DL :) to Technology@lemmy.ml • 1 year agoFairphone 3 gets 7 years of updates, besting every other Android OEMarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square185fedilinkarrow-up1732file-textcross-posted to: android@kbin.socialhackernews@derp.footechnews@radiation.partysustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.organdroid@lemdro.id
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minus-square@static_motion@programming.devlinkfedilink2•1 year agoNone of those points demand the removal of the headphone jack as a compromise.
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilink4•1 year agoHere are some: making the design easier, making reaching IP rating easier. Again, I’m not saying it would not be possible to make those with a jack, but maybe considering the aforementioned compromise, it was easier to ditch it.
minus-square@timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•1 year agoExactly. It’s a bullshit excuse to sell headphones. So fuck that. Love the phone otherwise but won’t buy without a jack.
None of those points demand the removal of the headphone jack as a compromise.
Here are some: making the design easier, making reaching IP rating easier. Again, I’m not saying it would not be possible to make those with a jack, but maybe considering the aforementioned compromise, it was easier to ditch it.
Exactly. It’s a bullshit excuse to sell headphones. So fuck that.
Love the phone otherwise but won’t buy without a jack.