I want my preamp back too, goddammit. Take my rage vote for doing this right.
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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A 3.5mm AUX jack takes up a significant amount of space just to connect a few wires that could be connected through USB-C anyway, that space could be used for a bigger battery.
The USB-C is unavailable because its being used to keep the phone powered. Is your solution to force everyone to carry yet another dongle in the form of a splitter?
How often are you really charging your phone while also using headphones, and do you really think that usecase is widespread enough to warrent an extra connection?
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Upvote. Upvote for a 2.5mm too.
If the solution to a problem that didn't exist before is "buy an extra thing" it's not a solution. It's bullshit to sell you even more garbage you shouldn't need.
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Cool...so I wanna listen to my headphones and charge my phone. Should I just get fucked then?
The ONLY compromise I would find acceptable, if is they had 2x usb-c ports that could handle data/audio, and one of them dedicated for charging...but guess what, that's more expensive for them compared to a 3.5mm
last time i bought a phone, the store had models with and without jack, i like choices, no reason to want them sell units with only the features i need
Once again, remember folks, this is unpopular opinions. Which means this is a good post, not a bad one.
But....but.....but......
I just wanna strangle him. Can I strangle him a little? Just a little choke....
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Anyone who claims they can hear the difference between an aux jack and USB-C is lying.
I can hear the difference. See, my headphones were bought in the 80s. So they have a 3.5mm jack. If I tried plugging it into a usb-c jack, it would sound AWFUL!
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But why remove it? Having the option is more convenient then having an adapter, reduces e-waste and you never have to play the "Where the hell did I leave the dongle?" game ever again! 2.5mm sounds great in theory but the vast majority of stuff you'd listen to music on uses 3.5mm.
Solid unpopular opinion.
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no
But the space for 3.5 jacks don’t take space away from bigger batteries? In most devices, the two are not directly adjacent to one another. And if anything, the removal of the jack is said to make the device thinner, which would mean a longer battery, if anything. Keeping the device thicker would allow for true bigger batteries since the space is there for the jack.
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