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[-] Panties@lemmy.ca 87 points 1 month ago

No earphone jack again. That's a bit sad. Even though I mainly use BLT earbuds, I still sometimes wish I could use my wired headphones. It's just a small inconvenience

[-] Laser@feddit.org 26 points 1 month ago

I had a phone without before, that one came with a simple cheap passive adapter for USB-C to 3.5mm headset. You lose out on using headphones while charging, but other than that I was never really inconvenienced...

[-] warm@kbin.earth 26 points 1 month ago

After having a phone without a 3.5mm port or a microSD card slot, the top 2 features I want on a phone are a 3.5mm port and a microSD card slot.

Shame Sony discontinued their Xperia 5 series, even if they were also excessively priced.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

aw man, this is the first i'm hearing about discontinuation. apparently it's because people want larger phones?!

i have a 5 IV and it is by far the largest phone i've ever owned... i wish it was like an inch smaller. but it was the only model i could find that doesn't have a non-rectangular screen. these bloody camera cutouts are everywhere and i never even use the front camera.

[-] warm@kbin.earth 3 points 1 month ago

Yep... everyone wants phablets. Apparently.

I don't mind the cutouts (if done right), they just sit in the notification bar, so they never obscure anything anyway. That's a place Sony could have shaved off the extra height imo, the top and bottom bezels are pretty unnecessary.

We are slowly moving to under-screen cameras now though.

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[-] masterspace@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 month ago

You also have to remember to have that adapter with you

[-] Laser@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

An issue shared with the headphones themselves

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago

I just leave the adapter plugged into the headphones. Then there's nothing extra to manage.

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[-] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

You can find adapters that can charge while still having a 3.5mm back

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 2 points 1 month ago

I use one of those daily and god they're all terrible. They're huge and they all break really easily. My phone is fucking huge, just give me a built in headphone jack!

[-] hcbxzz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

fast charging / USB-PD may not work, and 3.5mm media controls may not pass through properly

[-] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

I disagree about this being a good solution. USB-C is not meant to take the strain of being used as an audio port when being used in the go so there is risk of damaging the port while a headphone jack is more stable and allows the plug to rotate. Plus I don't want to have a dingle I can forget when in a rush.

[-] PrinzKasper@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

Plus I don't want to have a dingle I can forget when in a rush.

Just have the dongle permanently attached to your earbuds like it's a part of the cable.

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[-] Panties@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

It's really a small inconvenience, but using an adapter would mean I'd be prone to misplace it when I use my headphones on anything else, so it hardly makes anything better

[-] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago

The reason for not using a headphone jack is making it simpler for the manufacturer, one less connector to handle which also limits how slim a phone can be.

I'm not saying this is good for the consumer, but there are reasons for integrating the functionality into the USB-C port.

[-] shaggyb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

For $700 I'm not interested in compromising my own convenience for theirs.

[-] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 1 points 1 month ago

Then you’re going to have to go and start your own phone company. Good luck to you, let us know when your phone comes out.

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

one less connector to handle which also limits how slim a phone can be.

The headphone jack is 3.5mm. iPhones are ~7.5mm thick, more than double. The smallest phone available on the market is 4.2mm.

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[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

I have a tablet that came with a C to 3.5 adapter and it worked well enough for a bit but soon enough it was only intermittently allowing the headphone connection to work, with a message about the port being dirty or something. Yet I could go right from unplugging that and putting the charger in and it worked fine.

There's just no substitute for a dedicated port, especially when it barely takes up any room

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[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not having a headphone jack is just a slap in the face from a company whose whole image is supposed to be longevity and eco-friendly.

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[-] ggwithgg@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

You have these usb-c to mini jack adapters. They are like 5 to 10eu. They are small enough to keep them attached to your jack headphone. It works perfectly for me.

I think it is better to view the usb-c plug as 'one protocol to rule them all'. If you do so, it makes quite some sense.

[-] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

I've never had one of those actually work...

[-] brotundspiele@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

Every adapter I had was broken after a year or less. I imagine if you keep them attached to your phone, they'll break even faster. Do these adapters exist with a 90° angle which might help preventing broken cables?

Not really in the spirit of reducing waste.

[-] wellheh@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 month ago

Honestly feels criminal with how bloated companies have made these phones yet they cheap out on a headphone jack.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I was just hoping a phone like fairphone would give me the option to buy a small module or something to let me do it.

Yes, yes there's adapters .... yes, yes, you don't need to use it ... I understand. I just want it.

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[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

"Modularity" but still no headphone jack, couldn't I just have a backplate with a big bump on it to accommodate a 3.5mm jack?

[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Big? The headphone jack is not large enough to protrude from a cell phone chassis. Any company telling you they can't fit it is just lying to sell you BT headphones.

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[-] Mandrilleren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I never use wired headphones even though I have a jack in my phone. But I have never bought a phone without a jack and probably never will.

Ipersonally think it's user hostile to remove the jack and also goes directly agains the green profile Fairphone wants to have.

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