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On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

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[–] [email protected] 80 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (23 children)

Me. I own both wired and wireless earphones and I want to be able to use both.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (16 children)

Fair. Personally I prefer wireless, since my headphone wires break all the time due to heavy use, but I can understand, why you'd like to be able to use both.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

my headphone wires break all the time due to heavy use

Some wired headphones have a detachable cable. Large ones use a 3.5mm jack on both ends, but there are standards for small ones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Hell, every set of wireless headphones I've had (not earbuds) had a detectable cable as well. I use both modes frequently my sonys

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