I care about them in that order. So if it doesn’t have popup camera I don’t care as much as if it doesn’t have audio jack.

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    You want an Xperia. No removable battery (there are almost no “normal” phones with removable batteries) and instead of a popup camera you get a regular front camera in a tiny bezel (so assuming you don’t want a stupid hole/notch in the display that’s what you want). But they are overall solid phones with excellent DACs and very clean Android. And it’s still a mainstream, non-Chinese brand.

    The only disadvantage is price, but they target a niche audience. If you can take a deal with headphones or such it’s very much worth it.

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      Yup. Removable batteries are more rare in flagships than headphone jacks. Currently rocking a Zenfone 6, my next one will be an Xperia - as long as they don’t mess it up by removing one of the critical features. (I’m still salty about the removal of the notification led.)

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      Can confirm: I’ve been loving my Xperia since I got it a few months ago.

      The other con you didn’t mention is availability. I’m in the Eastern US, drove around to several different stores and couldn’t find anywhere that carried it. Eventually had to order online and have it shipped, which I normally don’t like to do for something this expensive.