https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/16/sony_xperia_xz1/

Review You know where you are with a Sony - this year’s are much like last year’s. And the year before that.

The "Omnibalance" design is now reaching the end of its life - that’s official - and hasn’t changed in ages. Sony calls it "timeless", which means "around for a very long time".