I held on to my Note9 for as long as I could, but I think in a few months I’ll switch to S24 Ultra. While I’m excited for the better camera, I’ll be missing some features like the heart rate sensor, simulated home button, microSD slot, iris scanner. But the thing I’ll miss the most is the 3.5 mm jack.

While in general I’m not against bluetooth headphones, I still have 3 good wired pairs of headphones and I’ll be using them with a 3.5 to USB-C adapter until they stop working, which might take a while. What worries me the most is the fact that I’m running a lot, with my phone in my pocket and listening to music via the headphones. And I don’t mean some light jogging, I’m running fast, my phone is jumping in my pocket and I’m worried that this might damage the USB-C port on the phone.

What was your experience when you switched to the phone without the jack? Did you get used to it easily or did you miss it?

  • chlorculo@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I had similar feelings but made the switch to Bluetooth.

    I don’t miss getting tangled up with wires. I use a USB DAC with headphones when I want to listen to higher fidelity recordings but I’m using my Galaxy earbuds 95% of the time now.

    For exercising, I would pick up the Galaxy Buds Live and call it a day. They’ll fit in your ears pretty snugly. I wouldn’t use wired headphones and a USB connector because that just increases the chances of mucking up the port.