Don’t get me wrong. Apple removing audio jack was the biggest facepalm in smartphone history. And you can thank it for not being able to make an upgrade without sacrificing audio jack (and SD card too :/). But USB-C is getting standardized everywhere now (laptops, smartphones, etc.). What makes USB-C earphones not worth the switch?

  • macrocarpa@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The devices that you describe are incompatible with a standard that has been mature for 50 years.

    The 3.5mm jack is everywhere, it is the standard. USB C is incredibly recent.

    Put it this way, if you were to walk into a store and pick up any given electronic product with audio output, would you expect it to have an audio jack, or a USB C connector?

    In your drawer full of random electric cables, how many have 3.5mm plugs in them vs usb a, micro, mini, or some propriety plug? And how many could you plug into a device and just…work?

    So why do you accept devices that don’t have this standard?? It is beyond me.