Using 11-Year-Old Android Phone In 2024 - Is It Any Good?
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- How usable will a decade-old Android smartphone be in 2024? let's answer this question with the Xperia Z Ultra, Sony's flagship Android Smartphone from 2013, running Android Lollipop.
We will see what works, and what does not, app compatibility and general usability of the phone, and also look at some of the features not there on modern Android flagships, like the SD card slot and the headphone jack.
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Chapters:
0. Intro: 0:00
1. The Test Candidate: 0:37
2. Sony's Ingenious Design: 1:29
3. First Hurdle: 1:41
4. First Boot After Many Years: 2:16
5. Updating Apps: 2:55
6. Specifications: 3:20
7. App Availability On Jellybean: 4:05
8. They Took These Away From Us: 5:13
9. Getting Nostalgic: 6:00
10. Flagship Snapdragon 800 Showing Its Age: 6:26
11. Ranting About Lack Of Apps: 7:06
12. Watching RUclips In WebBrowser: 7:24
13. Google's Material Design Lives On: 7:51
14. Sony's Custom Android Skin and Camera: 8:20
15. Giant Triluminos Display With X-Reality Engine: 9:30
16. SmartPhone Design Evolution: 9:54
17. Remember Live Wallpapers: 10:50
18. Phablets Went Mainstream: 11:06
19. Multi-User and Guest Mode: 11:33
20. Small Apps: 12:14
21. No Android Auto: 12:50
22. No High Speed 3G: 13:35
23. battery Life: 15:57
24. Pencil As A Stylus: 16:45
25. Is a Decade Old Android Still Usable: 17:10
26. Why Using Outdated Android Is a Bad Idea: 17:30
27. The Alternative: 18:17
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i remember when i bought, it was new and it was around 800$, and as i remember 800$ back in the days is like 2k nowadays ....miss those days golden days
Agreed, 800$ was a LOT back then. But what a time it was, every phone was unique in terms of features and design.
What a surprise, I'm too writing about the same phone, have a unit in similar condition though black, and from India as well :)
I loved and still love Sony Xperia ❤
I love Xperia too! Sadly Sony discontinued them in my country, or else would love to get my hands on new ones.
Hi - can you do a tutorial opn Android Contacts [phone] - backing it up, restoring it etc.
Recently got a z5 premium and it's honestly usable for the most part. Biggest issues are probably battery life and slow internet
It was one of the best phones back in the day! but that 4k screen is a power hog!
It's been a while... 2013 was 11 years ago LOL :D
The smartphones have gone a long way since then, I'm so glad that pretty much even entry phones are snappy and fast, are supported for longer and generally offer more - lagging and heating during app updates is not that common anymore. CPUs went a long way too.
Time flies!! and I agree, entry level smartphones have become really good, Samsung's M series is a great example, Android itself is more optimized.
Good. But I wouldn't give up my s24 Ultra for this
Ofcourse not, no one in their right mind would use a decade old phone for a brand new one.
Those old Android versions were really crappy compared to today's Android. This phone would probably perform better with a custom rom that's got Android 9 or up because they use less resources and are more optimized
Agreed! I was really tempted to flash a custom rom on this phone, but I want to keep this phone as it is, its more of a collectors item now.
I had Google Play Services crash once while updating the apps (happened off camera, so could not catch it), but after that everything just worked, which is surprising because of how badly optimized Android used to be.
@@TechGuyCharlie Had the same experience. It takes it sweet time to update.
Still looking to buy z ultra😅
Impossible in India because of import restrictions and website bans, but outside you can grab one easily on eBay or Aliexpress, which is super cheap too.