How long do Sony phones get updates?
3 OS upgrades + 4 years of security updates (Xperia 1 VI / 10 VI)Official
Sony's Xperia update commitment is shorter than Samsung's or Google's. Its older flagships like the Xperia 1 V and 5 V got about two Android upgrades and three years of security, while the 2024 models (Xperia 1 VI and 10 VI) improved to roughly three upgrades and four years. Xperia phones also have little official US retail presence, so many are import or grey-market buys.
Source: Sony's policy documentation
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Sony
Xperia 1 III
$450
2021◆ Buy-by Aug 20222024
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 5 III
$350
2021◆ Buy-by Oct 20222024
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 1 IV
$600
2022◆ Buy-by May 20232025
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 10 IV
$250
2022◆ Buy-by Jun 20232025
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 5 IV
$500
2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20232025
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 10 V
$300
2023◆ Buy-by May 20242026
Avoid buyingSupport ended
Sony
Xperia 1 V
$700
$475.75/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Jul 20242026
Avoid buying1 months left
Sony
Xperia 5 V
$600
$171.02/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying3 months left
Sony
Xperia 10 VI
$330
$14.05/mo
2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028
Buy with care23 months left
Sony
Xperia 1 VI
$850
$35.45/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Jun 20262028
Buy with care23 months left
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Sony
Xperia 1 III
$450
2021◆ Buy-by Aug 20222024
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 5 III
$350
2021◆ Buy-by Oct 20222024
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 1 IV
$600
2022◆ Buy-by May 20232025
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 10 IV
$250
2022◆ Buy-by Jun 20232025
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 5 IV
$500
2022◆ Buy-by Sep 20232025
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 10 V
$300
2023◆ Buy-by May 20242026
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 1 V
$700
$475.75/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Jul 20242026
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 5 V
$600
$171.02/mo
2023◆ Buy-by Sep 20242026
Avoid buying
Sony
Xperia 10 VI
$330
$14.05/mo
2024◆ Buy-by May 20262028
Buy with care
Sony
Xperia 1 VI
$850
$35.45/mo
2024◆ Buy-by Jun 20262028
Buy with care
Sony
Xperia 1 VII
$1399
$23.44/mo
2025◆ Buy-by Jun 20292031
Safe to buy
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