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As an app creator, I have bought almost every new iPhone model since the original. Having used the iPhone 7+ now for a few months I can honestly say that every

As an app creator, I have bought almost every new iPhone model since the original. Having used the iPhone 7+ now for a few months I can honestly say that every time I want to use my existing headphones, I get super frustrated at the dongles I need to connect/disconnect. And no, I don't want to buy a pair of headphones I need to charge all the time or that I will lose when they fall out of my ears. I think this is my last iPhone purchase for personal use.

TheOtherHobbes 10y ago
I agree. It's an infuriating decision. And a pointless one. If the 7 had a headphone jack, buying it would be a no-brainer. As it is I've held off upgrading because to get the same basic functionality I'm going to have to spend $$$$ on dongles or an external Bluetooth DAC or wireless headphones or something to replace a connector that costs maybe $0.10 in bulk. Instead of buying and using the damn phone I'm having to engineer a solution around it to get it to do something that previous versions did effortlessly. It's a decision that adds cost and complications, but provides absolutely no user benefit.
listic 10y ago
There's always SE. Sturdy, proven design, headphone jack and sane (one-handable, pocketable) size. As much as I'd want to like Android, there's nothing of this size left there. I hope Apple will continue this line into the future.
- pmontra 10y ago
  There is the Sony Xperia X Compact from September 2016. It's slightly larger and much thicker (9.5 mm) and it weights more. Still the closest one. It came with Android 6 and got an OTA update to 7 in mid December. It's fast and the battery always lasts 2.x days to me, I charge it again at around 20%. It lasted 3 days 18 hours last time over a long weekend, down to 9%. I checked and I made 8 hours of screen activity so it wasn't in my pocket all the time. Given how long it lasts I wish they traded some battery to make the phone thinner and lighter, exactly as the SE. http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_compact-8292.php http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_compact-8292.php

TheOtherHobbes 10y ago

I agree. It's an infuriating decision. And a pointless one. If the 7 had a headphone jack, buying it would be a no-brainer. As it is I've held off upgrading because to get the same basic functionality I'm going to have to spend $$$$ on dongles or an external Bluetooth DAC or wireless headphones or something to replace a connector that costs maybe $0.10 in bulk. Instead of buying and using the damn phone I'm having to engineer a solution around it to get it to do something that previous versions did effortlessly. It's a decision that adds cost and complications, but provides absolutely no user benefit.

listic 10y ago

There's always SE. Sturdy, proven design, headphone jack and sane (one-handable, pocketable) size. As much as I'd want to like Android, there's nothing of this size left there. I hope Apple will continue this line into the future.

pmontra 10y ago
There is the Sony Xperia X Compact from September 2016. It's slightly larger and much thicker (9.5 mm) and it weights more. Still the closest one. It came with Android 6 and got an OTA update to 7 in mid December. It's fast and the battery always lasts 2.x days to me, I charge it again at around 20%. It lasted 3 days 18 hours last time over a long weekend, down to 9%. I checked and I made 8 hours of screen activity so it wasn't in my pocket all the time. Given how long it lasts I wish they traded some battery to make the phone thinner and lighter, exactly as the SE. http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_compact-8292.php http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_compact-8292.php