Just randomly sharing my experience here. My sister told me a few weeks ago she was going to change for a new phone (a Motorola, she likes AOSP-like experience). I noticed that her new phone wouldn’t get a jack.

“Yeah, I know, I hope I can make it work with a USB-adapter”. She has nice headphones that she likes to use, so USB-C earplugs were not an option.

Fast forward to today, she told me the adapter she got starts to malfunction:

  • she has to twitch the jack in the adapter for the thing to work
  • when she plugs the adapter in, Google Assistant takes over and randomly starts skipping songs.

She’s now considering getting wireless earbuds, but she’s not a fan of having to recharge them to be able to use them, and is also cautious about the e-waste potential.

I have a Moto G84 which does the job. It’s not the best phone in the world, I’m eyeing a flagship from time to time and keep the G84 as a “connected walkman”, but would it break today, I would probably get a G55 (https://www.notebookcheck.net/Motorola-Moto-G55-smartphone-review-Inexpensive-doesn-t-have-to-be-boring.932900.0.html)

That’s it for me, do you have similar experiences to share?

  • Thassodar@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Regarding your sister’s issue: that happened to me less when I paid a little more for a quality adapter. I think I got a two pack for $15 and the cord has some rubber protection where the wire turns into USB C and where it turns into a headphone jack. Haven’t had the same issue your sister is having ever since.

      • The_Decryptor@aussie.zoneEnglish
        1·
        18 hours ago

        That’s because those adapters aren’t DACs, they’re straight electrical passthrough adapters.

        I’ve got an actual USB DAC, a relatively cheap one, and it was still close to $50.

        Edit: Doubled the price in my memory.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      Also cheap phones have really bad USB C ports that are super loose. With my pixel or iPhone? Almost no issues with connections. But my moto phones? Well there’s a reason why they’re so cheap.

    • BlazeOPEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Thanks, do you still have the references of those?