• rainynight65@feddit.de
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    3 months ago

    I believe it was for waterproofing. One less port means less sealing, making it easier to improve the waterproofing of the phone.

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      3 months ago

      Water ingress isn’t the issue & there’s been waterproofed ports for decades. They wanted to make devices thinner—but what value is it when its too thin to support a jack & made of materials that now require a case?

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      3 months ago

      Which is only likely to last one year anyways. After which, you can pay an exorbitant amount to replace the degrading glue. I’d just like my wired headphones back, the jack will last longer than a year at the very least.