On: “Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 will both ditch the headphone jack.”

[falcolas]

Audio over USB C is analog as well, no chips required. 4 wires in the USB C socket just become the analog equivalent.

[tomc1985 → falcolas]

I stand corrected then. If the only thing that changes is the physical connector then that is not nearly as bad.

[falcolas → tomc1985]

I think the biggest problem people (well, those who really care about the quality of the music) will identify will be that the audio DAC will go from being a (generally) distinct component of the phone to an integrated component of the USB-C driver. I believe this will likely lower the quality of the DAC (as the rest of the chip will be mostly, if not all digital components) and the overall music as a result.

IOW, you may still want to have a discrete DAC dongle for your USB-C phone.

[AstralStorm → tomc1985]

A physical connector that cannot rotate and will break and tangle cables.