The removal is fine if you generally buy high-end equipment. However, my phone still has one because I have a cheap phone and I don't know what I'd do without the headphone jack. I can use wireless earbuds (which are admittedly nice) for most of the day, but they die and I like having a physical connection. This is especially true of, say, long flights. I also like having a backup pair, but backup pairs of bluetooth earbuds are very pricey.