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The Fairphone 5 is a little more repairable and much more modern (www.theverge.com)

submitted 10 months ago by hedge@beehaw.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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[-] BlueBockser@programming.dev 3 points 10 months ago

There's always the option to get a headphone jack adapter for USB-C. I haven't used one personally yet, but I've heard it to be a viable alternative.

[-] antony@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

My experience: via iPhone 8 + Apple adaptor, it couldn't drive big cans, and even for earbuds they lose significant volume. My phone has the 3.5mm jack, and it can deafen me. This matters more when hooking up to sound systems because it raises the noise floor.

It's better than nothing, but it's not good. I don't know about the USB-C alternatives though - I can only hope they are better than the 'lightning' connector ones.

[-] winety@communick.news 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I know USB-C is more robust than MicroUSB, but that doesn’t feel like it’s good for the connector. I’d much rather have a bit thicker (Apple said they’re getting rid off the jack to make their phones thinner.) or a bit less waterproof phone (not having a massive hole in the phone helps to waterproof it), than to loose the headphone jack.