A thicker phone would be great. All these manufacturers forgot at some point we actually need to hold these things with a human hand
Doesn’t seem to have one.
But to be honest, most headphone jacks on these slim phones suck and even a cheap USB-c to audio jack dongle is better than the average phone headphone jack.
The devices from Fiio show that it is still possibile to create a good quality Android device with a good headphone jack, but we might need thicker phones. I just use dongles or audio players
localhost443@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 1 day ago
To me a thicker phone doesn’t help, but if it does for you then okey, that should exist.
Routhinator@startrek.website 1 day ago
I respect your opinion, but I lived through 90s computing and think dongles died the death they deserve and these phone manufacturers can go to hell for bringing them back or thinking that bluetooth audio is good enough.
Additionally most of the droids I have bought that have a jack are the perfect thickness in my mind. Weighted enough to stay in my hand and take a couple dozen drops without accident. Plus the headphone jack is used as an antenna and provides radio capabilities so I can listen to local news instead of whatever the tech industry wants to feed me. Which is a nice option.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 8 hours ago
Bluetooth audio is good enough when you’re comparing it to phone headphone jacks. Phones aren’t audiophile devices. No one is going to notice the difference in sound.
A 3.5mm jack adapter is as unintrusive as can be - it just stays on your headphone cable.
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 1 day ago
It depends on what dongle and for what it is used, for something like headphones or earbuds I just leave my dongle on the cable, the same for in my car. I used a Redmi Note 13 Pro for a while which has an audio jack, but it was TERRIBLE so bad that I bought extra dongles before I switched back to using an iPhone.
I also already dispise looking for an Android phone, since I have terrible experience with Samsung Phones and Google products and don’t want either of those. Having to look for a GOOD audio jack on one is not worth the hassle for me, if it is for you then more kudo’s to you.
Ill just use an old school iPod or a USB-c cable