Sunday debate: Is removing the headphone jack the way forward?
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 21 Jan 2018
Jack Frost, 21 Jan 2018Apple is really a curse for mobile industry. Trend of downg... moreYep it's a cancer that started destroying mobile industry since the iPhone 1. They basically turned smartphone industry into fashion industry and now there's almost no choice - if you want a smartphone, you gotta buy a fashionphone. the only "choice" is how much you'll pay for it. And since that's the only way to punish them, i only buy budget fashionphones.
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- AnonD-731363
- SH3
- 21 Jan 2018
To be honest and i am always honest it is.
Yillions of people walking in streets these days with headphones on ears.
They dont hear cars using horn on them dont hear trains etc. They just walk like world doesnt exist and then we have such many fatal accidents.
If i can say for my self. Phones with jack shouldnt exist at all.
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- Jack Frost
- X$N
- 21 Jan 2018
Apple is really a curse for mobile industry. Trend of downgrading and removing features starts with Apple. And no matter what, other shameless companies will follow Apple blindly. Originality is what the world needs the most. Also we need to get rid of zombies.
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- FinnishInquisition
- 8X{
- 21 Jan 2018
AnonD-732303, 21 Jan 2018>making it easier for [the manufacturers] to make [..] m... moreRemoving large components frees up space in space-limited devices and improves the ability to arrange the internal components. Who would have thought?
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- FinnishInquisition
- 8X{
- 21 Jan 2018
Gorpalm, 21 Jan 2018Let's all cast our minds back to the time when phones didn'... moreBut now we have headphone jacks still. They're in the USB-C form factor (except for iPhones which use Lightning headphone jacks). Same basic function, different connector. And more functionality.
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- FinnishInquisition
- 8X{
- 21 Jan 2018
2portsplease, 21 Jan 2018Removing the 3.5mm jack completely is a step backwards and ... moreYou do realise radio frequencies are harmless, especially in the low amounts emitted from phones, right? It's a bit like complaining about how visible light is dangerous from a light bulb. It's electromagnetic radiation too.
Wavelength and intensity matters.
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- AnonD-732303
- iIf
- 21 Jan 2018
>making it easier for [the manufacturers] to make [..] more importantly with the right headphones improved audio quality.
Could you please stop it with this BLATANT BS?
Here I have my XZ1 with incredible sound quality via usb-c and a DAC. With incredible sound quality via BT Audio (LDAC). Oh wait, and it still has a 3.5mm jack! How do they do that?!
And think of how much easier they could have achieved this by not adding the 3.5! Oh wait, no, they couldn't.
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- Gorpalm
- 0Re
- 21 Jan 2018
Let's all cast our minds back to the time when phones didn't come with a headphone jack. Frankly, it was both rubbish, and inconvenient. Sony Ericsson used to have dongle adapters for their Walkman branded phones if memory serves right. Dongles. Guess what's making a comeback? Dongles. I don't think this is any kind of advance.
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- 2portsplease
- 3ak
- 21 Jan 2018
Oh and don't remove the IR blaster either. I use it frequently!
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- 2portsplease
- 3ak
- 21 Jan 2018
Removing the 3.5mm jack completely is a step backwards and a dongle hassle unless OEM's finally put a smaller 2.5mm jack in or a double USB-C port for each scenario.
Radiation from my phone being connected to a cell tower and sometimes WiFi is enough.
I don't need a Bluetooth headset or headphones radiating such a delicate part of my body which is my BRAIN!
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- AnonD-80051
- ibn
- 21 Jan 2018
where is the don't care option? i use IR more than i use the jack
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- Anonymous
- 0BG
- 21 Jan 2018
AnonD-413292, 21 Jan 2018Agree. I waterproofing was so must have feature, then why w... moreYea, i don't need a "water-proof" phone, because i won't trust its protection anyway. It's like the battery. Gets worse with time. And when the time comes to somehow replace the battery, it's officially not water-proof anymore. And that's if it even survives the battery replacement.
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- AnonD-147910
- pYg
- 21 Jan 2018
The headphone jack is a relatively HUGE component. I agree with the removal if the extra space is being utilised appropriately. I haven't missed it on my 7 plus but I don't think the extra space was utilised. Apple is pushing the new standards a bit aggressively, like they did on the macbook pro lineup which has only usb C ports. But it is true. The standard usb needs to be killed for the same reason as the headphone jack: they are both unnecessarily big.
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- Anonymous
- LkA
- 21 Jan 2018
Somevppl praise bluetooth earphones, then they complain about battery life of all phones
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- AnonD-413292
- sw%
- 21 Jan 2018
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018That's as much of a "solution" as using a power bank becaus... moreAgree. I waterproofing was so must have feature, then why we don't see it in hand held gaming consoles? I never had a problem with phone due to water damage. You can't even use them in salt water. I'm strongly against non removable batteries and lack of headphone jack. It's not adding, but removing features. Maybe in 10 years when phone battery can last 10 days and Bluetooth headphones batteries too.
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- AnonD-1825
- niB
- 21 Jan 2018
Sony Xperia Fan, 21 Jan 2018I asked you something about Google, you answered back with ... moreWhat are you talking about? V30 bottom bezel is big compared to X https://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/LG-V30-iPhone-X.png
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- Anonymous
- sw9
- 21 Jan 2018
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018There was one phone before Moto Z. Vivo maybe... Nope, was Oppo R5. But Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus, they are all the same, so technically you were correct. :-D
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- Anonymous
- tRf
- 21 Jan 2018
I remembered the days when I'm using the world's smallest phone at it's time, the i-Mobile 310 and 309, and it was the first few with a 3.5mm audio jack... Many still thought my phone was an MP3 player...
Then a year on, suddenly every phone has a 3.5mm audio jack...
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- Anonymous
- f}c
- 21 Jan 2018
its the way forward only when we have superfast charging like full charge in 10 mins
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- Anonymous
- IW@
- 21 Jan 2018
Anonymous, 21 Jan 2018There is absolutely ZERO valid reason why the analog headph... moreThe implications of no headphone jack in an iphone video:
https://youtu.be/wBoD5epmeOA