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I see a lot of people complaining that the Fairphone 6 doesn't have an Aux jack.

Just use an adapter cable.

A 3.5mm Aux jack takes up a significant amount of space just to connect a few wires that could be connected through USB-C anyway, that space could be used for a bigger battery.

Even if there was a good enough reason to keep Aux it should be 2.5mm Aux and not the usual 3.5 as it does exactly the same thing but uses less space

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[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Choosing isn't really an option for poor people. My phone was over 5 years old, unsupported, and the battery stopped charging. I was forced to get a new phone. I didn't choose to.

My car was what I could afford after my last car needed more work than it's bluebook value for the 3rd time that year. I had to get a 'new' car, and it's very used. I didn't get to look for a car that had great audio options. Hell it doesn't even have 4 working speakers.

My preference is for the highest quality.

My reality is that wired audio works all the time and it's affordable.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

This is totally reasonable.

If the issue is money, we can just say "support aux bc a large population can't afford to swap," a lot of this thread seems to be poverty masquerading as purism. It's the purism I can't understand.