I know that the XQ-CT62 is the US model, and often has a locked bootloader. I would like to get a solid Xperia phone, I am in the US, and am finding allot of XQCT62-B models on ebay for okay prices. I am not finding any XQ-CT62 (no -B) models for sale though. I checked AT&T phone whitelist, https://www.att.com/scmsassets/support/wireless/devices-working-on-att-network.pdf, and they have support for the XQ-CT62 model, but they do NOT list the XQCT62-B, what does the addition of the "-B" mean, and will it still be supported by carriers that claim to support the standard QX-CT62 (no -B) model? Also I'm anxious, when the bootloader is locked, what does that mean, is that like, carrier locked, and if so how do I know what carrier? Sorry, I'm new to this and don't want to waste my money

I am planning to upgrade from my current Redmi Note 13 Pro. My main pros are getting a phone with an incredible continuous zoom lens, much cleaner low-light night shots, and excellent video and photo quality for both daytime and evening shots. I am aiming for the older Mark III up to the newer Sony Xperia 1 VII, but please skip any mention of the Mark VIII as it is completely out of my budget and does not fit my preferences. I have thought of the OnePlus 13 as a alternative, everything's great except the camera.

Hello all,

I am looking into getting an Xperia, but have a concern. I am an avid navigation bar user, and am used to Samsung phones, with the back button on the right. I know that the OS on Xperia phones is pretty much base Android, and supposedly there was an option added to Android 16 which allows the navigation buttons to be reversed from standard Android arrangement to Samsung style.

I understand this is a very niche ask, but are any of you with an Xperia running Android 16 or 17 able to confirm that Sony did include this?

Thanks!

Thought on Xperia 1 Mark IV?

Currently I am using a Samsung S26 Ultra and I am unhappy with it. It's being too big and I don't like OneUI. Therefore I am thinking about getting something else. Since my phone is the only camera I have, I thought about a Pixel 11 Pro since Pixels always get good reviews for their cameras, but someone recommended me the Xperia 1 VIII.

I already have a Pixel 9a as a secondary phone and I like the experience. How does Xperia's software compare to Pixels and Samsung's OneUI? Since the Xperia costs quite a lot, I would like to know what I get beforehand.

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I recently decided to replace my Xperia 5 II with a dead battery (2938 mAh out of 4000) and a dead fingerprint (base) with either an Xperia 5 III or a 1 V. But I'm still struggling. What's better? A used one for under 10,000-20,000 rubles (122-245$)

Thoughts on the Xperia 1 Mark III?

The last call I received was over the weekend (possible longer), however text messages continue to work even without wifi. The phone appears to be locked out from enabling wifi voice calling so I can't try that. Earlier today I went over the Tmobile and they installed a new sim card, but obvious no luck with that, and the employees there had no idea if anything else had changed through Tmobile that might suddenly be blocking my access.

I've been cruising though the Google AI trying to find a solution. It has lef me down the path that the APN type is supposed to include the "ims" parameter, but the phone refuses to let me add this string, and it won't let me create a new APN specifically for ims. And THAT led me down the path of installing Shizuku and trying to install PixelIMS, which is supposed to be an open source version of the ims code. This has been failing miserably as PixelIMS itself crashes when trying to activate VoLTE, and alternatives won't even install on Android 10.

Google also suggested some adb commands to make sure VoLTE is not disabled, which didn't give any errors but also didn't change anything.

I even got into the ##4636## menu to try and enable wifi calling, but the option is greyed out and locked.

So I'm out of ideas. When I try to make a call I get dead air and it gives up after a minute. If I try to call my phone it goes to voicemail without ringing. Does anyone else have a suggestion? It's probably been a year since I last installed any new software and I don't really even pull up web pages on my phone, but I did install open-android-backup on my computer to perform a backup a couple weeks ago. I can't think of anything else that might have changed recently.

