After practically going extinct, there was a sluggish transfer again in the direction of headphone jacks in smartphones, with the function exhibiting up extra typically on high-end handsets when area permits.
The Pixel 3a is something however a high-end handset, nonetheless, and Google has not shipped a cellphone with a headphone jack for two generations.
In an interview, Soniya Jobanputra, Product Manager at Google, defined why Google determined to return this fascinating function in its newest handset.
We debated on this headphone jack however we actually felt that buyers at this value level on this value tier actually wanted flexibility, and that’s what that headphone jack offers you. We nonetheless assist digital audio, and it’s the final approach to devour your audio. You can both use the USB-C adapter on the underside, or you should utilize Bluetooth headphones. And digital audio is unimaginable. But, lots of people have headphones, and we didn’t must create anymore e-waste on this planet so we’ve determined to place a 3.5mm headset jack in so that individuals may use the equipment that they already had accessible to them.
In line with this Google additionally doesn’t ship with a pair of headphones within the field.
It is notable that flexibility and re-using your present (presumably costly) headphones would apply equally to consumers of high-end vs mid-range consumers, and we hope Google reconsiders their determination concerning the port on their increased finish units, notably when their high-end Pixel handsets has been promoting poorly of late.
See the interview under.
