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Pixelologist@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Can someone explain to me why phones don’t offer 2 USB-C ports on the top and bottom? It seems to me like that would be the perfect solution. Is this purely about selling bluetooth headphones or is there something else?}

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wer2@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Because less ports equals less cost.

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- melooone@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I don’t think the cost is the problem, as a usb-c port can be had for less than 3$ for an Individual. I think its more that manufacturers don’t think this is something most people want and therefore doesn’t make sense for them to offer.
  
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  - Chobbes@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s also not necessarily that simple. You need space to route the wires for the port… You could potentially do it, but you might not have space for cameras or speakers, for instance. I suspect something like this wouldn’t work for iPhones with Face ID for instance (though maybe you could push the port to the side a bit). It’s probably not worth the compromises for most people, especially since, let’s be honest, USB-C and lightning both suck for headphones anyway. It’s just not a good enough connection in my experience.
    
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    sir_reginald@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    just make a phone with no camera and more ports. two USB C, one 3.5 jack, a decent internal DAC.
    
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guacupado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Trend from Apple wanting to get more people on Airpods.

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lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You don’t know what you want. We tell you what you want.

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