Don’t get me wrong. Apple removing audio jack was the biggest facepalm in smartphone history. And you can thank it for not being able to make an upgrade without sacrificing audio jack (and SD card too :/). But USB-C is getting standardized everywhere now (laptops, smartphones, etc.). What makes USB-C earphones not worth the switch?

  • GingeyBook@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I always hear this argument, but seriously how often is this a problem?

    I plug my phone in in the car and when I go to bed at night. Neither time of which I would be listening to music

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      1 year ago

      you are aware that other people live different lives to you, and do things differently right? I listen to music to fall asleep, and I plug my phone into my car via the 3.5mm jack to listen to music. You ask how often it would be a problem? It would be a problem every single day

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          1 year ago

          I can’t tell which side of the argument your response is supposed to fall on…
          Yes, people typically listen through their car speakers. Good job. Gold star.
          But not all cars have Bluetooth connectivity. There’s still a lot of people who drive vehicles that have to rely on 3.5mm connections (either directly, or with cassette or even CD adapters!). Or maybe their car supports Bluetooth audio, but they prefer the higher fidelity audio that a 3.5mm interface provides vs Bluetooth.

          Maybe I’m missing something here. But this response holds no water.

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            1 year ago

            I do this……using a lightning adapter that has a 3.5mm jack and a lightning charging port. It’s not a problem.

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            1 year ago

            I don’t deny that there are a significant number of people that still use the 3.5mm jack when driving

            But I believe that the majority of people do not.

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        1 year ago

        But once again, how often is this a problem? I would say the majority of people are not in overnight flights that often

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          1 year ago

          There is a huge part of the world wide population that uses their phones constantly and need to constantly charge the phone. As an example think of a parking lot attendent sitting in a booth, nothing to do but play on the phone all day…

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          1 year ago

          I’m daily commuting via train. There are USB chargers everywhere in the cars, so this is pretty significant. And don’t tell me to buy another wireless gadget I have to charge before I go - or some USB buds that won’t work with my other devices, since USB-C is just a plug, not a Standard.

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            1 year ago

            And you need to carry the charging case, and a 2nd usb cable

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              1 year ago

              Why do you need to carry a second cable?

              Also the charging case for wireless earbuds is easier to carry than wired headphones.

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      1 year ago

      I relax in my bed and listen to music or watch stuff, and I’d like to charge my phone while I’m close to the socket