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Probably a long shot, but I wish they added a headphone jack and sd card to these phones. These features would also benefit privacy.
I've finally accepted the death of the 3.5mm jack. But no sd card is bullshit.
E/os is working for me tho. Realized I don't even need microG to have permissions for anything other than notifications and all my stuff works. All I really miss is the ability to chromecast music.
It took me longer than many but I accepted it to.
Never going back to cable slap when exercising. True wireless buds for ever.
SD card would certainly be nice still.
But realistically I'll likely still buy this as long as it has half decent specs and is IP67+
I'd love an SD card again. At home, I can just use SMB to access remote file systems on my phone. I can do it while mobile, but despite the gig connection, it's a bit too slow for my taste. Works for files, but it won't ever let me watch a downloaded movie on a plane or a podcast while driving across Kansas. I'd rather be able to dump 128GB on an SD card via my laptop (much faster I/O) then stick it in the phone.
I've gotten used to BT headphones, but I'd love to be able to plug in to a stereo again without a flakey Bluetooth dongle
I will never accept the death of the 3.5mm jack. I refuse to buy wireless ear buds as I know I will lose them. I need my tiny ear speakers to come with anti-misplacement cord technology.
FWIW, I thought the same thing. But then I bought some cheap Chinese buds and never lost a single one. I'm on my third or fourth set and still haven't come close to losing one.
Though I still won't pay for the premium priced ones.
i was the same on my end, and my current phone even has a 3.5 jack (zenfone 9). i used to have aeveral wired headphones ive lost over the years.
in like 2019, i got airpod pros for functionally free, never lost them yet. then had pro gen 2 and havent lost them yet. (again functionally free in my case)
😆 I do use a dongle anyway. Even if I bluetooth it, I'll have a DAC/Amp with a jack.
I mean, I use Bluetooth headphones on my phone most of the time, but I do still require a headphone jack as a backup. I used a phone without one for a while, and decided I need one on future phones, as well as a micro SD card (I need more than a tb of storage for my music and audiobooks).
Check out beats flex, they're fantastic and have great battery life. Mine are almost six years old and work great still. They're wireless but cabled together. The cables don't tangle together like wired earbuds, either. They also charge on USB-C, so you can use your regular charger cable.