I like having options and the versatility personally 😁
The 3.5mm jack can also be used to record video audio with a much better microphone, attach a HW infrared blaster, or use your device as a crude oscilloscope im a pinch with appropriate software
The more common use case is people with existing wired headphones - there’s honestly no need to cast aside perfectly good cans for no reason. Yes USB-C DACs exist, but IMO that’s a completely manufactured expense and inconvenience, considering almost all phones still have the 3.5mm dac and amplifier components physically present on the mainboard: only now you must purchase a dongle to access the output via passthrough, or purchase a third party dongle that includes its own DAC.
My pain point though is the fact that users with wired headphones are now being forced to induce more usage cycles on a single connector port (which is not always economically repairable on modern devices), and all the avoidable e-waste produced by these things when the unreplaceable, consumable batteries give up the ghost after two years of ownership
Good, but what about my 3.5 mm jack?
You need to drill a 3.5mm hole to get it
Its on a USB dongle.
What about it ?
Don’t think about that. Buy their wireless earbuds instead.
Is this Innovation™?
They don’t have wireless earbuds anymore and haven’t for quite a while.
You must be mistaken. They stopped selling and supporting those earbuds right after they came out.
Buy their wireless headphones instead. They promise that the same thing won’t happen with those!
You need to let it go.
I’d rather let the fairphone go.
I like having options and the versatility personally 😁
The 3.5mm jack can also be used to record video audio with a much better microphone, attach a HW infrared blaster, or use your device as a crude oscilloscope im a pinch with appropriate software
The more common use case is people with existing wired headphones - there’s honestly no need to cast aside perfectly good cans for no reason. Yes USB-C DACs exist, but IMO that’s a completely manufactured expense and inconvenience, considering almost all phones still have the 3.5mm dac and amplifier components physically present on the mainboard: only now you must purchase a dongle to access the output via passthrough, or purchase a third party dongle that includes its own DAC.
My pain point though is the fact that users with wired headphones are now being forced to induce more usage cycles on a single connector port (which is not always economically repairable on modern devices), and all the avoidable e-waste produced by these things when the unreplaceable, consumable batteries give up the ghost after two years of ownership
I cant, wireless earbuds suck ass.
Also running around with Bluetooth enabled on your phone is a privacy hazard.
That’s why i use USB-C Earbuds.
Seriously, thry’re a great alternative.
I have a headband that has Bluetooth headphones in them can’t stand in the ear ear buds
NEVER
You don’t.