This Phone Was $500. Now It Sells for $20.
$20 for a working phone with a unique off-center 21:9 screen? I’m happy with the Xperia 8. Do I recommend this as a daily driver? No way. But if you find one cheap, it’s a solid little collectible—a piece of Sony’s quirky era, when they made odd phones just to be different from everyone else. Join the Discord! The Hideout by Lumerion / discord Lumerion's graph database https://lumerion.squig.link/ My Patreon / lumerion For business purposes, contact through my email in the channel bio. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:28 HIstory 01:28 Screen 02:18 Design & Features 03:33 Software 04:25 Performance 05:09 Camera 06:23 Extra quirks 07:15 Conclusion #xperia #smartphone #retro

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