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iPhone X Apple: Put back headphone jack or I will switch to Android.
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Also consider the 6S which is a bigger SE.I am hoping for a jack in the SE2 too, if not going with SE before they are gone.
We should really do away with the wheel, I mean that's been around for ages. And probably fire too.
About as equivalent as the overgeneralized statement to which it was in response to.
My current phone is the 6s+ so I still have the headphone jack. When Apple announce the iphone 7 without it I was mad at first, but 2 years later I don't use the headphone jack anymore. I have my wireless solo3 and airpods for my workouts and honestly I'll never go back to wired headphones again. Wireless is too convenient.
Actually it’s not..which is why it’s a false equivalency. In order to make your comparison work it would require flying cars becoming standard in which case year phasing out the wheel would make sense in that context.
Airplanes are for flying, and yet most use wheels nonetheless.
(However, that aspect of it wasn't really the main aspect of my original response, as I alluded to earlier.)
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Why? Buy apple AirPods!
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Just buy wireless earphones, apple AirPods! Bose, Beats... so many options. Why mess with those pesky cables anyway??? Pretty much common sense. The earbud cables always get in the way and you are always tethered to your iPhone. My AirPods allow me to set the iPhone down while doing chores or working. Pretty convenient. Just not sure why you haven’t figured it out yet...
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Having a wireless lock is pretty convenient or a video doorbell or something else of that nature is petty convenient too, but it doesn't mean that someone everyone has to like and want those things and is somehow strange for having a regular lock that works with a key or a regular doorbell that just rings.
Why should they have to, if they already have a decent pair of wired headphones? What benefit was there to getting rid of the universal standard 3.5mm stereo jack?
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"Tethered to your phone"... isn't the whole point of the mobile phone to be pocketable?
I have a wireless set but I often use the 3.5mm jack for many other purposes. Why shouldn't this universal standard for audio equipment for many decades remain on the device?
Seriously one thread? (The link does not even work) And he is the anti Apple christ?
[doublepost=1525842484][/doublepost]You are pretty much asking the Chevy crowd what they think of Fords (Or vise versa). What answer do you think you will get here?
Why should they have to, if they already have a decent pair of wired headphones? What benefit was there to getting rid of the universal standard 3.5mm stereo jack?
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"Tethered to your phone"... isn't the whole point of the mobile phone to be pocketable?
I have a wireless set but I often use the 3.5mm jack for many other purposes. Why shouldn't this universal standard for audio equipment for many decades remain on the device?
I can say the exact same thing for a phone. Why people upgrade when a 2, even 3 years old phone can essentially do the same thing as the new flagship one? In my book, if someone upgrade as often as I can see on this forum, thats because they like new tech. Buying a wireless headphone is not that expensive these days and honnestly, using a wired headphone on a mobile device is just not convenient at all.
If someone really, really want to use his old headphone until it dies and he really like his iPhone, he could just stay with the 6s+. Its still a good phone even today. But people wants to upgrade every year and they expect to still have the same technology year after year...
Maybe I'm a little simplistic, but thats how I see it. If its because of a money issue they still don't want to buy wireless headphone, just don't throw another $1000 on another android flagship device and upgrade if you really need it. Eventually, all phones will cease to support the headphone jack.
I think you’re reading too deep on a tech forum, which are a minority. The Majority of consumers likely don’t switch to android just because of Apple deleting the 3.5 mm Jack. Especially given with the growth of Bluetooth, it’s not really a present problem as it is for some who are true audiophiles that may ultimately prefer Bluetooth or a wired connection. In the end, it’s either iOS or android is the real reason what someone chooses for a preference.
I know its not everyone, but I say this for people on this threat thinking switching because of that. I know for audiophile people, the headphone jack is a must, but like others said, I think mobile device are not made for high quality music listening. I'm a music lover too, and my wireless headphone sounds pretty well for what I expect when I listen music on my phone (essentially for workouts or walk)
If I really want to stop and listen music seriously, I'll go to my computer or my dedicated stereo with high end speakers
If I really want to stop and listen music seriously, I'll go to my computer or my dedicated stereo with high end speakers
I use headphones all day, wireless headphones don’t last long enough, have inferior sound, and are one more thing you have to recharge.
I have a cheap and cheerful SE but don’t use the headphone jack. You’re welcome to it. Dangling wires are history. I do have a pair of Bose sport wireless earbuds that switch very smoothly between my ‘phone, iPad and just recently a newly acquired AW too. Try fitting a jack socket into an AW!
Apple: Don't put back headphone jack or I will switch to Android. It's either me or the OP! Make your decision!
What's the advantage to you of not having it? It makes no difference -- it's not like they replaced the headphone jack with something else.
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To your first question, people generally upgrade because their device gets slow. I'd keep my iPhone 6 if permanent/forced iOS updates didn't bring it to a crawl. There's no other reason for me to pay hundreds of dollars for an 8, which has the same form factor, same screen, same battery life, most of the same features, etc... but I have to because iOS runs like a dog (which it doesn't have to, but that's how Apple's done it).
I have a pretty expensive pair of wireless headphones, but I still like to be able to use the 3.5mm jack in various situations -- whether it's other headphones, quickly connecting to audio equipment, or even using my wireless pair when the battery is drained.
But you haven't answered my question: What advantage is had by removing something that many people still use? It makes no difference whether it's there or not to people who exclusively use wireless headphones, but creates a problem for everyone who needs it.