On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

    • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      Budget phones have them because wired earbuds or headphones are cheap: wired buds under $10. Last flight I was on gave them away for free. Harder to lose. If you’re paying £1,000+ for a phone, the you’re probably not worried about the cost of accessories. Might even put the style of no dangly wires over the functionality.

        • tburkhol@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          Too entitled to understand dividing markets by cost. Aesthetics trump functionality when your phone becomes a fashion accessory.

          Why would you even waste studio headphones on a device with a $0.25 DAC and no space for signal isolation? Or is that just to signal fellow audiophiles.