It's not about sound quality, it's about the fact that I don't want to have to carry a dongle. Nor do I want to use Bluetooth earbuds, which are just worse in every way (since I have no problem with wires). Moreover, a 3.5mm headphone jack is a universal audio interface, or was up until Apple decided to "think different" and other manufacturers followed them like lemmings. It's incredibly useful, and was jettisoned without a real alternative.