Sunday debate: Is removing the headphone jack the way forward? Comments
- AnonD-655518
- nIY
Alien , 23 Jan 2018You do realize that if it's true and radio waves cause cancer and other tumors, NOBODY will ba... moreApple is going towards fully wireless that is their aim and only in another 20-30 years will we see this outcome for cancer rates caused by this extreme wireless thing apple obsessed with.
- AnonD-655518
- nIY
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2018Yep. Even when it's against their own interests. It's like someone is dictating them to make t... moreFully agree and unless someone whistle blows we will never know.
AnonD-632062, 23 Jan 2018You can add these phones too.
HTC U11 https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_u11-8630.php
Huawei... moreThe fewer ingress points you need to secure, the safer the waterproofing can be. Especially over time.
Also I hope you know the IP68 rating is rather nondescript. It's just anything beyond IP67, to be defined by the manufacturer. Most seem to settle for IP67, instead of trying to trick consumers that "IT'S ONE NUMBER BETTER!".
Alien , 23 Jan 2018You do realize that if it's true and radio waves cause cancer and other tumors, NOBODY will ba... moreAh yes, independent scientific institutions are all part of a massive conspiracy to cover up radio wave effects on organic life. Post scientific sources or sit in a corner with a tin-foil hat. You can't have a serious conversation while wearing that tin-foil and have zero sources for outrageous claims.
Thesis86, 23 Jan 2018So? Many manufacturers have figured out how to have a 3.5mm jack and give everyone water/dust ... moreUSB-C isn't a locked ecosystem. It's an open standard.
And the issue isn't whether it's possible, if it's necessary to have two ports on a phone when one port can do all things. It's a waste of space for most phones. There will still be phones produced with 3.5 mm ports, so if the 3.5 mm port is important to you, buy a phone with that. For everyone else there are phones without it that use the limited space more efficiently.
Oh, and you don't need dongles unless you want to use 3.5 mm headphones. You can just get USB-C headphones.
- AnonD-3678
- y$i
I am ok if they put double usb c ports.
- Alien
- 3RM
FinnishInquisition, 23 Jan 2018Not really, friend. It's an incidental report with no proof that radio waves had anything with... moreYou do realize that if it's true and radio waves cause cancer and other tumors, NOBODY will back that up due to the HUGE interest in the technology and the TRILLIONS of dollars made by it. Not to mention the medical ones.
The major companies pay people with degrees (that you would believe) to keep their mouths shut and discredit everything about it.
Yeah, this is the realm of conspiracy theories because nobody has the guts to say it. We've all seen movies based on real facts where stuff like this is covered and hidden from the world. But, years later they will eventually pop. Sadly, when it's too late.
All the car manufacturers are lying about the emissions, what makes you think other companies don't. It's a dirty word we're living in..
- Thesis86
- YHc
FinnishInquisition, 22 Jan 2018Laptops and tablets don't have the same space constraints as smartphones.So? Many manufacturers have figured out how to have a 3.5mm jack and give everyone water/dust resistance. There's really no excuse not to have it on a modern device, except to lock people into ecosystems, which benefits the company, not the consumer. I'm not loyal to any company. I go for what I want. Since I still value a headphone jack, I'm more than likely going to get a phone with a headphone jack. The dongle is trash. All USB-C is not created equal. BT is great for the gym, bad for everything else.
- MrPetya19
- dP@
AnonD-525679, 22 Jan 2018The least they could do is to put 2 ports instead of one (charge+audio).
If they say it's a b... moreYeah, two ports or better solutions for the charge&listen problem.
For me the biggest problem is that I have a Moshi adapter, and it works fine at home, but in the car sometimes it just buzzes.
- Anonymous
- pWQ
AnonD-632062, 23 Jan 2018You can add these phones too.
HTC U11 https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_u11-8630.php
Huawei... moreWeren't some Sony-models first sold as waterproof and later it was found out by users that wasn't really true, and so they stopped marketing them as such.. Shady stuff. M4 Aqua was at least sold to as waterproof, later that was found out to be not true. Link below shows that many other models were sold as false waterproof phones too.
https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/22/16186052/sony-xperia-class-action-lawsuit-refunds-waterproof-claims
- AnonD-632062
- nCd
Sony Xperia Fan, 21 Jan 2018"Without headphone jack, phones will be more waterproof"
Samsung Galaxy Note 8: IP68, has h... moreYou can add these phones too.
