I am looking for a new phone. Coming from the Sony midrangers, because they have a headphone jack. I love the FP philosophy. I don’t see their devices having headphone jacks, though. Is there any talk of that being introduced?

    • Einar@lemm.eeOP
      8·
      1 year ago

      Well, that’s sad. Guess I’ll stay with Sony for now.

      Strange that the jack was removed in a phone that claims to support sustainability.

      • superkret@feddit.de
        37·
        1 year ago

        What’s unsustainable about not having a headphone jack?
        If you don’t want to buy headphones that need batteries, there are headphones with USB-C connectors, as well as adapters that even allow charging.

        IMO putting in a redundant jack that hardly anyone uses anymore is unsustainable.

        • Einar@lemm.eeOP
          10·
          1 year ago

          If you’re happy with this solution, great. Good for you. It’s just not for me, while I have a choice, because I find it clunky to have to walk around with an adapter all the time, especially one that keeps dangling a spare port around.

          Why do you say that hardly anyone uses headphone jacks anymore? The fact that most mobile phone manufacturers have removed them (for unsavoury reasons) is, of course, forcing people in that direction. Whether they want to or not is a different question. I assume you mean that hardly anyone wants to use them. Any solid basis for that statement?

          Personally, I love wired headphones because they’re cheaper, often sound better, have no delays, are actually more durable and environmentally friendly, don’t need charging, allow me to quickly switch between devices and “just work”. That’s just me, of course.

          Here an article showing some pros of the current trend, but also the drawbacks.

        • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
          12·
          1 year ago

          Let us just use the most garbage mainstream USB-C audio gear instead of getting top grade Chi-Fi 3.5 gear for $50… riiight? Or… use the dongle which has a limited lifespan?