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MineralMan

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5. Yabbut, the iPhone is really worth $1000, right?

Reply to Tripper11 (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:29 AM

Dec 2020

I mean, those bluetooth earbuds are mega cool, too.

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Apple Had a Better Idea: [View all] MineralMan Dec 2020 OP

I have an SE, my second one. safeinOhio Dec 2020 #1

That's what soured me on Apple. The ear phone jack. Yavin4 Dec 2020 #2

Yes, and the battery in the Samsung A51 lasts twice as long MineralMan Dec 2020 #4

I've been android from the get go Tripper11 Dec 2020 #3

Yabbut, the iPhone is really worth $1000, right? MineralMan Dec 2020 #5

I have both options of course Tripper11 Dec 2020 #8

One nice thing about wired earbuds is that MineralMan Dec 2020 #9

The cheap ones also break, get tangled, etc... tinrobot Dec 2020 #13

OK. MineralMan Dec 2020 #14

Indeed...but... Tripper11 Dec 2020 #15

If you buy good ones, and not the ones they sell at TJ Maxx, it's not generally an issue Sympthsical Dec 2020 #22

No battery to eventually die and need to be replaced, either. GoCubsGo Dec 2020 #33

My new Note 20 doesn't have a headphone jack. Initech Dec 2020 #6

I got my Iphone for free from a friend. lark Dec 2020 #7

I was adamant about headphone jacks on my phones for a long time. tinrobot Dec 2020 #10

Made sense to me. Bluetooth is the deal now..... USALiberal Dec 2020 #11

I don't think Apple ever claimed removing the jack was for customer convenience Silent3 Dec 2020 #12

That was sarcasm, actually. A joke. MineralMan Dec 2020 #16

Sorry I missed the sarcasm, but it's because I've heard people say... Silent3 Dec 2020 #23

i have a 2012 laptop i'm never letting go of. mopinko Dec 2020 #18

neither do ipads. mopinko Dec 2020 #17

The headphone cord also acts as an FM radio antenna in many phones... hunter Dec 2020 #19

Hmm. The app my wife uses is a streaming app, MineralMan Dec 2020 #24

I have not found a non-iPhone I like. Happy Hoosier Dec 2020 #20

You need an earphone jack until L.Pharmstrong Dec 2020 #21

That's funny. They cost more than the new cell phone MineralMan Dec 2020 #25

Each to his own. L.Pharmstrong Dec 2020 #27

The Herman Munster look was never really my Thang. MyNameGoesHere Dec 2020 #34

I switched from Apple to Android a few years back. Codeine Dec 2020 #26

They prioritized thinness, and couldn't make it thinner and keep the phone jack JHB Dec 2020 #28

Because everyone needs... orwell Dec 2020 #29

Okay, you don't like Apple's decisions about their products PJMcK Dec 2020 #30

My new second generation SE came with headphones mahina Dec 2020 #31

The trend is clear for wired devices. It's hard to find a wired keyboard/mouse anymore in stores dalton99a Dec 2020 #32

Yeah, that's funny, really. MineralMan Dec 2020 #35