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Don’t forget none of the newer iPhones or top Galaxy models have a headphone socket
True but there are cheap adapters for iPhones and Androids which allow using headphones and aux cables. Also available with power if needed. And yes, it is step backwards but not a show stopper.
But i’m glad to have a head phone jack
I’ve got a load of different headphones, most of them using a 3.5mm Jack, and I’ve never had an issue using any of them. Just as headphones have been supplied with an adapter for decades to allow use with either a 1/4” or 3.5mm socket, there are plenty of cheap adapters available to allow a 3.5mm Jack to be used with a Lightning socket. This has two benefits - 1) the adapter acts as a flexible joint and relieves the stress on the headphone plug, and 2) it’s also a d/a converter, so you actually get better quality sound. It’s even better if you have headphones with replaceable cables - I have a pair of Taotronics SoundSurge headphones, which are BT, but have a 3.5mm socket, like the s****y Sony ‘phones. Unlike some others, (Apple AirPods Max, B&M P9), the ‘phones will work passively using the cable, and I’ve got a 3.5mm > Lightning cable with remote, cost about £10, that works beautifully, allows phone calls n’all.
I’ve also got several sets of IEM’s, Ultimate Ears and MeeAudio, which use 2-Pin and MMCX connections to allow the cables to be replaced or swapped, and I found a company online which makes replacement cables with those connectors and with Lightning and USB-C plugs, with remote, for around $25, and they do make a significant difference to the sound quality.
Frankly, I’m really glad to see the back of the 3.5mm socket, it’s not needed, legacy headphones and earphones can be easily and cheaply adapted to work happily with the Lightning connection, the only ones complaining are those too sodding lazy to look for suitable adaptors or cables.
Or snivelling about having to use a dongle. It’s not a ******* DONGLE! A dongle is a device that allows the use of locked or licenced software to be used on a computer by legitimate users! You use an adapter to adapt one plug to another socket, which people have been happily doing for decades.
Just get a usb hard drive?
It looks like my choice has been made for me. I would have stuck with Samsung if i'd been able to get the 512gb S21 Ultra, but 3 (current network), EE and O2 don't offer it. Only 128gb or 256gb. A possible option would have been the top spec Galaxy Note 20 but having had a Note previously they just feel too big in the hand. So Apple it is. 3.5mm to lightening cable for in car use is easy to get as is an adapter for when I want to use my Sennheiser headphones in wired guise rather than Bluetooth. I've been informed that Google maps works perfectly well on iPhone and I'll do some research on what music player gives the best/most customisable experience for iOS.
I bought a cheap Sony Xperia and feature wise it's great but it freezes regularly. I can't be bothered to swap.
Well the order has been placed. IPhone 13 Pro Max 1Tb should be here around 20th Oct.... about the same time as my new frame and fork. Exciting month ahead of me 😃