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What technologies were ubiquitous ten years ago and are much less common now? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] 56 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Maybe 1/100 people I see using headphones have wired headphones, certainly wasn't the case 10 years ago. Bluetooth technology and quality has come a long way.

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  • [–] 55 points 1 year ago (13 children)

    I'd still have wires IF MY PHONE HAD A PLACE TO PLUG THEM IN.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I refuse to buy a phone without a headphone jack. I'm not sure if I even have a choice anymore tbh... Really I only use my phone for music and text/call. A dandy map if I need one, but not usually.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    I compared a tonne of flagship smart phones not that long ago. The Sony Xperia series was the only one to still have an audio jack. They're quite expensive tho, so ended up with a phone sans the jack. I miss it dearly.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Buy a USB-C to headphone jack dongle. They’re about $5 and work on any phone.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Did that. Still annoying. Have to bring it everywhere. Will wear out the Usb C jack faster (pretty hard to wear out an audio jack tho). Can't charge and listen to audio.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    USB-C puts the springy bits that can wear out in the connector end, not the jack. The jack is just a piece of circuit board with bare traces on it, it's very sturdy.

    You don't have to bring it everywhere, you attach it to your headphones and then it's part of the headphones that you want to wear.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Fair point about the sprongs. But. Coz phones are so big, when phone+dongle is in my pocket it often puts a lot of pressure on the USB. Which A, doesnt seem good and B, can easily cause the jack to very slightly disconnect and pause the song. Also, when the sprongs fail on the dongle it starts doing crazy shit like play/pausing song or adjusting volume.

    I'd need to buy like 3 more dongles in that case...

    I'd much rather just have an audio jack on my phone.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You guys are only $5 away from the good ole days…

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I could NOT be bothered with charging headphones daily.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago

    A decent set of headphones will have an effectively all-day battery, and most people probably aren't listening to their headphones for 8+ hours a day.

    I've had my headphones for about 7 years now and they still last for several hours on a single charge, and they support fast charging. If they're at 0%, I can plug them in for 10 minutes and they'll have about 2 hours worth of charge. I charge them maybe once a week with casual use.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    They usually charge themselves in their case (small pods) or have big batteries (over ear). I use my pods probably 8 hours a day, and just need to charge the case once or twice a week.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Bluetooth isn't the technology that's come a long way, it's still the same shit it was decades ago. It's batteries.

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