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submitted 1 year ago by zephyr@lemmy.world to c/android@lemdro.id

Don't get me wrong. Apple removing audio jack was the biggest facepalm in smartphone history. And you can thank it for not being able to make an upgrade without sacrificing audio jack (and SD card too :/). But USB-C is getting standardized everywhere now (laptops, smartphones, etc.). What makes USB-C earphones not worth the switch?

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[-] Teknikal@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am not an audiophile or anything but for these oems a headphone jack inclusion is probably pennys and wired is just superior sound, it's madness.

That said I use Bluetooth headphones mostly myself but that doesn't change the fact its inferior sound, something extra to charge and can add quite a bit of lag when playing games or other media.

Its a step backwards just to make a few pennys profit on a hundreds of pounds device. I think everyone should have the option to choose what they prefer.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.film -2 points 1 year ago

USB C dongles have potential to be higher quality than your built in-jack if quality is the main concern

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Now tell me how many of them actually are. This is just OEMs trying to save literal pennies across 100s of devices by externalizing the cost of a cheap DAC to their customers.

[-] NENathaniel@lemmy.film -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. As people have mentioned, it's not about saving $, it's about saving space inside the device which is highly valuable

  2. Lots of dongles are quite high quality. Apples even sounds good, and Moondrop makes a higher-end audiophile one that's better than basically any built-in jack. There's a pretty big market for good USB C dongles (less so for Lightning).

  3. if you care a lot about audio quality, you might know that the companies always tried to save $$ but using pretty mediocre DAC's internally

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