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The lack of headphone jack is explained solely by the fact that the consumer now how to buy a pair of wireless headphones. That is the only reason.
by tjoff 4y ago
The lack of headphone jack is explained solely by the fact that the consumer now how to buy a pair of wireless headphones. That is the only reason.
- KingOfCoders 4y ago1. Buy headphone company 2. Remove headphone jack 3. $$$
- katbyte 4y agoI used the wired default iPhone lighting headphones for years. Worked just fine? And came with the phone and was covered by it’s AppleCare for years. I broke so many I must have gotten dozens of free replacements! I only switched to wireless when I got some AirPod pros for 50$ CAD and actually just liked them a lot more.
- tjoff 4y agoWell, that was just a stop-gap to ease the criticism... Also, the included headphones has always been pure garbage. Anything is better, which is of course was the point of the 3.5mm jack - not that it enabled the use of the bundled garbage. Not sure exactly what your point is. I've used bluetooth for well over a decade and they are awesome. But that doesn't mean they somehow could replace the 3.5mm jack.
- katbyte 4y agoParent comment was basically “removed to force people to wireless” - I disagreed. That’s all said I do still wish the iPhone had a 3.5mm Jack, or heck even 2.5mm would be fine as the dac on the iPhone is better then most you’ll find in a usb-c dongle.
- izacus 4y agoAnd that there's one less component to install, less work to do on the chassis, less lines to draw. It's cheaper. That's what it is.
- tjoff 4y agoNo, that is completely irrelevant compared to the margins on the Bluetooth headset.