Stop Crying About The Lost Headphone Jack On Your Phone, As It Wasn¡¯t That Great Anyway!
You might think that losing the headphone jack is terrible, but the situation isn't that bad!
To have the 3.5mm headphone jack or not, that's the question smartphone makers are mulling over.
Apple rang the death knell of the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7 last year, and contrary to early trends, Android smartphone makers didn¡¯t adopt this rather unnatural choice of eliminating the headphone jack. However, after Google unveiled its new Pixel 2 devices without the headphone jack, the end of 3.5mm audio port could be well and truly near.
And, while many might feel that losing a headphone jack is awful as it affects the simplicity and convenience along with high-quality audio; it isn¡¯t as bad as you think it to be. Here are five reasons why losing a headphone jack isn¡¯t really a deal-breaker.
Bluetooth Audio isn¡¯t as bad as you think it is
Sure, earlier Bluetooth versions were known to be not only power hungry but also rather poor with the audio quality. However, with the newer Bluetooth versions in place, and technologies like HiRes Audio, A2DP and aptX audio profiling on various headphones in the market has got the wireless headphones really close to the wired counterparts in terms of audio quality. The newer Bluetooth headsets last longer too, and well worth making the switch.
You don¡¯t really listen to high-resolution audio
The music that we listen to on our smartphones is either from streaming services like Gaana, Play Music, Saavn, Apple Music or the ones that you illegally download and listen to. Even if you¡¯re worried about the low-quality listening experience, you actually aren¡¯t listening to a very high-quality audio in the first place. The streaming services provide an audio quality of up to 192Kbps, which also fluctuates depending on your data speed, connectivity and the plan on the streaming service. So it doesn¡¯t really matter if you plug the headphone in, or listen to it over Bluetooth.
Bluetooth provides true listening freedom
No one, no one likes to untangle their headphones, or get tangled in them while commuting. Bluetooth lets you live wire-free and with the newer true-wireless headphones that are cluttering the market, the entire wireless experience is becoming a lot more liberating.
The headphone jack lacks the power for heavyduty audiophile headphones
People love the headphone jack for the universality of using headphones of various kinds onto the device, however, what many don¡¯t know is that a regular headphone jack on a smartphone cannot throw out enough power necessary to drive the big audiophile headphones. Sure it¡¯ll be able to play that, but not to its true potential. However, when you take this headphone out through a USB Type-C or Lightning port using the dongle, the power delivery is much higher, and your big headphones would sound better than the regular 3.5mm headphone jack on the smartphone.
Separate DAC in USB Type-C or Lightning aim at better audio
There are headphones in the market that connect directly using USB Type-C or the Lightning port. These headphones come with a built-in Digital to Analogue converter or DAC which is responsible for turning the digital audio play through the headphones. With a superior DAC built-in, the entire audio experience is customized according to that specific headphone, making it sound more amazing than the regular universal headphones using the 3.5mm headphone jack.