochrome display to a camera-phone with color display and even the ability to play mp3-files, listening to radio, bluetooth, WAP internet, video/music-editing and of course flash games were HUGE. Even after i had to get a smartphone, i kept the old k750 as a backup-phone until i lost it back in 2018 unfortunately
The W810i will forever be in my memories. I actually used it up until 2015, that's when I got my first smartphone (it wasn't good), which was Sony Xperia E1, cheap phone.
I recently rooted and installed lineageos on a sony xperia v ii and when in adb mode it showed up as Sony Ericsson Communications AB if i remember correctly, pretty funny they still have that name deep in the phone all these years later
I remember Samsung also made a million different models around 2014, particularly in the Asian markets: Galaxy Star Galaxy Core Galaxy Fame Galaxy Mega Galaxy Young Galaxy Alpha Galaxy Grand Galaxy Ace Galaxy K Zoom Galaxy Pocket Galaxy W Galaxy Beam Galaxy Avant
Basicly everyone did back than. Last years in highschool we joked that nikia must have a battle within the company who could come up with the stupiest design possible that still got sold. Every week we were blessed with a new stick design, banana shaped, something to twist, push, strech... Than Motorola came with the razor and mobiles went all the sudden from creazy sub culture identifier to buisness gudgets. Few years later, some guy showed a phone without buttons, and here we are now, bricks all looking more or less the same.
The phone from the thumbnail was the bane of my existence. Couldn't afford one when launched and really wanted one soooo badly as I thought it was the best phone in the world. I get a weird longing feeling just by seeing it even if it would be worthless today
Sony figured too late that people are not as brand loyal as they thought people in the 70's & 80's were. Sony also had to deal with Japanese companies they granted business to keep things "in house" (Japan) this bit them in the bottom.
Thank you for the best intro ever! Straight to the point, I love it and I hope more content creators follow your lead. Great video too btw Owen, subscribed!
Xperia 1 iv user here. Been a Sony phone enthusiast since they were in partnership with Ericson. The sound, video and camera side of the "phone" (telephone calls are such a sideline to why we carry them constantly) is unbeatable still. But you have to be into those three things. If you don't know what you are doing with a camera beyond pointing it at something and hitting the shutter button (or if you don't know what a shutter button is) you will hate the Xperias. In Sony's defense when it comes to support, I got this thing over two years ago, there's been a new model since, but I got an OS update yesterday. If I can't replace this in 5yrs with another Sony, I'm gonna be really disappointed.....
16:15 The Xperia Z series did start with Z1, Z2, Z3. There just wasn't a Z4. I remember it as the Z serious being the first serious sony smart phone back in the day. Working at a phone store there was some hype around it. But more like it was the only Sony phones pretty much that was pushed in the store.
It's mainly because of the East Asian Tetraphobia, OnePlus also skipped the OnePlus 4, same with Oppo Find X4. And a lot of others also are sketchy in terms of sketchy naming, the followup for Samsung's first Galaxy Watch wasn't the Watch 2 but the Watch 3, there was a Galaxy Watch Active 2 without rotating bezel. HTC with Desire then dropping it for the Sensation (but keeping naming their budget phones "Desire"), after that One X and One S (hold my Xbox), then only One [M7], One M8, One M9, then dropping One and calling it HTC 10. Huawei skipped P3-P5, maybe to position their P6 against the latest iPhone then (5S/c) and upcoming iPhone 6 and after the P10 no P11 but P20, P30 etc. Samsung did that from S10 to S20, but now the number is matching with the release year. Qualcomm's Snapdragon series before they went to a blank slate with now 4, 6, 7 and 8 Gen * was a mess, Snapdragon 800, 801, 805(?), 808, 810, 820, 835, 845(?), 855, 865, 888...
15:05 I had xperia SP for years and I loved, light at the bottom would glow in different colors for different app notification, it would sync with the music you're playing, such a cool device. I still have it laying somewhere in my drawer
Had a Sony xperia z1 in 2014, it was way ahead of its time, had potrait mode/background defocus,classic glass sandwich design ,water proof. Got 2 full android updates.
Yeah, I had an Z3, hands down the best phone I have owned. I don't think people disagree that the phones aren't good, it's everything else that is the problem, and I say that as someone who was interesting in buying a phone from them last year, but didn't because the value-proposition just wasn't good enough in comparison to other brands. I'm not buying an expensive flagship phone that will only be supported for 3 years SMH.
Sony hasn't gone anywhere in the phone business. I'm posting this from a Sony Xperia 1 IV. Sony makes killer phones, they just don't want to be carrier locked and that's a problem for carriers. Mine is unlocked, still has an SD card slot, and a headphone jack, and tons of built in storage, dual Sim support, pretty darn good camera, and they allow you to unlock the bootloader and even give you instructions right on their web site so you can then root your device if that's your thing. To be honest, I wish other manufacturers still offered SD card slots and headphone jacks. At least SD card slots anyways. Sony is still very much on the cell phone market.
That's sick man! I remember really wanting the Xperia Pro when it came out, but it's just so expensive! I couldn't justify the purchase if the phone only lasts 2 years.
@owencooktechYou make it sound like it breaks after 2 years. You'll be fine with older Android, they don't add big features nowadays, so not much difference.
