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Yeah, the 3.5mm port is certainly easier than the USB port to make waterproof. Probably easier than speakers and microphones too.
by tempestn 8y ago
Yeah, the 3.5mm port is certainly easier than the USB port to make waterproof. Probably easier than speakers and microphones too.
- addicted 8y agoI don’t know much about this, but from a layman’s perspective I completely agree with you. I find it hard to believe that of all the elements making waterproofing harder, the headphone jack was one of the larger concerns.
- DanBC 8y agoSpeakers and microphones just need a bit of gore tex. These are off the shelf parts, and companies like Apple etc can easily spec their own. https://www.gore.com/products/categories/venting?view=portable-electronic-vents https://www.gore.com/products/categories/venting?view=portab... I agree that it's also really easy to make 3.5 mm jack sockets waterproof.
- tempestn 8y agoYeah, I'm not trying to imply the speakers are hard to waterproof. Just that the 3.5mm is arguably even simpler.