I don't like bluetooth earphones, for the same reasons you stated. A couple of months ago, when shopping around for a new smartphone for my son, I made a point

I don't like bluetooth earphones, for the same reasons you stated. A couple of months ago, when shopping around for a new smartphone for my son, I made a point of considering only models that have the 3.5mm jack. It's getting very difficult to find newer models. I am not an Apple fan so I considered only Android-based phones. Ironically, I also don't like any of the wired earphones I have used in the last 10 years. They all seem to break within a year or two. Several months ago my latest set of wired earphones broke down, and I gave up and bought a bluetooth set, a JBL model with a wire connecting the earphones, so it's a bit like wired earphones. I don't like them either, the sound quality is off for some reason, and I don't like having to charge them, but the battery life is pretty much as advertised. We'll see how they'll hold up. I still feel kinda dirty for buying them. At least I'm still with my 6-year-old phone with the 3.5 mm jack.