▲ 33 ▼ What's your view on Nothing? (discuss.tchncs.de) submitted 2 years ago by ovay@discuss.tchncs.de to c/android@lemmy.world 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments Beyond the lights. Does the for the techies approach work?
[+] superkret@feddit.de -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dead to you doesn't mean dead to me, or dead to the world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyndrew@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It might not be dead to you and other techies, but to most of the world, it's dead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago Whenever someone says it isn't dead to them, it tells me they don't realize most average consumers care about convenience most of all. They (the average consumer - that is about 98% of them) don't understand the tech, so have no way of forming an opinion or realizing why they may want a jack. Or removeable batteries, etc. They're easily swayed by shiny and seemingly "easy to use". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I plug my phone into my car with an aux jack. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Lol, I can appreciate your commitment. We all have our white whales, mine are rear fingerprint and cordless charging. Edit: Also prefer as much plastic as possible. Make it lighter and less likely to break. I have a ceramic phone, it's pretty (when it's out of the case) but it's heavy. So breakage is more likely to happen. I also have a Moto E5. You can throw it across the room. I've had probably 5 times as many USB C port failures as I have micro ports... And I've had like 5 phones with micro (which needed charging all the time) and 2 with C. I do think C is better overall, but I don't believe the durability claims. I already have a nice phone that really can't be used for much since the C port died, and it's part of the motherboard. Fortunately it has wireless, so I can use it for a spare device, just not a daily. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zeus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i bought my current phone because of its headphone jack this is mostly about bluetooth, but some of it applies to usb-c + dongle: i have a cheap pair of earphones in my pocket (which i'm prepared to lose). another by the door. a more expensive set of headphones upstairs. a speaker in the kitchen. and when i get in a friend's car or go to their house, i can just plug my phone in and it works without the aggravation of having to pair to their speaker tell me, oh "you can just buy a dongle" people, what am i supposed to do? buy one and accept that i'll lose it all the time? buy 5 and keep one plugged into every 3.5mm i own and don't own? plus, y'know - takes slightly more battery, hassle to pair, can't charge and use dongle, all the other obvious issues -- source, full comments permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago Yep, kinda similar setup here. I've got multiple types of headsets for various situations: A Plantronics headset for work (taking calls and meetings and stuff) A Beyerdynamic DT880, which is my main for listening to music at home A Sony WH-1000XM5, which I use in wired mode during travel, for it's noise cancellation features An Avantree E171, which I use during running and workouts I don't really want to buy a dongle for everything, not to mention, you'd then run into the issue of not being able to charge your phone while using the dongle, unless you get a dongle that also allows charging and... it's just not a nice solution. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 7 points 2 years ago It costs effectively nothing. There are no downsides to it. For a phone aimed at enthusiasts and people who don't want waste it's an odd and shitty choice. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dead to you doesn't mean dead to me, or dead to the world permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ayyndrew@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It might not be dead to you and other techies, but to most of the world, it's dead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago Whenever someone says it isn't dead to them, it tells me they don't realize most average consumers care about convenience most of all. They (the average consumer - that is about 98% of them) don't understand the tech, so have no way of forming an opinion or realizing why they may want a jack. Or removeable batteries, etc. They're easily swayed by shiny and seemingly "easy to use". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I plug my phone into my car with an aux jack. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ayyndrew@lemm.ee -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) It might not be dead to you and other techies, but to most of the world, it's dead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago Whenever someone says it isn't dead to them, it tells me they don't realize most average consumers care about convenience most of all. They (the average consumer - that is about 98% of them) don't understand the tech, so have no way of forming an opinion or realizing why they may want a jack. Or removeable batteries, etc. They're easily swayed by shiny and seemingly "easy to use". permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I plug my phone into my car with an aux jack. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 3 points 2 years ago Whenever someone says it isn't dead to them, it tells me they don't realize most average consumers care about convenience most of all. They (the average consumer - that is about 98% of them) don't understand the tech, so have no way of forming an opinion or realizing why they may want a jack. Or removeable batteries, etc. They're easily swayed by shiny and seemingly "easy to use". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I plug my phone into my car with an aux jack. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Yearly1845@reddthat.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Lol, I can appreciate your commitment. We all have our white whales, mine are rear fingerprint and cordless charging. Edit: Also prefer as much plastic as possible. Make it lighter and less likely to break. I have a ceramic phone, it's pretty (when it's out of the case) but it's heavy. So breakage is more likely to happen. I also have a Moto E5. You can throw it across the room. I've had probably 5 times as many USB C port failures as I have micro ports... And I've had like 5 phones with micro (which needed charging all the time) and 2 with C. I do think C is better overall, but I don't believe the durability claims. I already have a nice phone that really can't be used for much since the C port died, and it's part of the motherboard. Fortunately it has wireless, so I can use it for a spare device, just not a daily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CatWhoMustNotBeNamed@geddit.social 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Lol, I can appreciate your commitment. We all have our white whales, mine are rear fingerprint and cordless charging. Edit: Also prefer as much plastic as possible. Make it lighter and less likely to break. I have a ceramic phone, it's pretty (when it's out of the case) but it's heavy. So breakage is more likely to happen. I also have a Moto E5. You can throw it across the room. I've had probably 5 times as many USB C port failures as I have micro ports... And I've had like 5 phones with micro (which needed charging all the time) and 2 with C. I do think C is better overall, but I don't believe the durability claims. I already have a nice phone that really can't be used for much since the C port died, and it's part of the motherboard. Fortunately it has wireless, so I can use it for a spare device, just not a daily. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zeus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ i bought my current phone because of its headphone jack this is mostly about bluetooth, but some of it applies to usb-c + dongle: i have a cheap pair of earphones in my pocket (which i'm prepared to lose). another by the door. a more expensive set of headphones upstairs. a speaker in the kitchen. and when i get in a friend's car or go to their house, i can just plug my phone in and it works without the aggravation of having to pair to their speaker tell me, oh "you can just buy a dongle" people, what am i supposed to do? buy one and accept that i'll lose it all the time? buy 5 and keep one plugged into every 3.5mm i own and don't own? plus, y'know - takes slightly more battery, hassle to pair, can't charge and use dongle, all the other obvious issues -- source, full comments permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago Yep, kinda similar setup here. I've got multiple types of headsets for various situations: A Plantronics headset for work (taking calls and meetings and stuff) A Beyerdynamic DT880, which is my main for listening to music at home A Sony WH-1000XM5, which I use in wired mode during travel, for it's noise cancellation features An Avantree E171, which I use during running and workouts I don't really want to buy a dongle for everything, not to mention, you'd then run into the issue of not being able to charge your phone while using the dongle, unless you get a dongle that also allows charging and... it's just not a nice solution. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 years ago Yep, kinda similar setup here. I've got multiple types of headsets for various situations: A Plantronics headset for work (taking calls and meetings and stuff) A Beyerdynamic DT880, which is my main for listening to music at home A Sony WH-1000XM5, which I use in wired mode during travel, for it's noise cancellation features An Avantree E171, which I use during running and workouts I don't really want to buy a dongle for everything, not to mention, you'd then run into the issue of not being able to charge your phone while using the dongle, unless you get a dongle that also allows charging and... it's just not a nice solution. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 7 points 2 years ago It costs effectively nothing. There are no downsides to it. For a phone aimed at enthusiasts and people who don't want waste it's an odd and shitty choice. permalink fedilink source parent