They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

  • @[email protected]
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    561 year ago

    Sony Xperia user here, I recommend your Next phone should be a Sony. Not only does it still have notification LEDs, it also has an SD card slot and a headphone jack…and a 5500mah battery. Will never go back to Samsung again

    • @sharpfork
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      181 year ago

      How long does Sony support their hardware with OS updates? Do they lock down the ability to run custom roms?

      I left Samsung because their flagship phones lost support after a couple of years and they made it harder and harder to load custom ROMs.

      I move to apple mostly because it is the easiest to support my kids on and they support the phones for what seems like forever, making my hand me down phones much more valuable for much longer. I’d consider jumping back to android if I could expect a phone to be useful and up to date for 4ish years.

      • Rhynoplaz
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        71 year ago

        I’m still rocking my Pixel 3 with no complaints! I dumped Samsung once the Pixels came out. So much less bullshit preloaded into it.

        • @sharpfork
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          11 year ago

          Are you on android 13?

          • Rhynoplaz
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            21 year ago
            1. They discontinued updates for the 3 this past year.
      • @[email protected]
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        21 year ago

        My 1 Xperia IV has an unlocked bootloader, headphone jack and is water proof. Don’t know how long they will support this phone but I still get updates.

        • kamen
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          21 year ago

          Have you had an instance where you have to relock the bootloader and return the phone to factory state for an RMA? If yes, how did it go?

    • @VediusPollio
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      31 year ago

      Same. I love my Xperia, and never realized how much I missed the notification LED.

    • @crazycanadianloon
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      11 year ago

      Oh gawd, this takes me back to the cute little X10 Mini Pro I had. Such a handy little device for the time, had a slide out keyboard. I miss those.

    • @starclaude
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      01 year ago

      except they price their phone ridiculously high, so no