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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by PhasmaFelis on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:14AM (#18539924)
There's a few people on HN who seem to have a weirdly emotional affection for the iPhone's lack-of-headphone-jack. One guy argued that it was all worth it because it reduces dust infiltration, another because it makes it more water-resistant. (Yeah.)

I can see why someone who's never used wired earbuds wouldn't care one way or another, but I really don't understand this sort of attachment.

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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by arvinsim on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:56AM (#18540121)
It's as if the presence of the headphone jack offends them. Like, what significant negative does having a headphone jack have?
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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by elp on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @02:59AM (#18540396)
A more cynical person than me would suggest that its almost like some of them are being paid.
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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by rusk on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @04:17AM (#18540804)
Careful now - that's the kind of sentiment that gets you flagged!
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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by Izkata on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @03:02AM (#18540410)
> another because it makes it more water-resistant.

This, at least, doesn't hold at all. My last flip-phone [0] was water-resistant and still had a headphone jack - it just had a rubber cover you had to pull up to reveal it. The charging port was also protected by the same cover.

[0] https://www.cnet.com/reviews/samsung-rugby-sgh-a837-review/

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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by ggg9990 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @03:40AM (#18540622)
I like my headphone jack but I’d rather have none than one of those janky condoms.
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Re:I still miss my headphone jack, and I want it back by SSLy on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @05:07AM (#18541022)
My Samsung Galaxy S9 has a IP68 rating (it's water-resistant) and has a mini jack port.
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