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?
It’s about saving space, not money. The jack is relatively large compared to other smartphone components. It’s bigger than a USB-C port, for one, when you consider the volume and not just the width.
I have a hard time accepting that argument with the camera islands on every phone now.
News to you most users moved over to bluetooth headset thanks to the airpods(?) craze. Only a few people are stuck with 3.5 headphone (some for valid reasons other for bogus ones). Hence it makes sense that the jack can be rationalized to safe a few cents per device.
Meanwhile Cameras are used widely thanks to social media and everyone wanting to be a influencer…
It is never about saving space, it’s about saving costs.
It’s never been about saving, it’s been about selling airpods.
Removed by mod
They’re huge these days anyway
They should’ve replaced it with a second usb-c port then
to confuse the casual users? Yeah good idea.