My current phone does not have a headphone jack but I wish it did. It seems to struggle with Bluetooth sometimes, dropping connections randomly.
this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2023
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I won't buy a phone without it. Currently on a Pixel 5a 5g
My phone (Pixel 6) doesn't have one but I wish it did. I still use an aux cord to listen in my car or to plug into my amplifier when I practice on headphones, so I have to use 3.5mm to USB-C converter dongles. I also can't charge my phone while using an aux cable now which is annoying.
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I do not use mine, because if I want to listen to something in public, I just save it for later, when I'm home. Then I can play it at whatever volume I want.
Back when I went to the gym before covid, I had a dedicated music device I used for music, not my phone.
I much prefer wireless headphones, because I keep breaking every plug. I even tried soldering them, but that ended in a catastrophe lol. That being said, I recently lost my wireless pair and had to pick my old K450. Now I'm grateful that I picked a phone with a headphone jack. I wasn't even checking if it has one while buying.
I missed it until I got AirPods. Now I got the pro ones and theyβre amazing. I also use BT receivers if I want to plug to a stereo system or something like that.
Yes, I would reconsider buying a phone that didn't have one. That said, I use a bluetooth speaker or bluetooth headphones.
I'd like to have a headphone jack but I'm not that bothered either way. USB C dongles are cheap and I just leave it attached to my headphones.
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I mean, why in the world with someone at all concerned about security want a way to listen to their phone without the chance of someone listening in because of bluetooth?
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It's preferred, but not a requirement. There are plenty of cheap usb-c to 3.5 headphone jack adapters available. My current phone has a headphone jack though.
I use BT only.
My phone has a headphone jack and dual SIM cards but I would totally trade the jack for an SD Card slot.
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I use it daily, including right now.
Yes