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There seems to be more movement in the standards space on wireless headphones. The wireless standard today could be very different in 5-10 years time. The 3.5mm
by SlowTao 1y ago
There seems to be more movement in the standards space on wireless headphones. The wireless standard today could be very different in 5-10 years time. The 3.5mm jack is over a century old, it isn't being changed dramatically in any way.
Personally, I am just not a fan of something that requires both a software connection that usually isn't always the smoothest thing rather than a direct hardware connection. And having yet another battery to deal with and the down stream impact of that. Typically all on hardware with the battery sealed inside that will die long before the rest of the hardware will.
Nothing wrong with wireless as an option but mandating it, I do not like that one bit. It is now the first thing I check on a phone as it is an absolute deal breaker for me.
- illiac786 1y agoBut what about usb-c wired headphones, as I suggested?
- silon42 1y agoThat is an acceptable compromise... it would be nice to have a second USB-C (for reduncancy, if nothing else).
- jabl 1y agoPersonally, I have several decent headphones with 3.5mm connectors. Having to buy a separate pair of headphones for phone use is dumb.
- pjerem 1y agoUSB-C to jack adapters exists. Even USB-C to jack cables exists if you own headphones with removable cable. Not saying it’s a good situation, I also miss the jack connector. But you’ve got the option to keep your headphones :)
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- cosmic_cheese 1y agoHot take maybe but I think it would be a worthwhile endeavor to come up with a replacement for the 3.5mm audio jack. It’s served us well but there’s several improvements that could be made to it that’d make it more durable and less prone to issues like becoming loose. It’s probably longer than it strictly needs to be too.
- wilsonnb3 1y agoRegarding the length, the smaller 2.5mm jack used to be pretty common on smaller devices. Now the only thing that I know uses it is the input on Bose QC headphones.