I have had Sony (Ericsson) phones after T100 came out. Every model that I have had, had its flaws but the style and distinctivity from others have covered these for me. (Sony Ericsson's design was superb) Nowdays the style is unfortunately not possible to do with only screen front, but it is the only company that holds the values I respect. Screen without "punch-hole", SD-card support with high end model, allmost pure android, audio jack... It is hard for me to understand why other phones that are so similar to each other (and just boring) are successful. Sadly nowdays Sony is only one that tries to be a little different. It would be a big loss for me if they decide to end it.
I'm with you. These are the things I cant choose other brands. I do like the pixel 8 Pro... Just wished it had what Sony has. All brands looks the same but Sony didn't. Sadly thought they did go more mainstream with their Xperia 1 VI. Still hate its so wide... Have to use two hands all the time when writing this. With my old Xperia 1 V i could at least use one hand most of the time. But I choose to go to the phone with the better battery time.
That SD card bit aaaaalmost put me over the line for an Xperia. But in between no wifi calling with t-mobile issue and Samsung's awesome bundle deals I just never pulled the trigger on the much more expensive option. Too bad though, I still think the Xperia is a compelling alternative to the other major Android phones out there.
The thing about audio jack and sdcard is that these features are not making money, they don't sell you wireless headphones or upsale more memory on a phone. And most people don't use them. These features only present on budget phones nowadays, lacking them is a sign of premium. And audio jack on Sony doesn't have separate amp chip so it's not very powerful and will struggle with some headphones, SDcard will be slower than built in memory too. So it doesn't translate into premium experience.
@unruler how additional cloud storage (which you have to pay endlessly) and audiolag from bluetooth headset presents premium? To have more options feels premium to me.
This is my first video of yours and I gotta say: it’s really well done. I’m glad you don’t sound like all the other tech RUclipsrs. This is cool. Subscribed!
I had a Sony phone (Xperia P) worst phone I’ve ever owned. Battery failed within 6months, would last half an hour 0-100%. Sony refused to repair or refund me as “they aren’t the ones who manufactured the battery” switched to a LG G3 (was brilliant miss LG)
i still have my xperia p, it still works only problem is the power button.... but yeah it's pretty clear even in the xperia community that their services are @ss
@clemente111 I can't even imagine using a 12 year old phone I imagine even an iPhone 5 or S3 would be painfully slow yet alone using an Xperia P! , dude treat yourself and get a new phone there is so much better stuff out there, even on the used market. I went from Xperia p, LG G3, OnePlus 3, OnePlus 5t, OnePlus 7pro, pixel 7 pro and currently have a iPhone 16 pro and not regretting the switch one bit.
@converge8008 now use a xperia 1ii, it isn't really that slow considering most playstore app can't be downloaded.... but am surprised actually someone had battery issues, my battery last 2hrs. do you still have your unit?
Same with their Sony Vaio laptops, they literally raised, shined then began to set over the horizon until they disappeared completely with no coming back.
I had the Sony Ericsson K810. It was one of my favorite phones. And in early 3G Internet packages I could easily login to Facebook and browse updates from my friends. Those were early days when I formed the habit of using my phone during a traffic jam. Incredible how far we've come today 😅
@ I just looked at some headphones 🎧 (never owned any Sony headphones) The Sony WH-1000XMS then you’ve got ULT line WHAT is that!!! they look the same… 😂🫣
It’s infuriating because their products are really high-quality and I love them, but I need to do so much research to find out about them and it shouldn’t need to be that way.
I had a Sony Ericsson slide up model. The one where the middle select button was the speaker and lit up rgb along with the side frosted bars that lit up rgb as well.
I had an Xperia Z3 Compact and really liked it. It was a premium design with a great main camera and display. I was sad when it's ROM became outdated, so I switched switched to Vivo.
Sony Ericsson will always have a special place it my heart. My first phone was a Sony Ericsson W910i. It was this cool walkman phone with a slide out keyboard and an accelerometer that could sense when the phone was being held sideways. It was so cool to listen to music on it when I was in high school and just shake it to change the track. It also had dedicated buttons on either side of the earpiece and were used for gaming in landscape mode. The one I bought after that was the Sony Ericsson W395, a budget version with fewer features. Then in 2010 I was dead set on buying the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, a smartphone with the first HD recording capabilities running symbian OS. The guy at the store recommended I buy another phone instead. He said that running a newfangled OS that be thought showed a lot of promise called 'Android'. Thus, my first smartphone became the Sony Ericsson X10i running Android 1.3 and I freaking loved it. It was beautiful and powerful, running one of the first 1Ghz+ processors. I cherished it for as long as I could use it and a few years down the line upgraded directly to a Samsung Galaxy S2 which in my opinion still holds the position as one of the best phones ever released for it's time. Sadly I never got around to buying another Sony Ericsson again and then the company later died out.
Watching this until the end, you've got it spot on with Sony. I had almost all the last ones you mentioned & still have one now but since switching to Samsung I won't go back
I had two phones (a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, and a Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro), and they didnt even show up on this video. Thats how many phones they have. lol
Another giant fallen to obsolescence. I had a Sony Ericsson 20 years back, the thing was rock solid and had great sound quality. Was so great they called it the "walkman" series lol. It was so good my iPod gathered dust.
Hey dudes! Im really proud of this one, so im glad youre enjoying! As always, any mistakes i catch will be posted here in the show notes! Party on!
At 4:21 I said the T610 could record video. After further research, my initial source was wrong. It could not.
