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submitted 11 months ago by ciko22i3@sopuli.xyz to c/android@lemdro.id

One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It's a shame it's not a thing, USB is extremely versatile port, but you only get one and it's used for charging half of the time. (I am aware dongles exist)

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[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 93 points 11 months ago

Bring back the headphone port! Bring back the headphone port! Bring back the headphone port!

[-] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 35 points 11 months ago

It never dissapeared - you just started buying devices without one

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

The selection is pretty slim.

[-] Krtek@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

Can't be that important if people don't actually choose with their wallets (Xperia 5 II owner btw)

[-] Nanomerce@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Rn I'm hoping the 5 V will be announced soon, my 1 II's battery is absolutely fucked lol.

[-] notapantsday@feddit.de 21 points 11 months ago

I'd rather have another USB port actually. It's just so much more versatile.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 9 points 11 months ago

Honestly, this. I'm not happy that they took away my headphone jack, but if they'd replaced it with a second USB port I would have been okay with it.

[-] butter@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

Occasionally, I'll use my phone to play a show, with a USB to HDMI. I used to keep a wireless charger next to the TV for that use case.

[-] spiderman@ani.social 21 points 11 months ago

headphone jacks are still available for mid ranged androids, even along with a charger. pretty much the only win we can get for purchasing a mid ranged androids.

[-] exu@feditown.com 16 points 11 months ago

Not being ridiculously overpriced is another advantage imo.

[-] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Lg v60, 2 screens, headphone port, Microsd.

Good night, sweet prince.

[-] eroc1990@lemmy.parastor.net 9 points 11 months ago

Man I miss LG being in the phone market.

[-] Matt@lemdro.id 15 points 11 months ago

Sony says hi :)

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago

Bring back the the headphone port!

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

I used to think this but a dedicated mp3 player is superior to using a phone for audio anyway

[-] exu@feditown.com 6 points 11 months ago

If all you play is local media then maybe. I like to stream music from my own server though and also listen to podcasts on the go.

[-] Ingvarr@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

This is why I made my dedicated audio player device an older LG phone with a headphone jack and microSD, and more importantly their quad DAC. Great wired audio fidelity and the ability to drive high impedance headphones/IEMs on the go while running on Android so I can run streaming and last.fm scrobblers. WiFi/data and Bluetooth are usually off but there when I need it. At least where I am, this was cheaper than an Android-powered dedicated Digital Audio Player. Of course a proper DAP would have more features like physical playback controls and being able to use them as DACs for other devices, but I'm happy with my old G7.

[-] thanevim@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

What do you use for a dedicated mp3 player? These days all I see are dying (flash chips) used SanDisk Sansa players, cheap Amazon ones, and super audiophile level $400 ones...

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 11 months ago

Just a cheap SanDisk one. For me the main advantage is reliability; I sleep with headphones for white noise, and even discounting the possibility of the battery dying because you can't play audio and charge at the same time, it is still basically impossible to set a smartphone up to be totally sure it will continue playing an audio file for 8 hours with no interruptions. Works great for playing music too though.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I started using wireless headphones back when I had Sony Ericsson 530i dumb phone. Also phones back then didn't have headphone ports either. Who the hell cares about it?

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Owners and enjoyers of good headphones.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

They're all wireless for years.

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think you misunderstand what I mean by "good" headphones. You're caught in the electronics hype cycle. Good headphones exist outside of that cycle. Also good wired headphones you never have to charge, the battery never dies. If you take care of them they never become ewaste.

One should be at the bottom one at the top. I understand space on the phone is a premium but a second port would make the phone so much more usable. Wired headphones, flash drives, camera modules, speaker modules, keyboards, even connection to a TV, all could be used while charging. It’s a shame it’s not a thing, USB is extremely versatile port, but you only get one and it’s used for charging half of the time. (I am aware dongles exist)

[-] Aux@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I think you're just a very conservative person who's totally out of loop.

[-] RanchOnPancakes@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I'm an incredibly liberal person who enjoys nice things.

[-] artic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

I would rather have 2 usb c ports that way you can use it fir other stuff as well

this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2023
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