On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2405·
    11 months ago

    People like having choice, it was never about saving space in phones. I like my wired bose headphones that I’ve had for 15 years and will likely last at least 15 more. Those wireless ones are the definition of planned obsolescence.

    • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
      461·
      11 months ago

      Exactly this. It is about choice. I have a wireless phone and use a wireless headphones because my big wired headphones were too bulky for commute anyways. I still like to use my nice headphones at the computer. The experience is nicer. But despite having the top of the line wireless headphones for the phone, I can see how they are not gonna last the whole phone’s life. The phone isn’t any slimmer anyway, but it’s allegedly water proof.

      • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        28·
        11 months ago

        You can get waterproof headphone jacks, just like how usb ports are now waterproof even without the sealed flaps we used to have to deal with. Even back then the headphone jacks didn’t go under a flap because they were fine as is.

      • Thorny_Insight@lemm.eeEnglish
        10·
        11 months ago

        Samsung XCover 6 Pro has a IP68 rating despite having a headphone jack and removable battery.

        • yamanii@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          Yep, this was always a lie, my old Moto G3 was full water proof, went to the pool with it in my pocket several times, and it had a headphone jack.

    • Tanoh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      314·
      11 months ago

      Also bluetooth fucking sucks for lack of a better phrase.

      9/10 times it connects fine, but then every now and then it just refuses. “What? No I don’t exist” and then you have to either restart bluetooth and/or the device, and then it magically works again.

      Also, I quite often get stuttering with it. Not sure if it is my phone or headphones or both at fault, but I would like having an audio jack when I am sitting at the desk

      • SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.orgEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Around 2011 or so, certain Android models had mini hdmi. I even bought a mini hdmi to hdmi cable. I believe screen mirroring became common and killed it because I didn’t see it on phones after a couple of years.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Do Bose headphones not have issues with the plastic foam padding around the ears/top of the head crumbling into a million bits, or are they just easier to repair? Or is there something I’m supposed to be doing to prevent this that nobody ever told me about?

      I’m so reluctant to spend much money on headphones because this keeps happening to me with less expensive brands (but still not like $20 or anything).

    • varsock@programming.devEnglish
      21·
      11 months ago

      People like having choice, it was never about saving space in phones.

      If you look at which company (apple) and the time of removal of headphone jack (around the time their wireless buds were announced), you’ll notice they removed choice so the consumer can only buy more expensive wireless buds, or many many dongles.

      The “save space” is an absolute lie. The international (EU, Asia, etc) version of the iPhone has a dedicated SIM card tray. The US model? No tray, just a freakin placeholder where the international version has the SIM tray. Yes, there is a volume of space that can fit 2 headphone jacks on the US iPhone that is just empty.

      Look at this iFixit video where they call apple out on it. The placeholder is huge. at ~1:17+