At 5:49 I said powershot. I meant cyber shot. Powershot is a canon thing.
Also, it seems you didn't talk about the P series. Aside from the bulkiness, I really loved and enjoyed the P900 at the time.
Great job researching, and great videos👍🏿
@damaidodo1454 I did mention one p series phone. You're right I did mostly leave it out. They were more niche enthusiast handsets rather than their cell phones that were a little more popular at the time. I left out a few other lines just for the sake of brevity mainly focusing on the main 3.
@owencooktech oh! I missed that mention. Great job once again.❤️
I always wondered what was the difference between my K700 and T610. 2 decades of mistery got solved. lmao
It's alright brother happens to the best of us, back in 2010 we got engaged in Afghanistan and I wanted my platoon to launch an 84mm Carl Gustav anti personnel round against the enemy but instead of that I told them to launch an AT-4 anti tank round against enemy infantry that has zero to minimal effect.
Talking about an embarrassing moment to an infantry officer back then! 😅
There was a time when you could be in a class of 30 people and nobody had the same cellphone. It's the magic we have lost.
One of the reasons why I have a Sony still.
@QS17 yeah I hope they dont close it all down, I'm still using the 1iv.
Yeah, that was like 2007
@Dayz3O6 nice, I have the V which is pretty much the same. Such good phones, hope they don't shut it down too. I have the latest iPad pro and the Sony phone has better sounding speakers...
I know right, I’m almost always the only guy with an iPhone mini
the walkman W logo, and the sony ericsson green dot logo were both so hard. And the orange accent on all their products was just chefs kiss
Imagine having a visually distinct product and logo.
Current companies:...🤡
W580i with the lights on the side and button speaker ❤ Got one in box refurbed myself.
W850i was another badboy phone and W810i
i still have my working Live with Walkman and Xperia Mini Pro. such cute little gems, both still serve as my fm radio and mp3 players, when i getting bored with my slab phone.
@SilverBullet096the Walkman W phones back then was very revolutionary for its time.
Sony: Why can't somebody remember the name of Our product. ?
Also Sony: WF1000XM6
I'm waiting for that hardphone!
Sony xperia 5 2 5,goodngod sony
XPERIA ❤
I'm dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox one, Xbox s/x. Hehhhh?
From Eastern Europe, when I was in the fifth grade, only the richest kids had a Sony Ericsson.
lol that's pathetic.
Your reply is pathetic @ahmadsantoso9712
In Croatia most kids had Sony Ericcsons. Specialy K710i and K810i.
That's not true. Rich kids had qtek, Nokia with symbian and Samsung (or anycall). Sony was mid range company and only few walkmans and p series was to pricey for normal ppl. As a kid that time I had over 50 different types of phones for testing and earned money for reselling them.
@xdxgaming1548you can't decide what's true to him. Probably in Moldova Sony Ericsson was high class and normal people used Sagem and Alcatel
The naming scheme is like a chassis code it's truely Japanese
Lmao yeah
the recent years have been somewhat fine, since Sony has made their own lines of Xperia 1 for high end, Xperia 5 for lower high end with almost same specs wit smaller screen and less ram. and Xperia 10 line that is the mid range line.
too bad that they did not do that all the way back in early 2010's. imagine if Sony offered as good support as Samsung and had been done so since 2013 for example.
then we would honestly probably have people asking if they should get the latest Galaxy S flagship or the latest Xperia 1 phone.
too bad that most of the time Sony named their phones with maybe one letter following few hammer strikes at keyboard.
@Jurtaani And even that naming is terrible. 5 is higher than 1, logically it should be the highest.
@carlzune6626 idk. Takes whole of 2 seconds to see the prices that tell you what 1, 5 and 10 lines are about, then the fact that following numbers are in roman numerals tells me that it's not part of the actual model series but instead something else.
Heck you can use this same logic with Samsung and their HORRIBLE names. I mean is the A54 better than S24 since A is the first letter in the alphabets and 54 is larger number than 24.
@Jurtaani Samsungs scheme is not bad. S-rank is better than A-rank, it borrows from grading and scholarship levels. The number after the rank is always sequential and theres always more "lower-tier" phones than "higher-tier" ones, so it also makes sense that the current A series number is way higher than the S series
It really baffles me how Sony didn't take a single hint from the PlayStation lineup. It's literally their only best selling product and part of its success is its name that's easy to follow.
Yes but there’s literally a single new console every 5-7 years. Apples and oranges. A lot of companies struggle with naming, and it’s actually more difficult than you imagine.
Yep we're lucky that Sony didn't market their PlayStations as SCPH-1000 or CFI-1200
They still do well in audio equipment and they have a record label, their PlayStation name will also do well, well into the future.
@HikarusVibrator its not difficult, its just not the only thing that matters. to have good branding you need to have a curated laser focused product lineup, not 5000 products for niche markets, and actually competent people that manage branding tightly integrated with product management. look at apple. despite making arguably worse over ear headphones, their product blows sony's equivalent flagship out of the water when it comes to sales. why? because one is called "airpods max" and the other one is called "WH-1000XM*"
Stubbornness.
The 2000s produced the greatest design in the phone market. When iphone and android came, everything looked the same. 😢
Seriously it’s all Steve jobs fault 😭 imagine iPhone was never made, what would the world be like ? No tiktok? Nothing ? Twitter being the major social line insaneeeeee
@StaceChristopher iPhone acellerated the smartphone, but it was already happening before the iPhone.
