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A quick search shows that the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and the Sony Xperia 1 V both have headphone jacks. They've got expandable storage too! If I had to get a cel

A quick search shows that the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and the Sony Xperia 1 V both have headphone jacks. They've got expandable storage too! If I had to get a cell phone today, the Sony one is probably what I'd be looking at.

delecti 3y ago
The Galaxy "A" series is their budget line, and so the A14 didn't bring back headphones; the A line never lost them to begin with. Because wireless headphones are a signal of wealth, headphone jacks are often still present on budget phones. Sony's models are too inconsistent for me to figure out what it's the successor to, so I can't say whether it's a good example of bringing back headphone jacks.
- autoexec 3y ago
  The Sony phone at least is certainly not a "budget" model, it's their latest flagship and they want $1,400 for it (too much really). Wireless headphones might be a feature that "signals" wealth, but we should be careful not to confuse that with quality or value. Features like headphone jacks and expandable storage get removed because they save/make money for the manufacturer, not because they offer better value to consumers. Many people like not having to deal with wires, but bluetooth (in addition to being used extensively to track you and reducing your security) is inferior in several ways when it comes to headphones (audio quality, latency, pairing issues, stuttering, disconnects, battery life, expense) but thanks in large part to the power of marketing, people can be made to feel good about being forced to pay more while getting less.
isk517 3y ago
I had to replace phone last January and I went with the Xperia 1 III. It is without a doubt a smartphone. Does everything all the other smartphone do plus has the headphone jack (that I more or less use daily) and has expandable storage (or additional SIM card, my choice). I'm comfortable in recommending the Xperia 1 V based on my experience with the III.
shiroiuma 3y ago
The Sharp Aquos phones also have headphone jacks and are a little cheaper than the Sonys. I haven't owned either, however, so I can't vouch for them.

delecti 3y ago

The Galaxy "A" series is their budget line, and so the A14 didn't bring back headphones; the A line never lost them to begin with. Because wireless headphones are a signal of wealth, headphone jacks are often still present on budget phones. Sony's models are too inconsistent for me to figure out what it's the successor to, so I can't say whether it's a good example of bringing back headphone jacks.

autoexec 3y ago
The Sony phone at least is certainly not a "budget" model, it's their latest flagship and they want $1,400 for it (too much really). Wireless headphones might be a feature that "signals" wealth, but we should be careful not to confuse that with quality or value. Features like headphone jacks and expandable storage get removed because they save/make money for the manufacturer, not because they offer better value to consumers. Many people like not having to deal with wires, but bluetooth (in addition to being used extensively to track you and reducing your security) is inferior in several ways when it comes to headphones (audio quality, latency, pairing issues, stuttering, disconnects, battery life, expense) but thanks in large part to the power of marketing, people can be made to feel good about being forced to pay more while getting less.

isk517 3y ago

I had to replace phone last January and I went with the Xperia 1 III. It is without a doubt a smartphone. Does everything all the other smartphone do plus has the headphone jack (that I more or less use daily) and has expandable storage (or additional SIM card, my choice). I'm comfortable in recommending the Xperia 1 V based on my experience with the III.

shiroiuma 3y ago

The Sharp Aquos phones also have headphone jacks and are a little cheaper than the Sonys. I haven't owned either, however, so I can't vouch for them.