Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairability

Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi... by bigstrat2003 on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:24PM (#38562006)

I need a headphone jack. My car doesn't have an aux input (I have to use a cassette adapter), let alone Bluetooth. It's 20 years old, yes, but it's not that uncommon to have a car that old.

More importantly, even if I didn't need one I would still want one. A headphone jack is a universal connection for audio, Bluetooth is not. And wired headphones are strictly superior to wireless headphones, as they don't need to be charged and can't be lost as easily.

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Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi... by prmoustache on Thursday December 07, 2023 @05:39PM (#38562781)

Their are usb-c to jack adapter, some allowing usb-c passthrough for charging, otherr being full blown otg cable with usb-c, usb-a and TRS (the real name for jack). You would leave it attached on the cable that stay attached to your car and you would be fine.

Also, there are wired usb-c headphones, my partner is using one.

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Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi... by K7PJP on Thursday December 07, 2023 @06:39PM (#38563328)

I'm in the same situation, but I just keep a USB-C to headphone adapter attached to the cassette adapter and I'm good to go.

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Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi... by NewJazz on Thursday December 07, 2023 @04:36PM (#38562132)

Couldn't you keep an adapter in your car?

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Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi... by ponector on Thursday December 07, 2023 @06:19PM (#38563151)

I'm also buying only a phones with audio jack.

But for car you can consider modern cassette adapter with Bluetooth and built-in mp3 flash player.

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