This is why, despite being a technical downgrade from my last phone I've been supporting 'Nothing', they are at least being creative with their designs and very competitive with their prices
TBF when your whole phone front is a screen you can’t do much with it, they can do things with the back but you’re not seeing your phone’s back that much, and most people cover the back with a case anyways.
@StaceChristopher I had smartphones before the first iphone, kid.
They put all their naming consistency into the Playstation
Me watching this on my Sony Xperia 😅
@3asabird128 sweet! Youre in the top .1%!
Me too on my Xperia 1III
Watching on my Xperia 1v
dude that was me a few days ago. I got the pro-I
Me too on my 1 II
Me watching this video on Xperia XZ1 in 2025 proves we Sony users are still here. We make a modest-sized crowd though, admittedly.
Hell yeah, I've been using the XZ1 too up until yesterday when I upgraded to the Nothing Phone 3a lol
Mine lasted until 2021, after that it just began to fail in a few different ways.
Not sure how you managed to keep it alive, the design was just a disaster overall.
@Destroyer4700Very simply. A heavy rotation of multiple phones, of which XZ1 has probably been the least used, because your objections regarding construction issues are on point. On the other hand, XZC1 served me as primary unit for four years among forementioned crowd, including entire Covid arc, before its battery got swollen. Four years - now that's an achievement.
@on_liit-er_liitHow decent / bad are cameras on this one?
XZ1 compact. Used mine till 2022. Lack of storage (64GB internal) despite being a light user killed it for me 😥
I remember in like 2014 or so some friend washed their Sony phone in front of me to prove me that it's water resistant and I was mind blown at the time. Then I never heard about Sony phones again, I though they stopped making phones a long time ago.
Yeah by that point they were catching up and surpassing other phones on the market. I have a similar memory with a waterproof phone case on an iPhone.
Hah i did that with my XZ to show my friends
Still here just badly marketed. Unless you follow phone world you won't here about Sony Xperias for a long time. But they do exist now
they do have them at phone stores (in the UK) but they are overshadowed by the iPhones, samsungs and huawei's. @joelconolly5574
My first and second smartphones are both Xperias (Z1 and XZ1) exactly because of that. In 2013 and 2017 phones with IP ratings were still mostly bulky heavy-duty phones.
I still like Xperia but won't buy one anyomre. Throwing $1000+ on a devices that only gets 2 years of software update is absurd, considering Samsung and Google are already giving 7-year support for their mid-range phones.
This video is a time machine. Brings back so much nostalgic memories
In 2009, I chose to get a Sony Ericsson W995 instead of an iPhone. I don't regret it at all. I still love that phone.
I wanted iphone as trendsetter in 2007
Man I remember my buddy had that phone and it was amazing truly. I had the w595
My sister had that phone I used to borrow the speaker that was integrated with the charging port
@ I had the W995 "a" and mine didn't come with the MS410 speaker. I used the MW600 bluetooth headset with it.
@GrecoLefteris I also had the W595! I was heartbroken when it died, but I still have it. I bought a Sony Xperia J after that, what garbage. But the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact that I bought after that was one of the best phones I ever owned, although it had it's problems like the camera lens coating rubbing off and causing cloudy images.
Phones in general have lost their character. I loved my Sony Ericsson K750i !
Both companies' logos were bland, but them combined with the green circle looked fresh and innovative.
Hahaha...my favorite phone in 2008.
k750i was the dream back then. I was first with k500i and then with k510i
My most favorite phone at that time
That was the best premium logo engraved in green circle engraved. I really missed that logo and the font of Sony Ericsson
The K750i was so ahead of its time and such a solid device, I think it might have been my all time favorite phone. The iPhone 6s was maybe the next one that really felt like it had it all. I'm pretty tired of typing on screens with bad word recognition these days and wish there was something with a physical keyboard again.
I want LG, Sony, HTC and Blackberry to re-enter the Smartphone business.
and Nokia, not HMD Globals Nokia, the REAL Nokia that did the 3310.
Blame the market, everybody wants that same big slab of "premium" glass with no gimmicks, innovation is severely punished with low sales and ridicule from tech media because "Who wants that?"
I absolutely loved my HTC M8. You could tell they were going downhill with the HTC 10 though.
lg is still there but liek in the shadows just like HTC
sony euh i think they still have phones bit more exposedd then htc and lg. but stilll noo samsung xoami huawei honor taht every one knows lg htc is the unknow brand now. sony is like there.. motorola lenovo they still do stuff.
but blackberry been dead for a while i think last time blackberry made a android phoone was like 2016?
@reggiexp69 lg literally said themselves a few years ago theyre out of the mobile game lmao, what are you on about
I used to work for Sony Ericsson 2005-2008 and they were the best years of my life.
Well, in 2013-2014 everyone were talking about Sony phones, because they were water-resistant. And after that Samsung and Apple caught up and that's it
Dang I missed using the W800 walkman phone in elementary school.
Well, in Sweden they where pretty large and everyone had a phone from SonyEricsson. You either had SE or Nokia.
5:15 K750i was my first ever phone bought myself. It was the best phone I have ever used.
did not expected to see Taiwan commercial in 2:12. LOL
Watching this on my Sony Xperia, haha. And it's a new one, not one year old.
@tubbalcain oh sweet! You're like .1% of global phone users.
