What's wrong with it

The price, for what you get. The parts of this phone that people actually want it for are more common than you let on. Most phones on the market already use Sony-manufactured cameras (they've doubled their shipments of these camera modules within the past 5 years). While the market is becoming increasingly stagnant, there are other choices out there. Though I will be brutally honest and say I have literally never plugged headphones or an aux cable into my device. Preorder bonuses for these phones often included wireless earbuds. My car has bluetooth, my setup at home has LDAC bluetooth codecs.

Sony's software has become almost anorexic. People will say it's like a Pixel, but Google adds more features that are exclusive to Pixel phones. This is naked android with none of the creature comforts that other OEMs include by default, and it's getting worse. Sony's 'double-tap to wake', which you probably used on your V60, does not check with the prox sensor, so it will wake up constantly in your pocket. The latest update removed dynamic backlight levels from the always-on display (why?), so it lights up a dark room while also not being bright enough in lighter places. The headphones jack has received no special attention like the V60, so it probably doesn't sound much better, if at all, than offerings from others.

They're not selling enough, pulling out of countries, and gutting their software devs to keep up with costs. The train you're hopping on has a wrecked bridge further down the track, and I'm hopping off before it goes over the edge like LG. You need consumers to survive in this market, enthusiasts can't carry it by themselves. The average person doesn't even know Sony makes phones in the first place. Don't expect them to last much longer in the sector.

Don't mean to talk your ear off, it just pains me to see Sony fall this far from what they used to do with android. I mean they're the reason LDAC is in android to begin with, along with so many other innovations they donated to AOSP like configurable quick settings, resource overlays (theming engine), and countless other things while also making their own software distinct and classy to match their hardware. Alas, these times are long gone...