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I like wireless, I just fucking loathe earbuds. Unfortunately, they have completely replaced the wrap around on-ear headphones that were the best for wearing while running errands or exercising.
I don’t want something big and bulky while I’m walking around, but I also don’t like having shit jammed into my ears. And critically, those on ear headphones are just the right size to have a convenient button layout so I can easily pause or go back a few seconds in my audiobook whenever I need to.
But Apple decreed that wireless earbuds were the future and the market for everything else fucking died.
Have you tried bone conduction earphones? Shokz are pretty sweet, I use my pair all the time.
Used to have a pair of these. Motorola S305. They were the perfect running headphones. Big chunky buttons for volume and track skipping, a plastic band that wrapped the back of your head and over your ears so it would never fall off but otherwise wireless. The only downside was really old Bluetooth tech so connection was sketchy at times. Also audio has improved a lot since then.
Modern buds don’t stay in my ears. I’m using the pixel buds pro right now. The right ear stays in pretty good but the left is completely unpredictable.
Having the pixel buds myself, I feel your pain. Do a little bit of physical activity and at least one side gets loose and slippery.
I found that I simply dont have symmetrical ear canals, I use the mid size plug on one and the smallest plug on the other ear. That way they seem to fit somewhat reliably.
I had some jaybird buds that have the wrap around wire with a clip to your shirt so you can pop one out without tugging the other, also they came with all sorts of ear mounts so they can stay in your ear, I have really found anything that work as good for use while working
Have neckband Bluetooth headphones of various kinds too (I’ll never ever use those tiny plugs, I’d be worried about losing them and chances are they won’t fit well). Got a regular sport model, and recently got a cheap air conduction headset too.
I’m using the pixel buds pro right now. The right ear stays in pretty good but the left is completely unpredictable.
I wonder if it’s their manufacturing or something, because I have the same issue with only the left bud.
Usually one bud is the primary one which connects to the phone and maintains the link. Then it pairs with the other and relays the Bluetooth session encryption key so the second bud can play it’s part of the audio
I think peak design was the on-ear, behind-the-neck style. They rested on the top of your ears, and your hair didn’t get all fucked up from the headband. I don’t know why they had such a short-lived popularity.
I’ve tried the wired Koss independent on-ears, but you lose clarity of lows without the pressure of a neckband or headband.
They still exist, although aren’t as common. Plenty of places have them if you order online
The form factor exists, but not in competitive terms. Good luck finding them with high quality drivers. I tried for years and gave up.
I felt this comment in my bones. It’s too bad my over ear buds are so old now the plastic has degraded. Regular earbuds just don’t stay in and I find them uncomfortable.
Now the real winner would be looped over your ear but using that spacial localized speaker thing Valve puts into their VR. That stuff works great, has surround sound, and you don’t feel a thing. A wonder if only exists on that headset and that headset alone.
Seems to be rather unique to them.
https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/index/deep-dive/ear-speakers
To be fair, I’d be like one of two people in this world who’d rock those in public. They’d catch an eye, haha
The parts are available, but I don’t know if there’s a way to send them regular stereo channel inputs without hardware hacking or writing custom software drivers from scratch.
This might be the right thing for you:
Wraparound on-ear headphones with USB-C plug. I can’t vouch for them personally though.
The problem with most USB c earphones (which are not super expensive) is that they sound like shit because they have a cheapo small DAC (digital to analog converter) in them. Our phones - most of the time - have decent enough DACs, at least had them when they had the 3.5 mm jacks
RIP that headphone jack
Those things are solid. It’ll be fine.
Rip that person’s ear holes you mean.
Not really. I’ve switched from wired to wireless because of the number of headphones I’ve destroyed getting the cable stuck so bad it yanks my body. My ears never hurt from it; just slightly disoriented and audio only working for one bud/side now. Eventually it was too annoying and I switched to full bluetooth wireless. I won’t argue against cables being better for audio, but for me they arent.
