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?

  • @thehatfox@lemmy.world
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    51 year ago

    Usb-c port placement is awkwardly on bottom of phone while must headphone jacks are on top of the phone. Plugging in your headphones on the bottom of the phone with a dongle is awkward.

    Isn’t it more awkward to have the headphone jack on the top? If the jack is on the bottom it faces up when the phone is in a pocket.

    • @jet@hackertalks.com
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      61 year ago

      Multiple phone scenarios where headphone on top is better. Using phone on a stand, using phone propped up on something, resting phone on your chest while watching something in bed.

      If android let the screen rotate upside down I suppose i wouldn’t care about top or bottom anymore.

      • @Whirlybird@aussie.zone
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        11 year ago

        You don’t? When you hold a phone and then put it in your pocket it will naturally be going in top first.

        • @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          11 year ago

          Nope i don’t. When my hand goes down, i kind of like hold phone in the middle with two fingers and it will stay upright when i put the phone into pockets. Plus i know many people dping this

        • @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          11 year ago

          Nope i don’t. When my hand goes down, i kind of like hold phone in the middle with two fingers and it will stay upright when i put the phone into pockets

          • @Whirlybird@aussie.zone
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            11 year ago

            Right, fair enough. For me, and I would assume most people, we hold our phones upright when using them, and then put them down in our pocket without re-arranging the phone in our hand, ending up with the phone top down and with the screen against our body.

            • @mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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              11 year ago

              Btw i don’t rearrage it much it kinda comes automatically i wanna show you some kind of animation lol. Its like the phone stays upright when going from hand to pocket