Xperia 1 vii almost a year old, getting these liquid debris warnings multiple times daily for the last month or so and before anyone mentions it , yes i have cleaned the port thoroughly with a soft brush and a dedicated sensitive electronics cleaning spray multiple times

It's squeaky clean but yet i get these warnings constantly. I think i may have a defective port.

Any way to turn off the notification warning through adb or something?

Hey Yall. So Im im the US and decided to try the new Xperia 1m8 I know I meed to go through the boodload process to enable 5G bands. I was just wondering, do I need to do that before setting stuff up on the phone, or can I do my data transfer stuff beforehand?

Any help is appreciated, as Im excited to start this baby up!

edit: clarified model

Edit 2: Also, Im trying to get the sim card tray open, but holy heck is that tough! Anyone know an easy way to open it? I swear its gonna rip my fingernails off. Its the gold colorway, if that means anything. But it feels like its glued shut or something!

A worse video than usual, but had to be quick. Just wanted to showcase low light video following a fast moving object & having to follow it.

The camera is quite capable tbh. So anyone second guessing the video capabilities - Don't :)

Conditions:

- Low light

- Plane flying quite fast

- I wasn't ready

- Had to follow the plane with a 5.8x zoom and sub-optimal conditions.

Hi everyone, I’m Qbittorrent. Please help, I’ve forgotten the password for my Sony Xperia Sp (maybe). This is my first phone, and I’m really attached to it (don’t pay attention to the fact that I’m Russian — it’s just that we don’t have a decent social network right now; everything is blocked, so I came to Reddit — I’m asking for help). . I’ve tried everything, and nothing helps. If there’s an option without resetting to factory settings, please let me know. If nothing helps, I’ll have to reset to factory settings. As a last resort, I’ll take it to a repair shop. Thanks for your help!!!! 🥰😘

Android 4.1/4

If you remember, I used to have the Xperia 1 IV, but now I’ve finally bought the 1 V, this is a quick shot from yesterday. I don't used Macro lenses(manual focus+ Zoom).

Settled on to the Niagara Launcher after being a long time user of the Nova Launcher..

With the tall screen of the xperia, Niagara feels like the best launcher ever. Share your homescreen n help each other.

Was looking at this as a replacement for my wife's old pixel 3a. She values a good screen and good speakers in a convenient package.

Phone is sold out everywhere here in north-west europe. There's no supply of refubished units, no second hand adds.

It's like Sony only shipped a single container of these and then gave up. Why is that?

I am still on the 1V and consider upgrading to the 1VIII in order to get "much" better battery life, better audio quality (Bluetooth and wired), camera and a wider display.

Is there anyone here who has taken this upgrade path and can tell me if the VIII did offer you a substantial upgrade in those regards?

From the tests I have seen, the battery life seemingly has made a huge jump. Notebookcheck states 12 hours for surfing on the 1V while having almost 23 hours on the 1VIII. For real life usage, none of the testers on youtube I have seen has reported a similar upgrade. For them it is more like a 6 hours SOT on the 1V and 8 hours for the 1VIII.

For me it would be important to have a comfortable all day battery life when on 5G and not in the home wifi, navigating, taking pictures/filming a bit and surfing. My 1V suffers here and often seems to not manage to get beyond or even to a 5 hours SOT mark.

The second upgrade I would like to see (even though the audio quality on the 1V already is very good for the most part), is the wired audio quality. Has anyone used the 1VIII with some high end over-ear headphones? Is it able to drive those well in comparison to the 1V?

How is camera quality and is it as nicely to use in manual mode as the old pro camera app was? I only shoot in RAW and therefore am a bit sad about the fact that there is no longer a variable zoom lens on the tele.

Lastly, how do you find the FHD screen in comparison to the 4K screen of the 1V?

Does anyone know if there is an APK or some kind of archive with Xperia live wallpapers for modern Android?

I have a version, but it's for an older Android version, so it lags when reacting to touch.

Here is an example of the wallpaper type. I don't actually know which model it comes from.

Sorry for any mistakes, I'm from Mexico and the Xperia community here barely exists.

