Another downside is that when phone is in the pocket with headphones connected it is quite easy to accidentally yank it out - the jack turning around in the soc

Another downside is that when phone is in the pocket with headphones connected it is quite easy to accidentally yank it out - the jack turning around in the socket doesn't help the situation. I have USB Type-C devices for over a year now and so far the sockets are rock solid unlike micro USB used to be.