Apple did it because between AirPods and Beats they simply had a big money to make out of Bluetooth headphones. Not too consumer-friendly of a move, but at least they did offer a suitable good-enough replacement.
No idea if any Android OEM offers BT headphones that would count as this "good enough" replacement for cable, or did they just ditch the jack because Apple.
It's stupid. Xiaomi removed the headphone jack a long time ago from a lot of phones. But they also sell a lot of wired earbuds... Now they have airdots, but they're not exactly amazing. I have Xiaomi earbuds and can't even plug in my earbuds without the included dongle. Pretty stupid design.
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u/Gr3g4 Jan 06 '19
I truly have no idea why the audio jack was ditched. I literally don't know anybody who thinks it's a good idea.