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I do find it interesting that here, on the techiest, nerdiest forum there is, people are lamenting the loss of a physically large jack. Did you think it would b

I do find it interesting that here, on the techiest, nerdiest forum there is, people are lamenting the loss of a physically large jack. Did you think it would be around for all of time? If in 5/10/50/∞ years, phones never get smaller than 3.5mm thick, how does this community respond? It's classic 'where's my jetpack?', right? I'd like to think that we all want phones that don't exist other than as a chip in our arm, or as a component of a ring, or as a wafer on our sleeve, or as our glasses, or [whatever other techno nonsense you fancy]. Those of you who want the jack are saying that this is it. For all of time. Three-point-five-mils is as thin as any of our devices can be. It's weird! :-)

zootboy 4y ago
I don't want my phone to be thinner. If having a 3.5 mm jack means that I will have headphones that just work without fuss / charging / bluetooth codec ass, and it prevents phone designers from making my phone wafer thin, then I consider that a win-win. And obviously, I wouldn't be advocating for a 3.5 mm jack in an implantable device. That would be silly. There can be multiple classes of devices, each with different features. For the class of phones that are rectangular objects that live in my pocket, I want a 3.5 mm jack.
numpad0 4y ago
I don’t know, but considering that iPhone gained thickness and iPad earned bendgate when they lost the jack, we still have plenty of time until the diameter of the jack is going to be a major concern.
JansjoFromIkea 4y ago
Tbh I’d take a few mm shorter or narrower; phones seem to be much bigger now than they were when they had a headphone jack. That companies have responded to increasing narrowness by making foldable phones suggests there really isn’t much demand or even usefulness in a razor thin phone.
blix 4y ago
> I'd like to think that we all want phones that don't exist Definitely, I begrudge every single moment I am forced to use my phone and intentionally don't bring it with me as often as possible. > ... other than as a chip in our arm ... Oh. Count me out.
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zootboy 4y ago

I don't want my phone to be thinner. If having a 3.5 mm jack means that I will have headphones that just work without fuss / charging / bluetooth codec ass, and it prevents phone designers from making my phone wafer thin, then I consider that a win-win. And obviously, I wouldn't be advocating for a 3.5 mm jack in an implantable device. That would be silly. There can be multiple classes of devices, each with different features. For the class of phones that are rectangular objects that live in my pocket, I want a 3.5 mm jack.

numpad0 4y ago

I don’t know, but considering that iPhone gained thickness and iPad earned bendgate when they lost the jack, we still have plenty of time until the diameter of the jack is going to be a major concern.

JansjoFromIkea 4y ago

Tbh I’d take a few mm shorter or narrower; phones seem to be much bigger now than they were when they had a headphone jack. That companies have responded to increasing narrowness by making foldable phones suggests there really isn’t much demand or even usefulness in a razor thin phone.

blix 4y ago

> I'd like to think that we all want phones that don't exist Definitely, I begrudge every single moment I am forced to use my phone and intentionally don't bring it with me as often as possible. > ... other than as a chip in our arm ... Oh. Count me out.

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