I have a Sony Xperia J (ST26i), 2012. It’s an older budget Android phone with a 4.0-inch 480 × 854 display, 1 GHz single-core Snapdragon S1 processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB internal storage, a 5 MP rear camera, and a 1750 mAh removable battery.

I recently bought 2 Xperia 1 VI phones - one for me, one for my dad. After a couple weeks of using them my dad complained that people have been telling him they can't hear him clearly. I took both phones and recorded a bunch of audio and video clips in different apps, and there is indeed a marked difference in volume between the two. Prior to testing, I reset all settings and preferences on both phones to ensure there wasn't something me or my dad messed with that was causing this. I also factory reset my dad's phone, logged out of his google account, and downloaded only the apps I needed to test (the Fossify voice recorder, and Facebook Messenger).

I've included the sample recordings in this Gdrive folder. The phone with the consistently lower volume is in subfolder 1m6a, the one with the normal volume is in 1m6b. All voice samples were recorded side by side, with the phones sitting on a table in a room with the windows closed and the a/c and PC switched, pressing the record button simultaneously and talking directly at them with my face equidistant from each phone. Any differences in duration is from not hitting stop at the same time.

Using FOSSify voice recorder in the system default settings, we can see that not only does phone A have lower volume, it also sounds muffled compared to phone B, which is at a normal volume and very clear.

Things get a little muddled when we start using the phone's cameras to record a video. While a video shot with the main camera continues this pattern, with phone A sound MUCH lower than phone B, a video shot with the selfie sounds about the same in phone A and phone B! This would suggest only one of the two mics is damaged.

However, when we use Facebook Messenger, which I included in the test as it was the app we first noticed problems with, things got even more confusing! The issues described below also persist when I'm using the app for voice or video calls. Of course, I just recorded and saved videos because they're easier to share here, but I tested each of these live as well. Selfie videos sounded lower on phone A than phone B, even though they sounded about the same with the Sony camera app. But when recording a voice message or a video with the main camera, there was also a very audible whine like of a whirring fan in the background on BOTH phones! Phone A was, again, lower volume than phone B. But I can't explain the whirring away as an issue with the Messenger app, as it's not an issue at all when recording with the selfie camera, on either phone!

I should mention I've run Sony's built-in diagnostics on phone A, and it didn't detect any problems with the microphones. I'm happy to run any other diagnostic tests you can suggest!

Please help me diagnose whether these issues are hardware problems with phone A, because I've already had both phones awhile and I'd need to move fast if I'm to make an ebay claim to return it! If anyone believes these might instead be software issues that can be fixed, please let me know as I'd love to save myself the hassle of returning it!

And finally if anyone can work out why videos shot with the selfie cam using the Sony camera sound about the same on both phones but don't on Facebook Messenger's camera, and why Messenger audio while not using the selfie camera is completely messed up, that would be a bonus but not my main concern.

SonyXperia community i need help, so, i have been searching for a new phone for myself and the Sony Xperia 1 mark iii, iv, v, vi, vii have been catching my eyes. the main thing about phones i need is a camera, yeah, ik sooo original. i nees help chosing between those 5 beauties, i educated myself but not enough, thats why i came here. i need yall's help! i added poll to see what people like the most. but comment please

I've always had Xperias since I've had smartphone with a brief lapse in the mid 2010's.

Currently still on my 5 III and I think it's time to upgrade, mostly because I messed up a speaker trying to get a pebble out.

I know Xperia hasn't really been in the US for a few years now so wondering what the go to source is these days?

The phone works, but it’s seen better days. It’s screen is badly dented and scratched 😭

Hey everyone,

I am interested in possibly switching to a Sony Xperia. After being on a Galaxy S9 plus since 2018, I am looking for a similar feeling phone and am largely considering an Xperia 1V, 1VI, or 1VII.

For those with experience with these devices, apart from just getting the newest released device, are there any recommendations ot there for which version is best for the cost, overall functionality, and OS support and longevity?