Comment by wat10000
3 hours ago
Why would Apple dropping the jack cause other phone makers to drop it, if their customers still want it?
1. Apple drops the headphone jack.
2. ???
3. Google Pixels don't have a headphone jack.
What is the ??? if not "few customers care"?
"few customers care" is not the democratic ideal you make it sound to be.
It's the same as glued batteries, unrepairable phones. Few customers making it an absolute criteria for their phone choice still doesn't make mean the majority sees it as a positive thing nor they agree. At the time on the android side, only Pixel and Samsung's lines were serious about the camera or international NFC support, moving to other phones just for the jack came with huge compromises that had nothing to do with the jack itself.
The "???" is "hey, Apple are doing it! since we already copy so many ideas from them, let's shave a few cents on the amp and jack receptacle, and if anyone complains, just claim that it's the trendy thing to do now".
And why didn't any of the multitude of phone makers say "turns out that people actually want a headphone jack, let's spend a few extra cents and steal all of our competitors' customers"?
"The Best Phones With an Actual Headphone Jack", Nov 2025 [1]
[1] https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-headphone-jack-phones/
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