Re:New iPhone SE
by ummonk on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @05:17PM
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I didn't upgrade my original style iPhone SE until the iPhone 12 Mini came out. It's a little bit larger but still manageable, unlike most other phones that come out these days. No headphone jack though sadly.
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I held out as well until the 13 Mini. I still use my OG SE as a media device, since it has a headphone jack.
There’s a lightning to 1/8” dongle for that
For almost 4 decades 1/8" was a "just works" standard for interfacing consumer audio output from electronics. No fuss. More reliable than airpod pairing. Doesn't rely on battery life. No latency issues. Interference vanishingly rare.
Yeah, I can buy a dongle. Maybe I will someday when my original SE dies. Maybe I'll never buy an Apple phone again. But if I do buy a dongle, every time I will be cursing the person who took out the 1/8" jack.
My daughter has broken 3 of these in the last couple weeks. Also, you can't charge the device and listen to music at the same time (unless you buy that extra dongle).
It might have just been my headphones but mine would constantly disconnect on the 3.5mm side.