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[Eumenes]

i buy the cheapest android phone every 5 years, i get to keep my headphone jack too

[threeseed → Eumenes]

iPhones are supported for longer and have better trade-in/resale value. So it's debatable if you're Android phone is really cheaper.

Also decent USB-C to 3.5mm DACs have significantly better sound quality than phones so I don't miss the headphone jack at all.

[Gualdrapo → threeseed]

I don't imagine someone buying a cheap Android phone and thinking about resales or something - just a tool to get the job done of doing/receiving calls, IM and that kind of stuff. And for the long term support, that's just a LineageOS flash away.

[benoliver999 → Gualdrapo]

Yeah it's definitely cheaper. My used £150 phone has been running fine for 4 years now.

I'm not saying it's an equivalent experience to spending more money, but it's cheaper.

[Eumenes → Gualdrapo]

yeah my pixel was like $150 or something on sale ... then I traded it in for a Pixel 6 and that was like $100 with a trade in. I use mint mobile which is like $15/month. got that thrifty life.

[nipperkinfeet → Eumenes]

My OnePlus Android phone continues to satisfy all of my needs. There have been no interesting additions to these new phones in the last six years, other than the removal of capabilities that I enjoy.

[sys_64738 → Eumenes]

Brother, I have a headphone jack on my iPhone 6S too!