Me too :) and I love mine
Also have Sony Xperia 1 VI and i did go from Xperia 1 V. Its mostly the design. I hate what the other brands doing with camera holes in the screen and big huge camera bumps on the back. The only negative with my Xperia 1 VI is its wider and not 21:9 and well blir 4k. Its not as Sharp as before. But the battery is wow
Same, still have a headphone jack, SD card, no camera hole or notch in the screen. Only the OS requires some more polishing.
I love my Xperia 1 V... ❤❤❤❤
5:32 this was my jam phone
I think there were actually z, z1, z2, z3 etc before the z5
There was, but there was no real Z4 before the Z5. It was the Z4 in Japan but Z3+ everywhere else, which is maybe not very intuitive as far as naming schemes are concerned.
Yes but there was no z4. They skipped it for some random reason. There was a Z4 concept phone but it was canceled. Instead of using the name they just skipped it. Absolutely no commitment to their own products.
I had Z1 and Z1 compact
@SatongiFilms I feel like Apple got their fair share of criticism for whatever was going on between the iPhone 8 and iPhone 11 tbh. They kinda got themselves into a weird place by releasing an special phone for their 10th anniversary, calling it the "iPhone 10", and releasing it beside the iPhone 8. They did course correct after that though. The iPhone XS, for all intents and purposes, is an iPhone 9. Already having an iPhone 10 would then mean they skip straight to the 11 afterwards. It's not intuitive, but they course corrected and stuck with their naming scheme.
Sony on the other hand "skipped" the Z4 (I will iterate again, the phone they called the Z3+ in the rest of the world was called the Z4 in Japan), released the Z5, and then completely changed their naming scheme to XZ. If they stuck with the Z names and just released the Z6 and kept going forward instead of starting from scratch with the XZ for no reason, I don't think they'd have gotten nearly as much criticism as they are getting now.
There was a z4 but as someone said not globally because it was such a slight update getting the z3 its just got a plus after z3+.
At 10:39, omg that was the first phone i ever own!! My parents bought it for me back in 2010 because i was still a kid and need to contact them if anything happens. Before this, i only borrowed from my siblings and parents so i don't have the device with me time to time and the only way i can call them was a payphone in school. I will never forget that moment
3:35 actually not, the "i" stands for international. There were region locked phones like the "c" line, that were adapted for the chinese market. There were also versions without a letter behind the name, but I don't know if they were the japanese or US versions of the device.
Edit: also the K800 came first, the K790 was the budget version without video calling tech. The K810 was the K800 refresh, it added minor tweaks to the K800 that were missing then, like flash support and even more dedicated camera controls and a new shell.
The k800i was one of my all-time favorite phones.
Had an absolutely killer camera. You could flash that thing with all kinds of customization.
I used to develop core apps for Sony phones when they switched to Android ~15 years ago. I remember they had stupidest and shittiest ideas I've seen to this day. No wonder they failed so miserably.
Also awesome video, well researched.
I think they have the worst camera app in the Android world. It keeps crashing all the time.
Failed.... They still making phones now.
The Sony 1 VII is a €1200 phone
I only clicked on this video because the thumbnail showed my first mobile phone lol
Mate, the Z series phones where one of the few times Sony's phone actually made sense. The was a Z, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 and then they were followed up by the XZ series XZ, XZ1, XZ2, XZ3. Some of these models also had Premium(Big) models and Compact(Small) models.
These were all fantastic phones but Sony was releasing them every 6 months which must have been costing them major dosh in R&D.
This would have required a simple google search by the author when making this video. Negative videos get views though and require little research. There is a lot of positive things to say about the old pre-iPhone SonyEricsson models and the Xperia Z/XZ models.
I had a Z2 and a Z5 Premium, absolutely dope phones. I had the purple Z2 and would get asked by total strangers what kind of phone I had.
I was on Android since the G1. My first iPhone was an 11 and now I have a 16 Pro Max. Not because of Sony, but because of Google. iOS just works, the hardware is better, and the apps are still much higher quality.
Agreed, the Z and XZ series were really good phones. They look stylish at that time. And they sold well in the Japan market. I remember that major characters are all using SONY phones in Japanese TV drama series in those years.
@黄永豪-z5rSony pioneered waterproof IP ratings and battery saver mode that are now standard features on flagship phones.
Some models even had an ultra power saving mode that rebooted your phone into a limited OS that only gave you access to basic functions like phone, messaging and camera. This gave you about a week's battery life. For me this was great.
High quality vid man. Keep em coming!
Very good video and extremely well put together. Keep it up.
Thanks my dude! Stay Excellent!
Had a Sony Ericsson W995, loved that phone.
Loved my W810i 👌🏼
You forgot to mention two of the most important k sony ericsson phones: the k700i and the k800i
0:25 But Experia 1 mark series are the best, sd card slot and headphone jack even in top of line
Me watching this on my 1V 😅
Me watching on 1 VI
I am also using xperia xz3 right now
Nobody is disagreeing about the quality of the product, as Sony has always made high quality phones, but their marketing sucks and their value-proposition is not good enough when compared to other brands.
I'm not paying top dollar for a phone that only gets 3 years of updates, when other companies are selling theirs with 5-7 years worth.
Their software is far inferior to the competition. Especially updates.
Phones allowed us to express our personality back then. Now everyone has the same phone.
