• Kraiden
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      it would be a shit argument

      This is fundamentally where we disagree. See my other comment

      That is a pro, not a con

      Never said it was a con, nor did I mean to imply that jacks are obsolete overall, only that it’s a valid move to not include them on a device that is primarily used to stream audio and thus doesn’t need the extra fidelity. Unless you want to try and tell me that Joe Public should be lugging around gigabytes of flac files?

      lick Tim Cook’s boots

      Lol, personally I prefer the taste of Han Jong-hee or Kenichiro Yoshida’s boots

      jack comes with none.

      Respectfully, this is rose tinted glasses talking. Do you know what my wireless buds workflow is?

      1. Open case
      2. Insert buds into ears and wait for “Bluetooth connected”
      3. Tap left bud
      4. Music plays.

      Compare that to

      1. Pull out buds
      2. Untangle cord
      3. Pull out phone
      4. Fumble jack into the microphone hole for 2 minutes
      5. Look at device, and insert jack into correct hole.
      6. Unlock phone
      7. Open music app of choice
      8. Hit play
      9. Music plays

      With wireless buds, I don’t even have to know exactly where my phone is. To say nothing of having to carry it around with me which, if you’re doing housework, or a workout can be a pain.

      Also, anyone who’s ever had buds forcibly ripped from their ears because they’ve dropped their phone will tell you:

      Wired buds ALSO have drawbacks

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          I replied to “your other comment”.

          I meant the one made elsewhere in this thread where I explain why I don’t think it’s a shit argument. I think the wireless is a legitimate upgrade over wired when we’re talking about a mobile phone.

          The fidelity is one of many many pros we have listed
          I don’t understand what this has to do with anything.

          I’m trying to point out that your “pro” of better fidelity doesn’t mean anything in a space where people aren’t using a lossless format, and so aren’t taking advantage of that extra fidelity anyway. This is admittedly an area I’m not strong in, so I could well be wrong, but I don’t think there’s any difference between wired and wireless when the source is Spotify.

          you don’t have to choose.

          Alright, this is fair. It would be great to keep the option for both. However, I don’t think it’s fair to knock Fairphone for not offering this option though, particularly because it takes space on the pcb and is an extra component cost (yes, a small one, I admit)

          People are calling it a money grab move to not include a headphone jack, and I just don’t think that’s fair.