Razer CEO justifies removing the headphone jack on their new phone
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Dave, 28 Nov 2017No headphone jack = No buy.Soon you get no phone at all.
It was add-on which began like 15 years ago and now its going to history.
Headphone jack is good for nothing but grabbing space for other more important things.
Get a bluetooth headphones or go back to dark age :-)
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Mr J, 28 Nov 2017Any smartphone without a jack is no option for me.
Apple... moreThen move on.
This already begun and soon you will have no choice like with non removable batteries.
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AnonD-107780, 28 Nov 20173.5 jack and Bluetooth connection should be an option for c... moreMan soon in like 2-3 years headphone jack comes to a history and you have to buy old phones usualy used.
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- 28 Nov 2017
Any smartphone without a jack is no option for me.
Apple is now off my options and I hope manufacturers like smasung and alike will keep the jack.
Try to recharge while listening
Try playing the DJ in a party without the ability to plug your phone to a wifi.
Sure there is alternatives, but why bother messing with complicated options not all the time compatible when there is a simple solution.
Any wireless solution implies batteries and recharging. batteries are already a problem with the smartphone itself and now, i should care about the battery of my headphones also?
How many batteries should I care per day?
My wired headphones plug to my phone and are always available any time. And if the phone lacks juice, I charge it while listening or playing.
Taking off this jack makes everything more complicated... i don't see any progress.
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- 28 Nov 2017
3.5 mm jack is a simpler and therefore better design for audio connections.
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Anonymous, 28 Nov 2017So proprietary connectors, countless headphones ( each wit... moreApparently
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- 28 Nov 2017
3.5 jack and Bluetooth connection should be an option for consumers and not the trend. definitely a no buy for me.
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Rafe Firmani, 28 Nov 2017Crying baby
Get over it, your choice is more limited on 2018Uhh because of people like you ready to accept anything they ram into your throat?
I don't doubt it'll be gone (Because of people like you), but i'll be voting with my wallet until i have no choice. And when i don't have a choice, i'll still be voting with my wallet - my phone may not have a jack, but it will be cheap. Just like my current phone is cheap because of non-removable batteries.
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Dave, 28 Nov 2017No headphone jack = No buy.Crying baby
Get over it, your choice is more limited on 2018
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- 28 Nov 2017
So proprietary connectors, countless headphones ( each with it's own proprietary connector) and adapters are the future, according to GSMArena.
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- 28 Nov 2017
No headphone jack = No buy.
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Anonymous, 28 Nov 2017I don't need the 500mah battery I need the headphone jack!!Removed earjack for 500mah extra vs 500mah battery drained use to connect to bluetooth. Razer so smart i am speechless.
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- ibe
- 28 Nov 2017
I don't need the 500mah battery I need the headphone jack!!
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- I8m
- 28 Nov 2017
Of course the ceo justifies it. Just like the rest of the ceo's justify their ridiculous decisions.
Duh
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- v3B
- 28 Nov 2017
one foot in the past? at least the 3.5mm jack & removable battery proved to be useful. Unlike the stupid trend of fake bokeh with 2 lenses, but sure, hey please get on that ship and sail away forever.
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Anonymous, 27 Nov 2017Buy your self a "2 in 1 converter" then these cost like und... moreI don't know if you know this but when USB type c came.. Daisy chaining devices was made a big deal.. What is proposed is each USB c male end to have a right angle adapter that can allpw daisy chain.. Its eaay enough to implement physically.. Thought practical function is yet to be seen.. And if you think there is no difference between a 5 bucks headphones and a 20 dollar one.. Brother are you so wrong.. But yeah there is a point of diminishing returns after around 50 bucks i think
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Anonymous, 28 Nov 2017Exactly. Vote with my wallet for those phones with the fea... moreYep. I've been doing it since manufacturers ditched removable batteries. Obviously i have no choice (Because in the end people always buy no matter what, and companies always get away with everything) and do buy phones with non-removable batteries, but only cheaper ones.
I won't be buying a phone without a 3.5mm jack unless i don't have a choice just like i don't have with non-removable batteries.
It's sad we'll be stuck with crippled overpriced junk because of all those people brainwashed to consume (like) mad.
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Unkown., 28 Nov 2017But can it run crysis ?nope
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- 28 Nov 2017
It's got a THX-Certified, the loudest thing on the planet that used to haunt our childhood, dongle!
Apple charge you $19.99 for a piece of crap that they call iDongle or something, that will kill itself in a a bit after 2 years and not compatible with hany non iOS device.