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  • Honest question, I’m not sure I understand why people are hung up on physical headphone jacks, what am I missing?

    A few years ago it was a bummer because I didn’t have good wireless headphones, but at this point decent BT headphones are pretty cheap, and great ones are available. Even cheap BT buds have extraordinary battery life if you know what to look for.

    Removing the jack contributed to better water resistance in phones, which has saved my family and friends thousands in replacements.

    As far as audio quality, I admit that I reach for a set of wired headphones when I need something to sound amazing, or to eliminate delay while gaming. The wired or wireless audio quality in mobile phones is nearly universally poor unless you use an external DAC (which negates the cost argument) or buy the one or two models built for audiophiles (also negating the cost argument). Also, I don’t seriously game on my phone, so no worries about delay there.

    Is this argument a meme at this point, or am I actually missing out?