Couldn't agree more
Laughing in xiaomi 15
I never made a spelling error on a qwerty slide phone. Now days it happens all the time and other auto correct griefing
Correction. The T68i was (in hardware) identical to the Ericsson T68, apart from the case colour, and in fact all T68 owners were given a free firmware update to convert their phone to a T68i.
Good thing your videos ended up in my feed. Keep up the work. I like your research. Good luck with the channel.
Thanks dude! Stay Excellent!
I remember being in 1st or 2nd year of high school and begging my mum to get me a W810i as everyone at school was sharing music(mainly Mr Brightside by the Killer) on Bluetooth which was very new at the time. We drove about to like 5 shops and finally got one at Argos. Haven't felt that excited about a phone in years.
I loved that thing
I had a k750i for years. Best phone i've had. The step from simple Nokia cellphones with monochrome display to a camera-phone with color display and even the ability to play mp3-files, listening to radio, bluetooth, WAP internet, video/music-editing and of course flash games were HUGE.
Even after i had to get a smartphone, i kept the old k750 as a backup-phone until i lost it back in 2018 unfortunately
That was the first phone I bought with my own money after I got a job. Had it for years and loved it.
man I miss my Sony Ericsson C901, so many fond memories in that device
The W810i will forever be in my memories. I actually used it up until 2015, that's when I got my first smartphone (it wasn't good), which was Sony Xperia E1, cheap phone.
10:15 When some asked me what phone i had in 2010, i had to gasp for air, in Order to say Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro.
I recently rooted and installed lineageos on a sony xperia v ii and when in adb mode it showed up as Sony Ericsson Communications AB if i remember correctly, pretty funny they still have that name deep in the phone all these years later
Wow that's crazy yeah. It's really cool you found that.
Source: Truste me bro! 😂😂
Also when they show up in windows, their logo is actually a sony ericsson Xperia neo
It uses thes amedrive r as old Xperias
Crazy i still have my nokia 8210
Fun fact: Z4 was skipped because number 4 is simply an unlucky number in Japan and it's also pronounced "shi" which means death
Oh really? I didn't know that. That's interesting.
but there is Xperia Z4
Yeap they dont have a console named PS4.
It's all about context. The other way they say 4 is "yon". For example, in Japan, The N64 was called the Nintendo roku-yon, not roku-shi
4 is also unlucky in 🇨🇳
My absolute favorite phone was K810i with the round buttons. So easy to type on without looking at the buttons ❤
I remember Samsung also made a million different models around 2014, particularly in the Asian markets:
Galaxy Star
Galaxy Core
Galaxy Fame
Galaxy Mega
Galaxy Young
Galaxy Alpha
Galaxy Grand
Galaxy Ace
Galaxy K Zoom
Galaxy Pocket
Galaxy W
Galaxy Beam
Galaxy Avant
I once had that shitty little Galaxy Young.
Basicly everyone did back than. Last years in highschool we joked that nikia must have a battle within the company who could come up with the stupiest design possible that still got sold.
Every week we were blessed with a new stick design, banana shaped, something to twist, push, strech... Than Motorola came with the razor and mobiles went all the sudden from creazy sub culture identifier to buisness gudgets. Few years later, some guy showed a phone without buttons, and here we are now, bricks all looking more or less the same.
The phone from the thumbnail was the bane of my existence. Couldn't afford one when launched and really wanted one soooo badly as I thought it was the best phone in the world. I get a weird longing feeling just by seeing it even if it would be worthless today
Xperia most likely still being produced and new models being made, but obviously its no longer same level before
Great video . Good work my guy
Sony figured too late that people are not as brand loyal as they thought people in the 70's & 80's were.
Sony also had to deal with Japanese companies they granted business to keep things "in house" (Japan) this bit them in the bottom.
’70s* & ’80s*
T100 was my first phone, and it was awesome ❤
0:10 I feel like I'm watching a Near future RUclips video talking about apple 👁👄👁
2:45 Love this ad 😂😂😂😂
Woahh why is the sub count and views so low. This looks like really good content. You just earned a sub and a like
Thanks my dude! Party on!
Thank you for the best intro ever! Straight to the point, I love it and I hope more content creators follow your lead. Great video too btw Owen, subscribed!
Xperia 1 iv user here. Been a Sony phone enthusiast since they were in partnership with Ericson. The sound, video and camera side of the "phone" (telephone calls are such a sideline to why we carry them constantly) is unbeatable still. But you have to be into those three things. If you don't know what you are doing with a camera beyond pointing it at something and hitting the shutter button (or if you don't know what a shutter button is) you will hate the Xperias.
In Sony's defense when it comes to support, I got this thing over two years ago, there's been a new model since, but I got an OS update yesterday. If I can't replace this in 5yrs with another Sony, I'm gonna be really disappointed.....
Awesome video. Could you do one about Siemens and BenQ?
16:15 The Xperia Z series did start with Z1, Z2, Z3. There just wasn't a Z4. I remember it as the Z serious being the first serious sony smart phone back in the day. Working at a phone store there was some hype around it. But more like it was the only Sony phones pretty much that was pushed in the store.
Z4 came out only in Japan in rest of the world, the same phone was named Z3+..
It's mainly because of the East Asian Tetraphobia, OnePlus also skipped the OnePlus 4, same with Oppo Find X4.
