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comment by PirateBear
PirateBear  ·  3076 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Taking the headphone jack off phones is user-hostile and stupid

Yeah, it's bad enough that I have to use up my Nexus's charging port to use a controller or USB drive, I'm not doing this with my headphones too. Examples of shit I do every week that would be difficult/impossible with this:

  Voice chat on Discord with my phone

Hooking my phone into my speakers and charger every night

Carrying one set of earbuds for all of my devices without having to carry an adapter that will inevitably get lost/broken

Anything about Apple locking out competitors aside, this is just going to be annoying with very little to gain for any phone. The only possible reason I could see lightning/USB-C headphones being useful is if they provided a better sound quality, but only as an alternative to 3.5mm for high end headphones, not as a replacement. Lastly, I really like the earpod headphones that Apple makes and am going to be pissed when the 3.5mm version inevitably gets ditched to push the lightning version.





DJWalnut  ·  3069 days ago  ·  link  ·  

what I don't understand is why they don't just put two USB-C ports on the phone. all problems solved.

also, the quality of the sound from a USB headphone depends on it's built-in digital-to-analog converter. it's no longer the phone that has good sound or not, but the headphones themselves.

tehstone  ·  3076 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Yeah, it's bad enough that I have to use up my Nexus's charging port to use a controller or USB drive

Are you aware of these devices? It may help you out at least somewhat.

PirateBear  ·  3076 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd heard of them before, but never considered them. Seems useful enough and I could use it with my phone and other stuff too.