I've given up using the 3.5mm jack in situations where there might be stress on the plug (e.g. when you have your phone in your pocket). I've destroyed so many

I've given up using the 3.5mm jack in situations where there might be stress on the plug (e.g. when you have your phone in your pocket). I've destroyed so many sets of headphones (or, in my case, replaced the cord on so many headphones) that it's just not worth it. But there are situations in which I do use the 3.5mm jack, e.g. in my car. In any case, it seems to me that co-locating the audio port with the USB port has another potential downside. If you destroy the 3.5mm headphone port you can still use and charge the phone (and use bluetooth headphones, for example). But if you destroy the USB port because your headphone cable torques in badly you have maybe 15 hours of life left in your phone before it's completely useless.