SwogglesJul 21, 2023

Phones on Verizon with headphone jack?

https://lemmy.world/post/1934030

Phones on Verizon with headphone jack? - Lemmy.world

Hello! I have been trying to find a more modern phone with a headphone jack that functions on Verizon in the US. I’m still rocking the Samsung Note 8 and while it’s been a good phone, it’s REALLY showing its age lately and I’m trying to upgrade. I really like having cheap, easy headphones that don’t need a charge and that means I need a headphone jack. But every single phone with decent specs I’ve found either doesn’t have a headphone jack or doesn’t work with Verizon. I was hoping you could point me in the right direction? Also, I’m sorry if this is “low quality content”, I didn’t see any explicit rules against asking for recommendations, so I thought I’d ask.

Show thread😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈Jul 21, 2023

Just get one of these…

www.amazon.com/…/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?keywords=usb-c+he…

Amazon.com

Show threadSwogglesJul 21, 2023

My primary concern with the dongle is that I’ll have it plugged in and my dog jumps up and yanks my cord and damages the charging port on my phone.

Do you have experience with these? Do you know if my fear is unfounded?

Show threaddanielfgomJul 22, 2023

Don’t get a dongle. They are a pain. Here are some reasons why:

  • You cannot charge your phone and listen use the dongle at the same time (Biggest grievance)

  • When you need it, you can never find the damn thing because it’s easy to replace.

  • If you use public transport or travel, you’ll probably lose it at some point.

  • If the dog gets hold of it, you’ll need to buy another one, plus he might choke if he tries to swallow it.

  • There aren’t cheap

  • If you use several headphones and also maybe have a 3.5mm input in your car, you’ll need a separate dongle for each headphone/car. Trust me, you don’t want to be moving the damn dongle between them.

  • You’ll wear out your phones usb port faster

  • It’s a compromised experience. Why subject yourself to that when you can get a phone that has a jack?

    • I’d even switch mobile networks if it means I get a phone with a jack. That’s how important it is to me.

    Get a Sony Xperia 5 because I think it will work. Another phone with a jack is Asus ZenFone 10 but check with Asus/Verizon if it works.

    Show threadwoelkchen

    You cannot charge your phone and listen use the dongle at the same time (Biggest grievance)

    Took me 5 seconds to find:

    “usb c jack adapter charging” was the Amazon search term and it’s literally the first result.

    Jul 22, 2023 at 10:46pmWeb