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Apparently Google is also ditching the headphone jack[1] on the new Pixel line [1] http://bgr.com/2017/07/27/pixel-2-rumors-no-3-5mm-headphone-jack/ http://bgr

Apparently Google is also ditching the headphone jack[1] on the new Pixel line [1] http://bgr.com/2017/07/27/pixel-2-rumors-no-3-5mm-headphone-jack/ http://bgr.com/2017/07/27/pixel-2-rumors-no-3-5mm-headphone-...

piyush_soni 9y ago
All the more reason to curse Apple for its "courageous" step :(
guelo 9y ago
Luckily for consumers Android is a diverse ecosystem not controlled by one single manufacturer. There are many devices with headphone jacks to choose from.
- 2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
  What makes you think the other major manufacturers aren't going to follow suit? It may just be a matter of time. Especially if 2 major companies normalise it, then all the other companies get to drop a feature and save a few cents on every phone.
  - deleted 9y ago
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  - pebers 9y ago
    If there are enough customers that really want a headphone jack and everyone else was ditching them, it'd be a point of differentiation and hence worth those few cents for some manufacturer to offer one. I suspect that won't happen though because it'll transpire that most customers don't really care that much.
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    Samsung's still making a flagship line with a stylistic after pretty much everyone else dropped smartphone styluses; and they brought back external SD cards, too, which a number of manufacturers (themselves included) dropped from flagship lines. It's possible that dropping headphone jacks could become universal, but I don't see any reason to expect it's likely.
    - 2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
      I can see wireless charging and waterproof devices becoming the norm. Most people also buy headphones from popular brands rather than attempt to discern on sound quality. I see quite a few AirPods and Bluetooth headphones these days. I don't think you can discount the possibility.
- pjmlp 9y ago
  Which usually don't have OS upgrades beyond what they were sold with, and Project Treble won't change that, because OEMs are the ones expected to ship OS updates. So headphone jacks without updates, hurray!
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    > Which usually don't have OS upgrades beyond what they were sold with Flagships usually do (Samsung flagships, and numerous phones lower in their line, tend to get two major version updates.) > and Project Treble won't change that If update practices are something a worthwhile market segment looks to in buying decisions, and Trello makes it easier on OEMs because their is a cleaner isolation of the device-specific pieces, then, I'd expect it to make more OS updates happen.
    - pjmlp 9y ago
      On my home country the minimum wage is around 400 euros, not many people can afford two month salaries for the privilege of getting OS updates.
  - la_oveja 9y ago
    Good thing I can compile my own Android builds.
    - pjmlp 9y ago
      99% of regular consumers don't.
wingworks 9y ago
I hope so, I never use my headphone jack. Wouldn't miss it for a second. Would much rather have a more waterproof and thinner phone.

piyush_soni 9y ago

All the more reason to curse Apple for its "courageous" step :(

guelo 9y ago

Luckily for consumers Android is a diverse ecosystem not controlled by one single manufacturer. There are many devices with headphone jacks to choose from.

2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
What makes you think the other major manufacturers aren't going to follow suit? It may just be a matter of time. Especially if 2 major companies normalise it, then all the other companies get to drop a feature and save a few cents on every phone.
- deleted 9y ago
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- pebers 9y ago
  If there are enough customers that really want a headphone jack and everyone else was ditching them, it'd be a point of differentiation and hence worth those few cents for some manufacturer to offer one. I suspect that won't happen though because it'll transpire that most customers don't really care that much.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  Samsung's still making a flagship line with a stylistic after pretty much everyone else dropped smartphone styluses; and they brought back external SD cards, too, which a number of manufacturers (themselves included) dropped from flagship lines. It's possible that dropping headphone jacks could become universal, but I don't see any reason to expect it's likely.
  - 2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
    I can see wireless charging and waterproof devices becoming the norm. Most people also buy headphones from popular brands rather than attempt to discern on sound quality. I see quite a few AirPods and Bluetooth headphones these days. I don't think you can discount the possibility.
pjmlp 9y ago
Which usually don't have OS upgrades beyond what they were sold with, and Project Treble won't change that, because OEMs are the ones expected to ship OS updates. So headphone jacks without updates, hurray!
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Which usually don't have OS upgrades beyond what they were sold with Flagships usually do (Samsung flagships, and numerous phones lower in their line, tend to get two major version updates.) > and Project Treble won't change that If update practices are something a worthwhile market segment looks to in buying decisions, and Trello makes it easier on OEMs because their is a cleaner isolation of the device-specific pieces, then, I'd expect it to make more OS updates happen.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    On my home country the minimum wage is around 400 euros, not many people can afford two month salaries for the privilege of getting OS updates.
- la_oveja 9y ago
  Good thing I can compile my own Android builds.
  - pjmlp 9y ago
    99% of regular consumers don't.

wingworks 9y ago

I hope so, I never use my headphone jack. Wouldn't miss it for a second. Would much rather have a more waterproof and thinner phone.