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[POLL] Do you use/require a headphone jack on your phone? (strawpoll.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Alternatively, if your current phone doesn't have a headphone jack, do you wish it did?

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[–] 50 points 2 years ago (3 children)

nope, actually never used it. i've had and will continue having Bluetooth headphones

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Once you get decent Bluetooth headphones it’s a game changer, especially since consoles are starting to support them

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    especially since consoles are starting to support them

    Are they? I thought the BT lag made them not fit for gaming. That's the reason why Sony's Pulse 3D headset for PS5 uses wifi. I haven't tested any of this, I'm just repeating what I read.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    This is the stated reason why Microsoft uses their proprietary wireless standard for Xbox controllers (which have Bluetooth, but not for the Xbox console itself) and headsets - but I haven't had latency issues using bluetooth headphones on my PC.

    Now, I know that in a lot of cases, Bluetooth doesn't have the bandwidth necessary to do high quality bidrectional audio - so it can't receive and send audio (microphone) without falling back to a very low quality profile, which results in cruddy audio. Not sure if this is an issue that has been fixed though. If not, I can't imagine anyone would want to game and participate in voice chat using that as it sounds horrible.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Same here. I have a charger at home and work. If I travel, I bring a charger. I'm a responsible adult who knows when to charge Bluetooth headphones. I personally don't have a need for a 3.5mm jack.

    Buuuut, I'll fight for fucking ever to keep them on phones. I should not be the only demographic on phone construction.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I use both.

    Bluetooth can be convenient but also can be the opposite. On long travel days I don't want to have to worry about battery life, and I always inevitably run into issues with cutting in and out, which I find extremely annoying

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