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Why wouldn't you put a jack on this ? They aren't selling earbuds !
by 41209 5y ago
Why wouldn't you put a jack on this ?
They aren't selling earbuds !
- nigerian1981 5y agoKeeping the cost down presumably
- 41209 5y agoIt goes against repairability, and sustainability which they're trying to promote. I was very optimistic about this phone, but it looks like I'm going to have to go if the Google 5a
- estaseuropano 5y agoThe headphone jack is a strange hill to die on when you get the chance to replace pretty much every important part. A well made dongle does not make a massive difference when you use headphones with a proper cable (I.e. not the flimsy thin headphone cables that rip or break within a few months of regular use).
- milbertson 5y agoIt's not strange at all -- using headphones while charging is a daily situation for some
- floatboth 5y agoIs it so hard to use an adapter to USB-C? These days wireless earbuds are probably more popular than wired for mobile use.
- dont__panic 5y agoAdapters, like dongles on laptops, are an inconvenience. Bluetooth does not work well in general, provides only low quality audio, and even worse performance on calls trying to stream input and output. A significant amount of people (maybe a majority in the market for non-Android, non-iPhones) still use wired headphones because of these disadvantages to wireless. Seems like a serious miss with the 4. Hopefully they'll bring the jack back on the 5, unless it's too expensive, hard to waterproof, courageous, or whatever the new excuse is for ditching it.
- lillecarl 5y agoThe Fairphone 4 is only IP54 so waterproofing is likely not an issue, I've never used the audio jack on my phone so I really don't mind.