[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone?

Alternatively, if your current phone doesn't have a headphone jack, do you wish it did?

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The headphone jack would be less painful of a loss if phone manufacturers started adding a second USB-C port on top of the device. That way you wouldn't have to choose between charging your phone, listening to your game without lag and in privacy, or carry a dongle to try doing both things at the same time.
- I have corded USB type headphones. It's not a good replacement. The dac is in the connector which makes the portion that sticks out much larger; the port isn't designed for even mild leverage to be applied to it regularly. Go cycling with your phone in your pocket or even just sit down multiple times with your phone in your pocket while the usbc headphones are plugged in. They will either work their way loose or they will start to break the phone's port. I'm not even covering how the USB type c spec leaves a lot of room to be interpreted differently by companies, significantly increasing the probability of headphones working for only some phones.
- Plus, the second usb port can serve as a backup if the main one breaks, and you can also connect more things like keyboards, mice, controllers
- Fuck ya. All kinds of uses more then headphones to boot. Extra display, Keyboard, alternate charge port...
- This is the way.

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