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How many of you actually use the headphone jack on your phone? (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by moonleay@feddit.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bluetooth is shite.

It can be convenient but also it constantly cuts out, disconnects, or the batteries die.

I'm not a big fan of headphones in general but when traveling I absolutely prefer wired.

When listening to podcasts while I work at home, I prefer Bluetooth because I can use only 1 ear without the other one flopping around.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You must have shitty Bluetooth for some reason.

The only one I can relate to is you need to charge it. And that sucks.

[–] TK420@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, buy cheap shit, get cheap shit. BT headphones less than $100, be careful, probably gonna be bad. All of the sub $100 pairs I’ve bought have been junk, and quality greatly increases with price in my experience.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have a 10 year old pair of noise canceling that were way less than $100. Battery is probably shit today though.

But you make a good point about quality. Gotta know what you're buying.

Though my other sets were fairly inexpensive - $30-$50, and work well.

A LOT depends on the phone - using the same headsets across different phones has made that pretty clear.

[–] TK420@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I didn’t think about phone BT quality too, that’s a good point.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't have shitty Bluetooth. I've used a wide variety of high and low end devices for a dozen years and every one of them is a shitty experience.

I'm sure if you use shitty AirPods on a shitty iPhone it works great but I'm not about to do that.

[–] themurphy@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use Bluetooth for 3 different speakers in my home, Bluetooth in the car, Bluetooth for headset and I don't own AirPods nor an iPhone.

And I don't experience your problems. But I'm also not mad at Bluetooth to begin with.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

No one is mad at Bluetooth. We're mad that we don't have a 3.5mm jack for wired headphones, and were given nothing in exchange.