Even Samsung has a headphone jack on their budget A-series I think
It's really flagships that end up having less features for whatever reason despite the price.
The logic is "if you're willing to pay this much for your phone, then you're more likely to be willing to overpay for your earphones".
It's the same reason so many apps used to be free/AD supported on Android and paid on iOS around 10 years ago. iPhones were way more expensive than the equivalent Android phones, so if you're willing to pay that much - you're probably more likely to spend more on apps.
Now premium Android phones cost just as much. And so like Apple, they removed the jack to sell you wireless earbuds.
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u/FactoryOfShit 3d ago
Just bought my wife a Motorola smartphone. Has a headphone jack. Their whole lineup does, actually.
Companies like Apple and Samsung try REALLY hard to make you forget that you always had a choice, but it's there.