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Best Smartphones That Still Have a Headphone Jack

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Re: Best Smartphones That Still Have a Headphone Jack

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Post by bjoli »

hammock wrote: post #22
tablethnuser wrote: post #20

I've been using the budget Moto G+ line for the past four years. I can upgrade my phone every year around Black Friday and get the latest model for sub $200. The older phones still work well and get handed down to my less tech savvy family members. I'm not really sure what people are paying for when they get those $800+ beasts for phones. When I use a friend's I can tell they are higher quality; either they feel more…

Pixel camera is pretty amazing/magical. How is the camera app on the Moto G+?

G6 plus' camera is not one of its selling points. It is OK for the price range, but not more than that. Older iPhones (as in iPhone 6) are better.

Edit: but the camera on g7 is apparently better.

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Post by ebiester »

tablethnuser wrote: post #20

I've been using the budget Moto G+ line for the past four years. I can upgrade my phone every year around Black Friday and get the latest model for sub $200. The older phones still work well and get handed down to my less tech savvy family members. I'm not really sure what people are paying for when they get those $800+ beasts for phones. When I use a friend's I can tell they are higher quality; either they feel more…

My apple phones have consistently been good for 3-4 years, making the yearly outlay similar. The differences aren't in the CPU features but rather the screen and camera features. The high end apple phone from two years ago still has a better screen than the budget android today and the camera is probably better as well - perhaps equal at worst.

No, I don't have a headphone jack (and yes, it is annoying) but it isn't the only tradeoff. (For example, being left handed, my palm triggers the back button on many android phones when I reach for something on the screen.)

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Post by malshe »

amelius wrote: post #21

I was wondering, how do people connect two headphones to a single phone? Is that possible with Bluetooth or any other connection method that's not a headphone jack? It seems to me that some people got sloppy with the requirements analysis of their connector.

It seems that iOS 13 will let you connect 2 pairs of Airpods/Beats at the same time

Edit: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/06/11/how-to-share-your...

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Post by wlesieutre »

penagwin wrote: post #14
wlesieutre wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By the same token, didn't we learn 10 years ago that cell phones and keys are better off in different pockets?

I worked in a phone/computer repair store, based on anecdotal research on glass screen protectors, this isn't necessary anymore. I'm sure this applies to many phones (haven't tested specific ones) but the glass screen protectors refused to scratch for me, I tried screw driver tips, razors, as hard as I could against a flat desk. If I applied enough concentrated force (or jabbed it) it would brake as expected, but any…

Having them in the same pocket I'd be worried about the force that could get applied by sitting down in a tight pair of pants with a modern-sized phone. The sort of situation that caused the "bendgate" problems. Maybe it's over cautious, but with phones costing $1000 I'd rather not mess around with it.

And I don't love the glass screen protectors, had one on my phone briefly and it seemed like it screwed up the image quality. Subtle, like a faint RGB shimmer over the whole thing. So now I've just got a thin plastic case and I try to not drop it.

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Post by bigredhdl »

chuckgreenman wrote: post #18

I'm a single-issue voter when it comes to cell phones - if it doesn't have a headphone jack, I won't be buying it.

I'm not single-issue, but its definitely at the top of my requirements list. Just bought a pixel 3a to replace my galaxy s8 that broke. The headphone jack was probably the single biggest influence on what I bought. That along with price, camera and iFixit repair score made the 3a hard to pass up.

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

specialp wrote: post #17
AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have no idea why the industry switched from aluminum backs to glass. I thought the whole point was to enable wireless charging, but some of the phones don't even support that. As long as they don't, I'd much prefer we went back to the aluminum unibodies of the HTC M7-10 phones. They were gorgeous, in addition to being durable.

Actually plastic is ideal too. I mean almost everyone has either a broken phone, or a giant case on their phone because it is made entirely of glass. Back when Nokia made the Lumia phones and the N9, the solid polycarbonate was really nice looking and durable. But people judge a phone from when they pick it up in the store, and there aluminum/glass is definitely more slick looking. Only to be put in an otter box or s…

I didn't put my phones into cases until I got one with a glass back. Before it was all removable plastic backing, and shattering the glass was never a problem. My phones took tumbles down the stairs, and the worst that would happen is that back would fly one way, the battery another, and with all that kinetic energy dispersed the phone would be perfectly intact.

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Post by andrewaylett »

SketchySeaBeast wrote: post #29
amelius wrote: post #21

I was wondering, how do people connect two headphones to a single phone? Is that possible with Bluetooth or any other connection method that's not a headphone jack? It seems to me that some people got sloppy with the requirements analysis of their connector.

Bluetooth 5.0 supports 2 devices being output at once. > It seems to me that some people got sloppy with the requirements analysis of their connector. I guess I'd have to throw this back at you and ask if you know a lot of people who use 2 headphones on a single phone. Considering phones are largely personal items, I feel like that was probably a super small subset of the user base.

Lidl's own-brand headphones have a 3.5mm connector on the opposite earcup to the cable, so you can daisy-chain them. My children do so frequently, so they can watch Minecraft videos without annoying their parents.

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Post by basch »

css wrote: post #26
winternett wrote: post #23

I got a Nokia 7.1 for around $300 and it has the headphone jack and a Micro SD slot, another feature that phone makers are getting rid of... Phone memory is terrible these days, I have a huge collection of Mp3s and wav files I don't want to give up, despite bluetooth stuttering at times in my car. Putting low onboard memory on modern phones should be a crime when USB sticks with 128GB plus are selling for $15... They…

1,600+ MB/s read on iPhone Xs NAND vs 90 MB/s read on an SDXC card. Of course the USB sticks and the like are cheaper, they're not comparable at all.

But I only need 90MB/s for music. Or if the phone can already determine unused apps to offload, it could move them to cold slow storage instead.
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