On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

  • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    21·
    1 year ago

    According to Wikipedia, ‘The original 1⁄4 inch (6.35 mm) version descends from as early as 1877’, and it’s been an industry standard since then.

    I could be mistaken, but I believe the modern headphone cable/jack is 1/8”.

    1/4" are the bigger ones like the size of a guitar cable.

    • highduc@lemmy.mlEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      You’re correct. But you can use an adapter. Some headphones (especially more expensive ones) come with their own. And some devices (like my USB audio interface) come with a big jack for headphones, but again an adapter makes it irrelevant whether it’s a small jack or a large one.

      • mypasswordistaco@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        If you’re gunna use an adapter anyway then it makes it irrelevant whether or not there’s a headphone jack in the phone. People in this thread talk about how you can’t use expensive wired headphones with your mobile devices anymore as if adapters don’t exist.