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Sometimes older tech is better. I have both Bluetooth and wired headphones, and I prefer the wired ones. In fact, I'm wearing wired headphones right now, because my laptop has a jack. I can't do that on my phone, because my phone doesn't have a jack (and I refuse to use a dongle), so I use inferior Bluetooth headphones.
I would much rather have a slightly larger phone with worse water proofing if it means I can have a headphone jack. I have never had an issue with water ingress, or with a slightly thick phone, but I have had an issue w/ my Bluetooth headphones dying and not being able to plug in my wired headphones. In fact, my Bluetooth headphones have the option for a wire, so I just need to plug in a cable to keep listening if the batteries die (fairly often when traveling).
Sounds like your problem was self-made. I use wired headphones flawlessly without the 3.5mm jack and reap all the benefits of both worlds, because the older tech isnt actually superior
I'm going to lose the dongle, that's the problem. If it's built-in to the device, there's nothing to lose.
What's the benefit of losing a popular port? I don't need my phone to be waterproof, nor do I care if my phone is slightly thicker. So it just feels like a downgrade.