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> I think I'm in the minority, but I haven't really missed the headphone jack in my iPhone 11 You don't miss it until you do. When you are trying to join a mee
by outworlder 7y ago
> I think I'm in the minority, but I haven't really missed the headphone jack in my iPhone 11
You don't miss it until you do. When you are trying to join a meeting and your bluetooth headset absolutely refuses to work (and yes, even the fancy Airpods Pro do that occasionally), you wish you had the ability to just plug in an old-fashioned, analog headset. Which you can pull easily, with no fuss, from many devices, including computers and gaming consoles. Quick, no pairing required. No battery issues.
Analog headphones are also very cheap(good if you are not in a rich country), and will always be cheaper than bluetooth headphones, as there is minimal hardware required. You can quickly pick one up even from a shady street seller and you know it will work(longevity might suffer, but again, cheap).
The only problem with the headphone jack is that it is a very old standard. It's big connector, and takes significant real state inside a phone.
- trhaynes 7y agoWould a lightning dongle still work in these situations?
- pstuart 7y agoIt should, but the issue then becomes finding the damn thing :-).
- blattimwind 7y ago> The only problem with the headphone jack is that it is a very old standard. It's big connector, and takes significant real state inside a phone. The 2020 iPhone SE is much bigger than the 2016 iPhone SE and almost 50 % heavier. This argument seems invalid to me.
- saagarjha 7y agoIt is thinner, though, with more hardware inside of it.
- ianai 7y agoThe thicker 16 SE actually felt more comfortable than these thinner phones. And this is from someone who went SE to 11 pro.
- blattimwind 7y agoIt's 0.3 mm thinner, you'd be hard pressed to notice that even with a ruler in a side-to-side comparison.