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Alternatively, if your current phone doesn't have a headphone jack, do you wish it did?

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[–] ThatsMrCharlieToYou 9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm somewhat surprised by the result if I'm honest. I have switched to wireless and won't go back at all. I do understand the use case for those who want them too but I did not realise it was such a popular request in modern phones!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It sucks when headphones run out of battery, especially on a long trip

[–] Bytemeister 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My earbuds have 8 hrs of playtime, and the case has like 4 complete recharges in it. The limiting factor on a trip by far is my phone battery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have any with replaceable batteries but I do have the option to connect the jack when batteries are dead.

[–] Bytemeister 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have any with replaceable batteries either? Not sure what you are getting at here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You said you have a case with recharges? Not sure what else that means

[–] Bytemeister 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, the case has its own built in rechargable battery that can recharge the buds while they are in it. It does not have removable batteries (unless you want to get real technical about "removing" the earbuds with their own batteries). It's pretty much a standard feature of earbuds today.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Ok, makes sense

[–] EuroNutellaMan 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah but that costs a lot, meanwhile I have quite a few wired headphones laying around that solve the issue altogether without costing me a kidney

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's because the question is attracting mainly people who've already got a bee in their bonnet about headphone jacks.

Most people don't even think about it because they went Bluetooth years ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That and the Lemmy demographic. Lemmy and the fediverse currently attracts folks who have rather strong feelings about the technology they use, which I won’t knock so long as they don’t give me shit for hading being tethered to my phone by a wired headphone.

[–] Sludgeyy 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not surprising because OP asked two questions. (Poor Poll)

Does your phone have a jack?

Do you want your phone to have a jack?

So everyone with an old phone is going to say yes

And then on top of that why wouldn't you want a jack in a hypothetical situation. People always going to want more.

[–] ThatsMrCharlieToYou 1 points 1 year ago

That is my poor reading comprehension biting me in the arse 🤣.

I can only speak for myself but real estate on the phone is so tight now, I'd rather forgo a jack for whatever else the manufacturer squeezes in. I went from my Asus Zenfone (with a jack) to a pixel (without) and I haven't considered it a downfall. Even without, you can just pop and adapter on the end of the headphones permanently. Though, I do also recognise that it's less conveniently placed than a jack would be

[–] weiln12 2 points 1 year ago

Agreed. The only time I use a wire is on Delta flights with seat back entertainment. I can’t stand wires, they drive me nuts. I’ve been using Bluetooth headphones since they came out and their flexibility is unmatched.

Running on a treadmill watching tv? Done. Watching a TV 20’ away so the sound doesn’t wake my wife? Done. Working at a Starbucks and being able to walk to the counter for an order? Done. Automatic start/stop and device switching? Done.

Yes they runs on batteries, but so does the rest of my life. Keeping things charged has never been an issue. I have over the ears with 24+ hours of battery life and in-ears with 6 hours. I have never had an issue with them being dead.

One reason I can see for a jack, maybe, is for audiophiles who run high end setups. But even those I think use a DAC and not the jack.

I’m not saying people don’t want the jack, I just don’t understand it. 🤷‍♂️

[–] QuarterSwede 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same. I’m just happier with wireless and I have a nice pair of wired headphones. Wireless is just more freeing.

[–] CaptPretentious 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wireless has always been an option. Having the headphone jack doesn't mean the Bluetooth module gets removed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But it does mean a half cubic centimeter of space in my device that I'll never use.

[–] EuroNutellaMan 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok? That space ain't getting used by other shit when you remove the jack y'k.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not when I remove it. But it allows the manufacturer to reassess the locations and sizes of everything, which in the end saves space.

[–] EuroNutellaMan 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Really? Because so far despite removing consumer choice the phones have been getting bigger rather than more efficiently using their space. Also you just use the screen, I don't recall a screen having to make way for a tiny headphone jack. In fact I don't really see any benefits coming from freeing up that little space. Not that I can verify that for myself since that would mean being able to open my phone more than once and therefore being able replace the battery and repair my phone and we can't have that because it would hurt the bottom line of small mom n pop businesses like Apple or Samsung.

A headphone jack is certainly not such a big deal in terms of space that it warrants removing it at the expense of consumer choice just because redballoon here wants an extra cm³ inside their phone to be empty.

[–] QuarterSwede 1 points 1 year ago

That has nothing to do with what I was responding to though.