goodgrief yeah, I get it. They held onto features that were axed by everyone else until this day.
Sadly, they already started reducing their uniqueness too: aspect ratio, resolution and nowadays the production is not even done by Sony anymore but some other ODM. I guess they still have some market share in their domestic market (Japan)? But everywhere else these phones are pretty much DoA.
The specs are often outdated, because of the long release times from the date of announcement and the pricing is insane. The Xperia 1 VII base config is about 1500€ here in Germany. I'd have to be crazy to spend that kind of money on a Sony phone in 2025.