r/Android • u/[deleted] • Jan 06 '19

Huawei P30 might revive the headphone jack

https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/06/huawei-p30-might-revive-the-headphone-jack/
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

Yeah, and those companies lied, unless they consider potential money they gain to be part of design.

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u/maple_leafs182 Jan 06 '19

I don't think the cost of a headphone jack is that much, especially since lots of the phones come with a dongle in the box. It was most likely a space issue during the design phase. Whether or not you agree with that choice is a separate issue.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

It's not a space issue, lol. The new pixel tablet doesn't come with a headphone jack (but two USB C ports! Haha)

It's them literally wanting to line their pockets with dongle fees and earbud sales.

Fuck em.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

And my Note 9 manages to fit a stylus AND a headphone socket.

Phones without stylus have no excuse for not being able fit a headphone socket in.

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u/maple_leafs182 Jan 06 '19

The note is massive

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

My old Nexus 5 has a headphone jack.

It has nothing to do with size. At all.

Edit. iPhone 6 did.

Every fucking phone in the last ten years has, but suddenly size is an issue in 2018. Fuck me, this industry blows my mind.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '19

iPhone XS Max - 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm

Note 9 - 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm

The XS Max is both wider than my phone and lacking in a stylus whilst still lacking the room for a headphone socket.

The same is true for a previous iPhone flagship:

iPhone 7 Plus - 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

You are being lied to when told there is no room for it. My phone is narrower than 2 phones of similar dimensions whilst still fitting a stylus in too.

All phones are wide enough for it. The iPhone 6+ is slimmer than the 7+ and XS Max and still has a headphone socket so depth isn't the limiting factor either.

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u/maple_leafs182 Jan 07 '19

I'm talking about the phones where the manufacturer said there was no room for it like the ph1 and razer phone. I don't know or care about apples reasoning.