And a lot of others also are sketchy in terms of sketchy naming, the followup for Samsung's first Galaxy Watch wasn't the Watch 2 but the Watch 3, there was a Galaxy Watch Active 2 without rotating bezel.
HTC with Desire then dropping it for the Sensation (but keeping naming their budget phones "Desire"), after that One X and One S (hold my Xbox), then only One [M7], One M8, One M9, then dropping One and calling it HTC 10.
Huawei skipped P3-P5, maybe to position their P6 against the latest iPhone then (5S/c) and upcoming iPhone 6 and after the P10 no P11 but P20, P30 etc. Samsung did that from S10 to S20, but now the number is matching with the release year.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon series before they went to a blank slate with now 4, 6, 7 and 8 Gen * was a mess, Snapdragon 800, 801, 805(?), 808, 810, 820, 835, 845(?), 855, 865, 888...
15:05 I had xperia SP for years and I loved, light at the bottom would glow in different colors for different app notification, it would sync with the music you're playing, such a cool device. I still have it laying somewhere in my drawer
Had a Sony xperia z1 in 2014, it was way ahead of its time, had potrait mode/background defocus,classic glass sandwich design ,water proof.
Got 2 full android updates.
Yeah, I had an Z3, hands down the best phone I have owned.
I don't think people disagree that the phones aren't good, it's everything else that is the problem, and I say that as someone who was interesting in buying a phone from them last year, but didn't because the value-proposition just wasn't good enough in comparison to other brands. I'm not buying an expensive flagship phone that will only be supported for 3 years SMH.
there are some misinformation here, the Z5 was from the Z series ... I owned the Z2, Z4 and Z5
Sony hasn't gone anywhere in the phone business. I'm posting this from a Sony Xperia 1 IV. Sony makes killer phones, they just don't want to be carrier locked and that's a problem for carriers. Mine is unlocked, still has an SD card slot, and a headphone jack, and tons of built in storage, dual Sim support, pretty darn good camera, and they allow you to unlock the bootloader and even give you instructions right on their web site so you can then root your device if that's your thing. To be honest, I wish other manufacturers still offered SD card slots and headphone jacks. At least SD card slots anyways. Sony is still very much on the cell phone market.
'locked' phones sounds like a US problem. there's also the rest of the world where this nonsense is outlawed
20:22 Wish this didn’t happen. Typing this on apple phone. Lol.
I want to see next, why the Samsung Note died
i dont know about why, but the how is "bang"
I already have a video on the note 7! Check it out!
Note series didn't die. They are just rebranded as "Ultra"
Note series was discontinued because they want to sell their folding phones.
@BryTe22 it wasnt discontinued. You can still buy a samsung note, its just call an ultra.
Was thinking for years to attempt to make a video about this. Thanks man
I saw the thumbnail and title and was just like "wdym" until I watched fully
'Cause I'm writing this on an Xperia 5 IV 😂
That's sick man! I remember really wanting the Xperia Pro when it came out, but it's just so expensive! I couldn't justify the purchase if the phone only lasts 2 years.
@owencooktechit should last more than 2 years though. I'd expect Sony to be better than huawei at software.. and my mom's p30 lite still going strong
Xperia 5 III here 😁
@ilfaraone91 based
I love the size of all the 5 models. I've got small hands so anything over 6.5 inches starts to make my hands sore after a while.
@owencooktechYou make it sound like it breaks after 2 years. You'll be fine with older Android, they don't add big features nowadays, so not much difference.
I have had Sony (Ericsson) phones after T100 came out. Every model that I have had, had its flaws but the style and distinctivity from others have covered these for me. (Sony Ericsson's design was superb) Nowdays the style is unfortunately not possible to do with only screen front, but it is the only company that holds the values I respect. Screen without "punch-hole", SD-card support with high end model, allmost pure android, audio jack... It is hard for me to understand why other phones that are so similar to each other (and just boring) are successful. Sadly nowdays Sony is only one that tries to be a little different. It would be a big loss for me if they decide to end it.
I'm with you. These are the things I cant choose other brands. I do like the pixel 8 Pro... Just wished it had what Sony has.
All brands looks the same but Sony didn't. Sadly thought they did go more mainstream with their Xperia 1 VI. Still hate its so wide... Have to use two hands all the time when writing this. With my old Xperia 1 V i could at least use one hand most of the time. But I choose to go to the phone with the better battery time.
That SD card bit aaaaalmost put me over the line for an Xperia. But in between no wifi calling with t-mobile issue and Samsung's awesome bundle deals I just never pulled the trigger on the much more expensive option. Too bad though, I still think the Xperia is a compelling alternative to the other major Android phones out there.
The thing about audio jack and sdcard is that these features are not making money, they don't sell you wireless headphones or upsale more memory on a phone. And most people don't use them. These features only present on budget phones nowadays, lacking them is a sign of premium.
And audio jack on Sony doesn't have separate amp chip so it's not very powerful and will struggle with some headphones, SDcard will be slower than built in memory too. So it doesn't translate into premium experience.
@unruler how additional cloud storage (which you have to pay endlessly) and audiolag from bluetooth headset presents premium? To have more options feels premium to me.
@raitkaaramees6694 I mean that nowadays only budget phones have those options and premium don't, that's why. Also premium is not always better.
This is my first video of yours and I gotta say: it’s really well done. I’m glad you don’t sound like all the other tech RUclipsrs. This is cool. Subscribed!
