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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?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it sucks and the 3.5mm jack is better. Manufacturers should be forced to include it or pay a punitive fee calculated to far outweigh the savings of not including the jack, perhaps $5,000 per individual unit manufactured.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It's about saving space, not money. The jack is relatively large compared to other smartphone components. It's bigger than a USB-C port, for one, when you consider the volume and not just the width.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a hard time accepting that argument with the camera islands on every phone now.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

News to you most users moved over to bluetooth headset thanks to the airpods(?) craze. Only a few people are stuck with 3.5 headphone (some for valid reasons other for bogus ones). Hence it makes sense that the jack can be rationalized to safe a few cents per device.

Meanwhile Cameras are used widely thanks to social media and everyone wanting to be a influencer....

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is never about saving space, it's about saving costs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

It's never been about saving, it's been about selling airpods.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They should've replaced it with a second usb-c port then

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

to confuse the casual users? Yeah good idea.