HDMI ARC is technically better now

Some of these should be considered fundamental basics or rights, and not “luxuries”.

Depending on carrier compatibility and where you live, the Sony Xperia 1 V/VI may be your best bet. I ended up going for an Asus phone, dropping the SD card slot.

The current gen Xperia doesn’t and won’t have a US version. Same with the Zenfone and the next gen.

Gotta look for either a budget or non-major brand phone. I went with an Asus phone for my last upgrade (previous was an LG V60). Sony Xperia and some of the Chinese ‘gaming’ phones also have them.

Plus most Bluetooth modes have horrendous latency, which is jarring when playing a mobile game.

There’s barely even an excuse for it, as most of these phones have a dual SIM tray and one of those can be a dual SIM/SD slot. It’s just enshittification so they can upsell $25 of storage for a $200 model upgrade.

Gotta keep that IP68 rating!

The only ones left in the US are gaming phones, it seems. Or last generation Xperia or Zenfone.

And the other brands that have features like headphones jacks and sd card slots are increasingly not bringing those products to the US, like the new Xperia and Zenfone.

The moon is the night sun