Will it match the Z3C's battery life?
Being the owner of 3-year-old Z3C that still runs for 36 hours per charge, the smaller screen / fatter phone combo works for me. I still take it out canoeing albeit with replacement seals, though I think the waterproofing has held up because it normally charges via the magentic contacts, so don't open the USB cover every day.
Sony didn't put magentic or Qi charging in the Z5C and the USB port was permanently exposed - not good with any other than very clean water. I think the ZX Compact dropped waterproofing & so it's really good to see that come back as mine's not had a security update since May 2016 :-(
It would be good if manufacturers made more robust phones and properly supported them for longer. My wife's Z3C also gets updates of Sony's own software but despite an upgrade to Marshmallow 6.0.1 last year, & still having 3 months warranty left, it is also a year out of Android security patches.
But do I fancy paying £1/day to have an uptodate smartphone?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
