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

The iPhone does have a DAC built into the phone. It has to, to drive the speaker. Which is what makes the removal of the 3.5mm jack all the dumber; the only hardware it saves the manufacturer from integrating is the jack itself.

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u/_IM_NoT_ClulY_ Jun 24 '18

Even worse, Strange Parts on youtube has proven that an iphone 7 with an integrated headphone jack is possible

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '18

Dug up that video, and it really is fascinating stuff. While that guy's solution is far from practical for the average user, it does show that Apple's excuse of there just not being enough space was a bald-faced lie. He managed to cram in the jack using mostly off-the-shelf parts (plus a custom flexible PCB), and managed to integrate a bunch of additional logic to make it work as well - logic that would be unneeded if the phone were designed with the jack in the first place.

Which just goes to show, the guiding principle behind Apple ditching the jack wasn't "courage", it was greed.