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Fairphone CEO says it’s a ‘myth’ that sustainable tech has to cost more and be of lower quality: ‘Neither is needed’ (www.techradar.com)

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[-] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 98 points 3 days ago

Where's that headphone jack boyo?

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Are we not well past a point where the Fairphone 6's DAC for the 3.5 mm jack would be better for audio quality than Bluetooth 5.4 with aptX Adaptive/LDAC? When headphone jacks were being removed from phones around the mid-2010s, it was ridiculous, greedy, and premature. Now, though? I find wireless earbuds vastly nicer and more convenient for phones, and I would only go with wired, say, on a vacation where I can use a cheap $20 junk drawer pair and not mourn them if they get lost somewhere – at which point I can just use a dongle for a weekend or whatever.

I still always want a microSD card slot, but I'd prefer that my phone not have a headphone jack at this point. I think the people who still mourn the loss of the 3.5 mm jack are a vastly smaller minority than they think they are. Which is fine; you're still welcome as a consumer to buy or not buy a phone based off that. But I also think that nagging Fairphone over the removal of the 3.5 mm jack with the Fairphone 4 in 2021 is "old man yelling at clouds" territory.

[-] DPEWGF@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 days ago

Pushing wireless has been frustrating to me because of the fact that the batteries inside those tools will die sooner or later. Majority of the time, I am fine with being wired. The good news is that IEMs have evolved a lot over the past decade with great options even at $20 that include detachable cables from the earbuds. What's even cooler is that you can choose for your audio connectivity to be USB-C for those that miss the 3.5mm jack. I'll provide a $20 example below:

https://hangout.audio/products/tangzu-waner-sg-2?variant=41999443132464

[-] turdcollector69@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I switched to IEM's with a Bluetooth DAC after someone stole my brand new galaxy buds.

It looks dated by today's standards so people don't want to steal it. Funny though because this setup is way better quality.

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