[–] FatBastardIRL ago
i think it makes deciding which phone to get a little bit easier.
much like phones with no SD slot and no removable battery, a lack of headphone jack will just be one more dealbreaker when i'm shopping.
[–] go1dfish 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
A few months ago they released the SE, which is basically a 6S in a 5 shell, still includes the 3.5mm jack.
Personally I almost never use the 3.5mm jack on my phone so I don't care. But if I had to replace my 5S right now I'd pick up an SE just because I prefer the smaller size.
I'd rather have more battery than a 3.5mm jack.
[–] VillaLopez 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
How often does more space equate into more battery life. My observations have been a steady decrease in battery life over the last decade no matter what is happening.
[–] SimonJ57 ago
If they didn't have it as one hole on the device AND offered a better alternative, then maby they would be given a pass.
Just like them removing the FDD and CD/DVD drive from their computers, trying to be edgy.
Anyone with a job or real need for the ports are shafted and wouldn't shouldn't be buying them in the first place.
And yet somehow they still have a demand.
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Their customers will adapt to what they are told to. We have had a few people get the stupidly thin MacBook, including 300 dollars of dongles to do their jobs.
Other got it to do compute heavy stuff at home, and because the throttlem sucks at raw power, they just stay late at work instead.
It's hilarious when their departments budgets run short, and they beg us to loan them budget for computers later. NO!
Mind you, we tell them to get one of the workstations with beefy i7's for compute, or the decent UB's for home work, but they never listen. Our director traded his XPS 13 for one, for a week. We held it because he is no idiot, and we knew he would want it back.
[–] VillaLopez 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
For almost ten years I have not had a cd/dvd player on my computer. It really is antiquated and redundant technology at this point.