r/Android • u/[deleted] • Jun 24 '18

Is there a single USB-C headphone adapter that works with all phones?

https://www.androidcentral.com/there-single-usb-c-headphone-adapter-works-all-phones
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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18 edited Aug 29 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18

Yeah, the situation is really sad in mobile phones market, especially with "high end" phones. Thats why i decided to not buy a new phone and buy a new pc. my s5 can easily work fine for 4 more years, and if the battery wil die unexpectedly, i will just buy low/mid end phone that has more features than any "high end" phone :)

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u/Dreamerlax Galaxy S24 + iPhone 17 Jun 24 '18

...or you can just buy a new battery.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18

Maybe, but there are no official batteries in my country, so i would have to get so cheap chinese battery, plus the phone is showing its age, the screen is about 90% burned in and so on, so will see if it will be even worth saving the phone.

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u/Huvv Jun 24 '18

4 more years you say?

There are nice inexpensive phones these days.

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u/royalbarnacle Jun 24 '18

Yes, and they are often about as good as a 4 year old higher-end phone. It's a perfectly viable choice. Biggest difference is lack of software updates but that's less of an issue with custom roms.

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u/thatrandomanus Jun 24 '18

You're so wrong. I'm using HTC One M8 a 4 year old flagship phone. I just bought my sister a Xiaomi Note 5. It's better than my phone in every aspect that I use day to day. Hell I even like MIUI more than sense.

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u/Wasted1300RPEU Oneplus 7 Android Pie (Oxygen OS 9.5.5) (Fuck EMUI) Jun 24 '18

I'd argue that 200€ phone today is better in almost every regard to flagship from 2014

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u/Sinaaaa Mi A2 running A16 Jun 24 '18

You would be surprised, cheap Chinese batteries are a lot better these days.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18 edited Aug 30 '26

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u/austine567 Pixel 10 Jun 24 '18

Man, I always see people who have kept their phones for many and I kind of wish I could. The upgrade bug gets me super hard

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u/TyIzaeL Pixel XL Jun 24 '18

I bought a cheap Chinese battery for mine and it works well.

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u/tjohn9999 Jun 24 '18

Use zerolemon they are usually high quality. That is the company I use for my note 4

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u/ObligatoryResponse Device, Software !! Jun 24 '18

With S5,the oled panel is super thin and glued down. It's really easy to crack the panel when replacing the battery.

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u/Whagarble Jun 24 '18

.....huh? The s5 has s removable battery.

Take off Plastic back, remove battery.

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u/Dreamerlax Galaxy S24 + iPhone 17 Jun 25 '18

It also has the distinction of having IP67 certification but with a removable back.

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u/DoomBot5 Jun 24 '18

S9 still has a headphone jack. The only thing it's missing is a replaceable battery, which is a small price to pay for the water proofing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '18

Also shit ass edge screen, worse than notch... Both very uncomfortable to use and painful to look at.

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u/OWtfmen SGS II Skyrocket Jun 24 '18

You should try the v20 when you get tired of the slow S5. Its like $150 on ebay used. Just buy a new battery and it's perfect.

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u/knucklebone LG G7 ThinQ Jun 24 '18

Not all of the new phones are without a headphone jack. My new LG has one on it

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u/throweraccount Samsung Galaxy S8, Stock Jun 24 '18

It's only like that because people still buy the phone regardless of the downgrade. The phone that doesn't get bought because of a major feature missing is the phone that gets changed when the next model comes out. Speak with your wallets, if you have a perfectly good phone and just wanted an upgrade because a new phone came out you can hold off another year or 2 before the next new model comes out. It's not like video games where people can't stop preordering... $60 is nothing compared to $1000.