I recently bought the samsung A15. And even though it came out this year it still has the headphone jack. If you don’t have special use cases for your phone that you need a lot of power for I can realy recomend the low end samsung phones. They work absolutely fine. I used my last low end samsung phone for 5 years before replacing
I would but all the cancer samsung packs into their goddamn OS is just too much.
Yes yes yes. The unremovable bloatware junk flooding and suffocating samsung’s devices cpu , memory and ram, and draining its battery is the #1 reason that forced me to ditch samsung forever. Also how you hardly don’t get any much by rooting them compared to other manufacturers
What’s wrong with OneUI? I like it more than stock Android these days. I know TouchWiz was the worst and most bloated Android skin out there when they were still using it, but ever since the switch to OneUI, stock Android has been playing catch-up implementing its features.
Because there are so many god damn samsung apps installed that cannot be removed easily. Also their settings are abhorent looking and disorganised.
What’s wrong with OneUI?
Appcloud. OneUI is great if you hammer it with ADB the moment you get out from setup. Extra apps like MS stuff and Google stuff are uninstallable. (mostly; Google, Chrome and Youtube may refuse to uninstall) Appcloud needs ADB and it is very annoying.
Just root the phone and use LineageOS for example :D It’s what I’ve been doing and it’s great
but I thought lineageOS is not compatible on samsung phones.
Oh sorry, it’s been a while since I last used Samsung phones. I’ve switched to OnePlus several years ago. But before that, I had absolutely no problem with LineageOS on Samsung. Has this changed over the years?
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Yeah but not that many samdungs are supported by lineage officially.
God I miss my S10. It really was a perfect phone. I finally had to let it go when the screen cracked. Replacing it cost more than a refurbished S22 or S23, and I couldn’t justify purchasing another S10, since it will probably fall victim to planned obsolescence soon.
My S10e is cracked but only all over the backplate. Which is also no longer really attached to the phone. I’m driving this thing into the ground.
I still use my s10e every day on my commute with the headphone jack plugged into a radio tuner so I can listen to podcasts
Still using the S9 with only the back and sides cracked. Only put 50€ into replacing the battery and jack. This has got to last until 2027 at least until replaceable batteries hopefully become a thing again.
I have an old S9 right here on my desk. I cracked the screen, and took it to one of those screen replacement places, and he asked if I had insurance. I told him I didn’t, and he said, wellllllll it’s going to be a lot more expensive than you think to replace this screen.
That wraparound screen they had was basically also the frame of the phone - you’re not so much replacing the screen as you are moving the rest of the components to a new phone body. I wasn’t sold on value of that wraparound screen in the first place; this didn’t improve my opinion of it.
We put a plastic screen protector on it and a new case, and I used it for a few months until we were ready to upgrade phones.
S9+ still going strong after over 6 years. I dread the day I will need a “new” phone.
How do you crack the sides of an s9? It’s metal…
I meant the curved sides of the front screen. The metal is just scratched.
Oh duh haha
Still typing this on my S10! I’ve replaced the power button twice as it eventually started falling out. I have to admit I mostly use wireless earbuds these days but options are nice.
I’ve been getting the Samsung ‘plus’ models several years after they come out for a couple hundred bucks and still can’t find a reason to upgrade from the S10+
New phones are way too expensive for a better camera and marginally faster apps, which would be entirely out matched by a dedicated camera at the same price.
Surprise surprise, I also drive an old ranger that has aux but no Bluetooth so everything works out
options are everything, i’m rocking 500gb removable storage, feel like a pig in shit
My phone would drop and just detach from the phone jack and still fall, sometimes ruining the headphones in the process. My phone has a case and takes a fall better than my headphones. But it’s also older (Samsung note 8), so there’s that
I refuse to spend any money on earbuds that will be immediately lost.
I’m terrible at keeping track of things normally but I never lose my wallet or headphones. Seems like maybe a you problem.
Not a fan of singular earbuds but because my phone didn’t come with a jack I got ones that are basically attached to each other, so they are wireless but attached by a wired between them with a little battery that lasts 10h I’ve grown really fond of them.
No problem of losing them either!
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I just traded in my s10 this past November and I still miss the headphone jack.