I had a Sony phone (Xperia P) worst phone I’ve ever owned. Battery failed within 6months, would last half an hour 0-100%. Sony refused to repair or refund me as “they aren’t the ones who manufactured the battery” switched to a LG G3 (was brilliant miss LG)
@converge8008 oh dang. I heard a similar issue with the Xperia SP. I made a video on LG too. It's sad to see them gone.
i still have my xperia p, it still works only problem is the power button.... but yeah it's pretty clear even in the xperia community that their services are @ss
@clemente111 I can't even imagine using a 12 year old phone I imagine even an iPhone 5 or S3 would be painfully slow yet alone using an Xperia P! , dude treat yourself and get a new phone there is so much better stuff out there, even on the used market. I went from Xperia p, LG G3, OnePlus 3, OnePlus 5t, OnePlus 7pro, pixel 7 pro and currently have a iPhone 16 pro and not regretting the switch one bit.
@converge8008 now use a xperia 1ii, it isn't really that slow considering most playstore app can't be downloaded.... but am surprised actually someone had battery issues, my battery last 2hrs. do you still have your unit?
@converge8008 if i was to switch I'd go pixel or one plus.. but i love the ability to control almost every bit of my device, my previous was xz2
I want this style back so much!!
I wonder why Sony mobile failed? 🤔 Watching on Xperia 1VI
It didn't fail it's just a phone aimed at a niche crowd. I just hope they do not close shop.
Same with their Sony Vaio laptops, they literally raised, shined then began to set over the horizon until they disappeared completely with no coming back.
I had the Sony Ericsson K810. It was one of my favorite phones. And in early 3G Internet packages I could easily login to Facebook and browse updates from my friends. Those were early days when I formed the habit of using my phone during a traffic jam. Incredible how far we've come today 😅
Yeah it's crazy how far the technology has come in just 20 years.
All hail capacitive phone
sony phones would still be good if they were priced competetively, they should be about half the price if they wanted market share
Exactly. I loved my Xperia phones but after my Z5 Compact I just couldnt find a mid budget Sony phone with acceptable specs, thus I bought a Motorola.
Nah, you get what you pay for. I’m more than happy to pay top money for a phone that’s actually worth it
I feel were going to come back to physical buttons on tech.
The only thing that Sony names properly is their PlayStations 😂 everything else can’t be bothered 😴
for real. their headphones and earbuds as an example have incomprehensible names
@ I just looked at some headphones 🎧 (never owned any Sony headphones) The Sony WH-1000XMS then you’ve got ULT line WHAT is that!!! they look the same… 😂🫣
Lol yeah its actually insane people still buy those poorly named devices.
It’s infuriating because their products are really high-quality and I love them, but I need to do so much research to find out about them and it shouldn’t need to be that way.
With the exception of their PSP line-up
Very interesting video, thanks for the entertaining info!
I bought a Z710 flip in 2007 and i loved it, it had buttons to play and skip tracks on the outside!!!
I had a Sony Ericsson slide up model. The one where the middle select button was the speaker and lit up rgb along with the side frosted bars that lit up rgb as well.
I had an Xperia Z3 Compact and really liked it. It was a premium design with a great main camera and display. I was sad when it's ROM became outdated, so I switched switched to Vivo.
I had the W580i in highschool. Black body with orange buttons. I loved that thing!
Sony Ericsson will always have a special place it my heart. My first phone was a Sony Ericsson W910i. It was this cool walkman phone with a slide out keyboard and an accelerometer that could sense when the phone was being held sideways. It was so cool to listen to music on it when I was in high school and just shake it to change the track. It also had dedicated buttons on either side of the earpiece and were used for gaming in landscape mode. The one I bought after that was the Sony Ericsson W395, a budget version with fewer features. Then in 2010 I was dead set on buying the Sony Ericsson Vivaz, a smartphone with the first HD recording capabilities running symbian OS. The guy at the store recommended I buy another phone instead. He said that running a newfangled OS that be thought showed a lot of promise called 'Android'. Thus, my first smartphone became the Sony Ericsson X10i running Android 1.3 and I freaking loved it. It was beautiful and powerful, running one of the first 1Ghz+ processors. I cherished it for as long as I could use it and a few years down the line upgraded directly to a Samsung Galaxy S2 which in my opinion still holds the position as one of the best phones ever released for it's time. Sadly I never got around to buying another Sony Ericsson again and then the company later died out.
I LOVED my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact but after that it was downhill and now they are too expensive for me xD 😂
Watching this until the end, you've got it spot on with Sony. I had almost all the last ones you mentioned & still have one now but since switching to Samsung I won't go back
I had two phones (a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, and a Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro), and they didnt even show up on this video. Thats how many phones they have. lol
I remember using my dad's phone K800i to take pic of a fan moving and show to all the kids in the neighborhood.
My first phones was K310 and W200i, so much nostalgia there
In Norway basically everyone I knew had a Sony Ericsson until 2007.
Another giant fallen to obsolescence. I had a Sony Ericsson 20 years back, the thing was rock solid and had great sound quality. Was so great they called it the "walkman" series lol. It was so good my iPod gathered dust.
I've had so many sony ericsson phones growing up I clearly remember having that W800
Ericsson phones had Java support and could actually play 3d games in like 2003 which is insane. Such awesome phones.
i lost my C905
Goosebumps k300i😭
Man the T610 was such a fun phone, I loved that thing so much