Xperia 1vi battery already better than Chinese so called 6000mah battery
Batteries will be important, b way more will be speed of charging and camera capabilities.
50+200+50+200Mp camera systems and about 5x with that hi res put sony quite behind, not to mention foldables and huawei.
Camera hw like auto electronic ND, hi res hdr raws, IR cameras and other stuff,... sony will be completely left behind if they wont bring something exciting - times 4.
I also like some sony features, but it's 1 vs 10 in competition...
How's it disappointing? They have the best battery life in class... even @5000mah 1mk6 current generation they were getting better battery life than phones that had 6000+mah....
And you need faster charging why? You do know the faster you charge a battery the more you'll damage it - you will certainly shorten its lifespan.