Asus Zenfone 9 and Xiaomi Poco F5 are also viable options
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I own both of these:
- Pixel 5a 5G (although updates end in 1 year)
- Asus Zenfone 9
They're both good!
Don't you still get security updates? I have a pixel 4a and still get updates
Bullshit it's even legal for them to end support so fast, just more things to throw in the garbage and kill the earth. My pixel 4a is working completely fine still and I am an avid user
I’ve got calyx os on the pixel 4a, calyx will indefinitely release os updates, no need to worry about it
I have a set of 18 year old Shure SE530 headphones that I still use. I simply bought an external bluetooth adapter for them. I would challenge anyone to do a double blind test with them bluetooth vs. hardwired.
And if you still want a wired connection, a simple aux to USBC/lightning adapter is all you need.
The problem with that is that sometimes you need to charge and listen at the same time. So it won't work. Not everyone wants to use Bluetooth.
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Low end of the price range is Alcatel, mid shelf prob Pixel or Zen, top shelf is Samsung.
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What is showing its age on your v60? I still use, and recommend, a Samsung Note 10 Lite. It has a headphone jack and that terrific stylus built in. It's on Android 12 and has no lagginess issues that even new phones have. There is an Android 13 update too, but I have not updated yet.
My zenfone 8 is solid, but has high treble when listening on max on my headphone and Planar IEM. I would not necesserily recommend builtin jacks. If you can choose a lot cheaper device for lack of a jack, you can get a fucking great bluetooth adapter and a very good IEM from the difference.
Apart from that, I recommend Gigaset/Volla and Fairphone since they are servicable and have removable batteries.
It may be on the older side, but I've been using my Pixel 4A for three years or so, no complaints. I also use the headphone whenever possible. Also using GrapheneOS.
You may want to check out the Pixel 5A (also has a headphone jack if I'm not mistaken) for a bit of a newer phone, but the one I got used seems to have a band issue in which it would forcefully shut down after some time with my SIM card.
my pixel 4a is still kicking it
I do need to back it up and factory reboot tho, I think that might help some of the typing issues that have come up recently.
The pixel 5a has some reliability issues it's predassessors did not. It is an extremely fragile device.
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Sony Xperia phones?
Not sure if you can still get a Samsung A52s. That'd be a nice pick if you still can get it. It's what I use and it's one of the few with the trifecta of features I was looking for: 3.5mm jack, memory card slot, and OIS in the main camera.
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OnePlus7Pro
They make USB-C to headphone adapters that also have a USB-C for charging in case you need both art the same time. I hated losing my headphone jack, but the adapters work.
https://www.amazon.com/ZOOAUX-Headphone-Charging-Earphones-Compatible/dp/B094Z6149B/
Have you considered a separate PMP or cheap smartphone to use for falling asleep to podcasts? I too enjoy wired headphones, but I think that limiting myself to that scope for my daily driver smartphone will most likely result in some other compromise that I don't want to make. So I have wired headphones for the use cases where it's required, and have wireless headphones to listen to music from my phone.
Can you explain more?
I have an iPhone which has a lightning connector - if I want to hook it up to the computer, I can either connect Bluetooth, or I can plug in a 3.5mm aux connector to the lightning port... which would also allow me to connect my old Sennheiser headphones.
However, for listening to podcasts at bedtime, I generally just use the computer which usually goes to sleep at bedtime - but I could adjust that.
LG v50 is my favourite. I selling one on e bay, EU only. It's totally like new.