HTC U11 https://www.gsmarena.com/htc_u11-8630.php
Huawei Mate 10 Pro https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_10_pro-8854.php
Google Pixel 2 https://www.gsmarena.com/google_pixel_2-8733.php
All these don't have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, yet they are only IP67......
Sony Z5 (released in 2015) already had IP68 and 3.5 mm jack. So clearly, the others are lying.
Now I just hope Sony won't remove the 3.5 mm jack as this article predicts..
https://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_with_no_headphone_jack_spotted_in_fcc_documents-news-29255.php
- Anonymous
- 0BG
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2018The copying (especially the phones and trend in 2017) is more of an evidence for cartelling / ... moreYep. Even when it's against their own interests. It's like someone is dictating them to make their phones certain way and they have no choice but to obey. Lack of 3.5mm jack is hurting anyone, more or less, except for Apple. And 18:9 aspect ratio is hated by at least 50% of users, so why not more diversity and why is nobody trying to win all the people who hate the current trends? It's not like manufacturers like HTC or Sony will become Apple, so since they are failing anyway, why not at least try to be firrent than the others and win customers in the process?
That's pure insanity. Unless there's indeed more than it meets the eye.
- Anonymous
- JG0
AnonD-655518, 22 Jan 2018You could be right,, also how did each company "even though these phones are designed months b... moreThe copying (especially the phones and trend in 2017) is more of an evidence for cartelling / conspiracy among manufacturers. Suddenly all manufacturers produce the exact same phone, follow the same trend, and it all happens at the same time. And there is no alternative.
- AnonD-731363
- SH3
Anonymous, 23 Jan 2018You should read English 101 first before reading something about logic I don't think you under... moreMan at least i dont punish you for a llittle mistakes.
As long as you understand me, my english is good enough and because you havent anything inteligent to said you had to punish me for my english.
Grats now you really won a big nothing.
Alien , 22 Jan 2018https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/dec/17/wi-fi-wireless-routers-pl... moreNot really, friend. It's an incidental report with no proof that radio waves had anything with it to do. The same goes for any ambiguous study that think they may have found a link: its inconsistent and it doesn't hold up against the large body of research done on the topic.
Anonymous, 22 Jan 2018Enough nonsense already!
It was proven that space is not a problem and 3.5mm jack can be adde... moreThe fan that had to drill into the backplate, remove a component, move the battery and taptic engine so that they were squished together (a hazard which caused the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco) and machine the entire 3.5 mm port down to its metal barebone? Yeah, lots of space, right... The 3.5 mm port does not fit into an iPhone 7.
You can fit a car into a smartphone if you design it for that. But people want thinner devices, nicer designs, waterproofing and better battery lives. To achieve that you need to cut out the useless components. The 3.5 mm port functionality is already filled by USB-C/Lightning, so it has to go.
- 2portsplease
- HCY
FinnishInquisition, 22 Jan 2018Please post scientific sources to any or all of your conspiracy claims. The burden of proof is... moreI'm not saying any conspiracy theories or claims. This is all scientific proven research which I suggest you dive deeper in Google just as you suggested I should.
Here's a couple links; exactly why there are bans on wireless devices in hospitals, nurseries daycares and even schools housing infants up to children 3 years old:
wirelesseducation.org/1073-2/
ehtrust.org/france-new-national-law-bans-wifi-nursery-school/
thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/get-those-wireless-baby-monitors-out-of-the-nursery/
- Anonymous
- P@Y
AnonD-731363, 22 Jan 2018Man my logic is good. I never liked it anyway other holes will atract my interests :-) And an... moreYou should read English 101 first before reading something about logic I don't think you understand it well.
- 2portsplease
- HCY
Prometheous, 22 Jan 2018That's because the research trying to prove that the radiations are non ionizing and harmless ... moreThank you Prometheus for backing me up, bless you.
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