d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months ago[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?strawpoll.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1-1arrow-down1external-link[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?strawpoll.comd3Xt3r@lemmy.nz to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestealth_cookies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoWhy wouldn’t you prefer a headphone jack in your phone? It is yet another option for headphones that worst case you don’t use. The only reason it has been removed is because it saves companies a few cents on the cost to build the product.
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoMore importantly it removes the expectation to include earbuds with the phone as well as allows them to sell you Bluetooth ones
minus-squareabir_vandergriff@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months agoLet’s be honest though, included earbuds were pretty universally garbage and the world is probably better off without the ewaste. That said, please bring back the headphone jack.
Why wouldn’t you prefer a headphone jack in your phone? It is yet another option for headphones that worst case you don’t use. The only reason it has been removed is because it saves companies a few cents on the cost to build the product.
More importantly it removes the expectation to include earbuds with the phone as well as allows them to sell you Bluetooth ones
Let’s be honest though, included earbuds were pretty universally garbage and the world is probably better off without the ewaste.
That said, please bring back the headphone jack.