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Re:Killing the 3.5mm Jack: How Simple Is Changing into Needl... by digi_owl on Monday June 13, 2016 @04:12PM (#11897163)
May be an ROI thing. A smaller model means additional design, testing, retooling the production line, etc etc etc.

On top of that you have things like store commissions, carrier subsidies, and who knows what else, going on between the OEM and the end user that affects the choice of model.

One relative of mind went from a small featurephone to a large smartphone, because another relative had gotten the same one. This with the idea that said other relative would be "tech support".

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