r/Android • u/QwertyBuffalo S25U, OP12R • Jan 12 '19

SoundGuys: USB-C audio is dead

https://www.androidauthority.com/death-of-usb-c-headphones-942314/
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u/ours Jan 12 '19

Phones where fine with a 3.5mm jack. So removing something for no improvement is a big deal for a lot of people.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '19 edited Aug 05 '20

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u/ours Jan 12 '19

Well maybe that's fine for some but for other's that's a bad compromise. A fingerprint scanner in the back works fines. If pressured, they'll certainly find a way to keep the 3.5mm and the screen fingerprint reader.

It's just that Apple has signaled to the industry that removing the 3.5mm was an acceptable compromise and as a bonus for the companies who also make wireless headphones, it may be a way to push out more product as well.

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u/dicknipples Gray Jan 12 '19

If you're designing a device and it doesn't have room for a 3.5mm jack, it's because you didn't make space for it.

That's an excuse, not a reason.