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Bring back the headphone port! Bring back the headphone port! Bring back the headphone port!
It never dissapeared - you just started buying devices without one
The selection is pretty slim.
Can't be that important if people don't actually choose with their wallets (Xperia 5 II owner btw)
Rn I'm hoping the 5 V will be announced soon, my 1 II's battery is absolutely fucked lol.
headphone jacks are still available for mid ranged androids, even along with a charger. pretty much the only win we can get for purchasing a mid ranged androids.
Not being ridiculously overpriced is another advantage imo.
I'd rather have another USB port actually. It's just so much more versatile.
Honestly, this. I'm not happy that they took away my headphone jack, but if they'd replaced it with a second USB port I would have been okay with it.
Occasionally, I'll use my phone to play a show, with a USB to HDMI. I used to keep a wireless charger next to the TV for that use case.
Lg v60, 2 screens, headphone port, Microsd.
Good night, sweet prince.
Man I miss LG being in the phone market.
Sony says hi :)
Bring back the the headphone port!
I used to think this but a dedicated mp3 player is superior to using a phone for audio anyway
If all you play is local media then maybe. I like to stream music from my own server though and also listen to podcasts on the go.
This is why I made my dedicated audio player device an older LG phone with a headphone jack and microSD, and more importantly their quad DAC. Great wired audio fidelity and the ability to drive high impedance headphones/IEMs on the go while running on Android so I can run streaming and last.fm scrobblers. WiFi/data and Bluetooth are usually off but there when I need it. At least where I am, this was cheaper than an Android-powered dedicated Digital Audio Player. Of course a proper DAP would have more features like physical playback controls and being able to use them as DACs for other devices, but I'm happy with my old G7.
What do you use for a dedicated mp3 player? These days all I see are dying (flash chips) used SanDisk Sansa players, cheap Amazon ones, and super audiophile level $400 ones...
Just a cheap SanDisk one. For me the main advantage is reliability; I sleep with headphones for white noise, and even discounting the possibility of the battery dying because you can't play audio and charge at the same time, it is still basically impossible to set a smartphone up to be totally sure it will continue playing an audio file for 8 hours with no interruptions. Works great for playing music too though.
I started using wireless headphones back when I had Sony Ericsson 530i dumb phone. Also phones back then didn't have headphone ports either. Who the hell cares about it?
Owners and enjoyers of good headphones.
They're all wireless for years.
I think you misunderstand what I mean by "good" headphones. You're caught in the electronics hype cycle. Good headphones exist outside of that cycle. Also good wired headphones you never have to charge, the battery never dies. If you take care of them they never become ewaste.
I think you're just a very conservative person who's totally out of loop.
I'm an incredibly liberal person who enjoys nice things.