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Is there not USB-C headphones and adapters? I can see why it isn't exactly preferable but if they started making phones with 2 USB-C jacks I probably wouldn't m

Is there not USB-C headphones and adapters? I can see why it isn't exactly preferable but if they started making phones with 2 USB-C jacks I probably wouldn't mind all that much, but I would prefer a magnetic type of adapter that is low profile so that there is less risk of damaging the port.

bitwize 4y ago
I got some USB buds for my Pixel 6 for about twice the price of a pair of 3.5mm buds. I grumble about not being able to use the buds and charge the phone at the same time, but it's a minor concern overall. The USB buds have equivalent quality and latency to 3.5mm buds, so you're not forced to take a step down like you would be with Bluetooth.
samplatt 4y ago
USB-C headphones are either free and desperately shit or a very expensive mic+headset arrangement, not simply "headphones". And adaptors are universally unreliable. The one my samsung phone came with works with literally NOTHING else, and the 4 or 5 I've bought have connection issues. Also if you care about audio it's another slap in the face as the DACs in those adaptors are pretty high-noise.
- charcircuit 4y ago
  USB C can transfer analog audio.
  - samplatt 4y ago
    Yes. However most of the adaptors aren't analogue, or are universally so shoddily made that they are useless, to the point where your walking motion or road vibration inside a car will dislodge the connection.
sawyna 4y ago
When I was using my pixel 2, I tried the adapters. They were so bad that I changed 5 adapters in 2 months. Finally, I just gave up. The adapter just stops working. To go a step further, I ordered Google's pixel earphones which are USB-C. They got to shit in a month and when I asked Google, they just sent another one and asked me to keep the older one. Long story short, I tried very hard to use wired headphones and because I couldn't, I just lost the habit of using a headphone with mobile.

bitwize 4y ago

I got some USB buds for my Pixel 6 for about twice the price of a pair of 3.5mm buds. I grumble about not being able to use the buds and charge the phone at the same time, but it's a minor concern overall. The USB buds have equivalent quality and latency to 3.5mm buds, so you're not forced to take a step down like you would be with Bluetooth.

samplatt 4y ago

USB-C headphones are either free and desperately shit or a very expensive mic+headset arrangement, not simply "headphones". And adaptors are universally unreliable. The one my samsung phone came with works with literally NOTHING else, and the 4 or 5 I've bought have connection issues. Also if you care about audio it's another slap in the face as the DACs in those adaptors are pretty high-noise.

charcircuit 4y ago
USB C can transfer analog audio.
- samplatt 4y ago
  Yes. However most of the adaptors aren't analogue, or are universally so shoddily made that they are useless, to the point where your walking motion or road vibration inside a car will dislodge the connection.

sawyna 4y ago

When I was using my pixel 2, I tried the adapters. They were so bad that I changed 5 adapters in 2 months. Finally, I just gave up. The adapter just stops working. To go a step further, I ordered Google's pixel earphones which are USB-C. They got to shit in a month and when I asked Google, they just sent another one and asked me to keep the older one. Long story short, I tried very hard to use wired headphones and because I couldn't, I just lost the habit of using a headphone with mobile.