Re:Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairabi...
by wwweston on Thursday December 07, 2023 @11:30PM
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Bluetooth's downsides:
* Pairing UX is unreliable and has corner cases that even Apple hasn't solved and they're probably the best case. 1/8" is predictable and reliable (and doesn't require extra thought / kit to make sure you can power at the same time).
* Battery life isn't an issue for wired headphones.
* Latency is unacceptable for some use cases (mostly specialized audio), and sometimes audio quality is degraded too.
I like wireless audio, (especially for workout listening) but I miss the headphone jack on my original iphone 5 SE at least once a week.
* Pairing UX is unreliable and has corner cases that even Apple hasn't solved and they're probably the best case. 1/8" is predictable and reliable (and doesn't require extra thought / kit to make sure you can power at the same time).
* Battery life isn't an issue for wired headphones.
* Latency is unacceptable for some use cases (mostly specialized audio), and sometimes audio quality is degraded too.
I like wireless audio, (especially for workout listening) but I miss the headphone jack on my original iphone 5 SE at least once a week.