Sometimes older tech is better. I have both Bluetooth and wired headphones, and I prefer the wired ones. In fact, I’m wearing wired headphones right now, because my laptop has a jack. I can’t do that on my phone, because my phone doesn’t have a jack (and I refuse to use a dongle), so I use inferior Bluetooth headphones.
I would much rather have a slightly larger phone with worse water proofing if it means I can have a headphone jack. I have never had an issue with water ingress, or with a slightly thick phone, but I have had an issue w/ my Bluetooth headphones dying and not being able to plug in my wired headphones. In fact, my Bluetooth headphones have the option for a wire, so I just need to plug in a cable to keep listening if my headphones die.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Sounds like your problem was self-made. I use wired headphones flawlessly without the 3.5mm jack and reap all the benefits of both worlds, because the older tech isnt actually superior
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’m going to lose the dongle, that’s the problem. If it’s built-in to the device, there’s nothing to lose.
What’s the benefit of losing a popular port? I don’t need my phone to be waterproof, nor do I care if my phone is slightly thicker. So it just feels like a downgrade.