If you’re also bitter about it, don’t buy wireless earbuds from the phone brands. Samsung, Apple, etc.
Admittedly it’s not a big thing, but I don’t think we should directly financially reward the same people who took the aux port from us.
Sennheiser is good but sometimes at bit more spendy. I like Jabra Elite 8 Actives, for dust/dirt/sweat resistance. Maybe the sound isn’t quite as nice, but I’m fine with it. And Jabra isn’t a company that took the aux port out of our phones.
Yep, about a month ago I finally broke down and bought a sennheiser momentum 4. Pricy, but down are they nice.
Still have this phone but it is getting a bit ragged, really just the battery. Might upgrade to Sony Xperia 1 V or 1 VI soon. Need the headphone jack and microSD slot.
Check out HMD phones. They have the SD slot and the 3.5mm jack as well. They also have partnered with iFixit so that you can replace parts as well.
Looking at the specs of this HMD phone, I would not recommend it. The headphone jack and SD card slot are about all this phone has going for it. It’s underpowered, especially for a phone running Android 14. I guess it wouldn’t be too bad for people who just need the cheapest Android phone they can get.
…There also appears to be a hole in the screen 🙃 (i loathe camera holes and screen “notches”).
Unless you are in India.
Their customer service apparently drove a relative of mine to Apple.Also some of the cheaper Nokia ones have a great number of problems:
- SIM card not detected after Restart
- Some bad sensor causing Google Maps to show you facing the wrong direction.
Alright, it’s just 2, but happens enough to make me regret.
Some high end model had its LCD liquidate somehow, without a visible crack and was not covered in warranty.
Sony xperia phones are wonderful overall. Highly recommend.
me seeing this while still using wired headphones at the moment on my phone listening to music :)
Where my LG homies at?
Left the market a few years ago. Sorry bud. I wanted to get the Wing, but grabbed a OnePlus 9 Pro instead. No regrets.
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Not only does the Xperia have a headphone jack, it supports aptx for Bluetooth headphones! No matter if you prefer wired or wireless, it’s not skimping on either.
I love LDAC but Sony seems to be abandoning it. I don’t think their latest headphones or bluetooth speakers have support for it anymore.
I dropped my phone while it was connected to my laptop charging. My laptop was taken down with it.
Did you try to save it all on the way down and make things worse?
Damn that URL didn’t link, but I think I can imagine what could be worse.
Get an USB-c to aux adapter for phones without aux connector.
Or get a phone who still has the port from a company like Sony or Asus or whatever
I love my Sony but the camera is so dogshit that I couldn’t recommend it to anyone 😢
My Xperia 1 III used to be quite disappointing at times (was too focused on RAW output for editing, even stacked HDR shot RAWs) but the 1 V is legit good and I can tell the new sensor stacking improved light capture (less noise in low light) and auto mode is much better, while I still see limitations both in auto and manual it’s not so bad. The most annoying parts have to do with focus and color balance when zooming in certain light conditions, and contrast in complex scenes in auto mode.
Well, there is no good reason for me to replace my 1 III yet, and probably for the next few years. So i might still look into sony, but it’s really hard to justify the price when there are huge compromises, even though I love a lot about xperias.
Yeah the price is steep. I had to get my 1 III used on Swappa.
That’s exactly why I ended up going the “used Pixel 6 + adapter” route instead :-) Still don’t like scrambling for the adapter while a call is coming in though :D
There are two kinds
- the purely analogue that just connects some of the USB pins to the jack
- the digital that contain a DAC
Not all phones have the internal wiring from their internal DAC to the USB port to make the analogue type of adapter work, so watch out what you buy, if you follow SomeGuy69’s advice.
I didn’t even know that. Thanks for the info. But I guess an adapter is cheap. A phone on the other hand not.
Yeah I only found out when buying my own adapter after getting a used Pixel 6. Luckily saw it in time before ordering, so I thought I’d share it forward.
The usb-c would have popped right out and let your phone be smashed into smithereens.
those will start getting loose. at one point if i even thought about slightly grazing the adapter it would lose connection
Heroes never goes out of style
