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I love my Nexus 5 and would probably love a Pixel 2 but it has no headphone jack. :( I do an insane amount of long-haul flying and really rely on the 3.5mm jac

by jpgvm 9y ago

I love my Nexus 5 and would probably love a Pixel 2 but it has no headphone jack. :( I do an insane amount of long-haul flying and really rely on the 3.5mm jack for my noise cancelling headphones. I could get bluetooth headphones but they wouldn't work with in-flight entertainment when it's available. I hope this whole no-headphone jack trend doesn't continue, I know the 3.5mm TNC isn't the best jack but if you don't want it because of bad waterproofing reasons or size/whatever can we just get a different analog jack with an adapter? Having the DAC built into the phone is required to keep things nice.

j45 9y ago
I know of a few options depending on the desired setup: - There are USB-C to 3.5mm jacks. Probably the simplest. There are also Y cables that put out a USB-C charging port and 3.5mm. - I own a Sony SBH54. Converts bluetooth into 3.5mm. Awesome to pair to my phone and laptop, hoping improved specs of Bluetooth 5 shoe up in a new device soon. I have been on Bluetooth audio with their SBH50 and MW600 - the audio quality has improved greatly. I wonder if there's a wireless external DAC. I heard of an intriguing option yesterday - USB C Digital headphones where the signal remains purely digital. LG has put dacs into the v20 and a variant of the g6, I kind of wish I had gotten a model with one. I sense the no headphone jack is here to stay if the reason for it is true (allowing thinner phones).