# What phones still have headphone jacks? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 14, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869 "2019-12-14T21:04:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/41 "2019-12-17T14:39:25Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > [Two seconds of googling](https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Splitter-Lightning-Headphone-Compatible/dp/B07Z545M3F). 10 seconds of reading the reviews: > [@](#): > > It works, which is about it. There is an annoying high pitched white noise sound while playing any audio. It is very very loud and impossible to ignore. If you want a white noise/high pitched sound machine, buy one of these. 0/10 > > 1. There is a slight buzz that is not there with the authentic Apple adapter. > 2. I couldn’t hear phone calls through my headphones. > 3. Not impressed > > Absolutely garbage! It doesn’t work and you see where the jack for the headphones goes, the hole is empty! There isn’t anything inside but plastic! Returning this piece of junk! I did research a bunch of these and the one that supposedly splits off video, and 90% of the ones on Amazon are trash with phony positive reviews, and an increasing number of negative reviews, until the seller shitcans the listing and starts a new one with phony positive reviews. [Here’s one that has lots of positive reviews… for a dartboard.](https://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Converter-Splitter-Adapters-Earphone/dp/B082KDGFDG/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?keywords=belkin+iphone+splitter&qid=1576593339&sr=8-12-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyVldXVkJESjJVMk8zJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjcwMTUwSVlWWlQzQkwyTEVGJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA3NjIyMjIzSzM3Mk1IUExOWlBDJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==#customerReviews) The ones that actually work cost $30 or more, and they’re still clunky ass dongles. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/42 "2019-12-17T16:00:51Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I’m not thrilled with being unable to listen to music while charging my iPhone. Yes, I can buy an adapter for $35, and carry it with me wherever I go, but on my son’s 6s, he can simply plug in the headphones and charger at the same time. That’s certainly a pain in the ass. I bought a splitter that works just fine, but it’s another thing to carry and lose. While traveling it’s not a big deal, as I always have a pouch with charging cords, dongles, wall chargers etc. for everything. But on a daily basis, sure. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/43 "2019-12-17T17:14:44Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > I’m not thrilled with being unable to listen to music while charging my iPhone. Doesn’t the iPhone have wireless charging? I think one of the problems with a headphone jack is that it’s an analog signal. It’s not easy to output a clean analog signal when you have a lot of high-speed digital electronics nearby. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/44 "2019-12-17T17:23:28Z")
> [@scr4](#): > > Doesn’t the iPhone have wireless charging? > . Only for the last couple of years. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/45 "2019-12-17T17:29:06Z")
I noticed that in my last car (2006 Prius) if I connected the phone to my car’s stereo with an analog audio cable, and simulaneously charged it with an adapter connected to the car’s cigarette lighter port (whatever you call those things nowadays), there would be quite audible noise heard over the speakers. The noise was there only when the charger was plugged in. I guess the DC voltage into the charger wasn’t clean, but I was surprised and annoyed at how much of an audio artifact it caused. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/46 "2019-12-17T20:17:53Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > I noticed that in my last car (2006 Prius) if I connected the phone to my car’s stereo with an analog audio cable, and simulaneously charged it with an adapter connected to the car’s cigarette lighter port (whatever you call those things nowadays), there would be quite audible noise heard over the speakers. The noise was there only when the charger was plugged in. I guess the DC voltage into the charger wasn’t clean, but I was surprised and annoyed at how much of an audio artifact it caused. That whine is from a ground loop. A $5-$10 ground loop isolator removes it. Amazon carries several. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/47 "2019-12-19T17:23:56Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Only for the last couple of years. Yes, but the OP specified they are buying a new phone. I won’t address which phones I think are best but it seems silly to me to spend a bunch of money for a phone that’s not your first choice just to still get old technology. They are all going to loose the port soon enough and you will need to get Bluetooth headphones or carry a dongle in the future anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/48 "2019-12-19T18:22:38Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > I won’t address which phones I think are best but it seems silly to me to spend a bunch of money for a phone that’s not your first choice just to still get old technology. I don’t have a “first choice.” I’d be satisfied with any phone that’s “good enough.” It seems silly to _me_ to spend a bunch of money for a phone, only to have to spend additional money for a workaround because it lacks something I want it to have. > [@](#): > > They are all going to loose the port soon enough and you will need to get Bluetooth headphones or carry a dongle in the future anyway. Well, I don’t want a loose port. I suspect that enough people want old-fashioned headphone jacks that they won’t be going away completely. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/49 "2019-12-19T20:07:10Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink;22036401It seems silly to _me_ to spend a bunch of money for a phone, only to have to spend additional money for a workaround because it lacks something I want it to have. [/QUOTE] When I first heard about headphone jacks being removed, I was likewise (mildly) outraged and vowed never to get a phone with such a stupid design. But having renounced that vow and having had a phone without a jack for a year, it’s just not a problem at all. I don’t have any Bluetooth headphones; I spent just $15 to get 3 dongles and I don’t even think about this “problem” anymore. All my headphones have magically changed to USB-C headphones. Digging your heels in on this issue seems like shopping for a brand new car but having a non-negotiable requirement that it has to be compatible with your old bike rack. And refusing to consider any solution that uses an adapter bracket. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/50 "2019-12-22T22:14:54Z")
The latest Samsung flagship models still have headphone jacks. With regard to wireless charging, the main disadvantage is that you can’t really use the phone meanwhile, at least not for anything where you need to type or read. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869/51 "2019-12-22T22:20:34Z")
> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#): > > The latest Samsung flagship models still have headphone jacks. The S10 series does, but the Note-10 series doesn’t. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-phones-still-have-headphone-jacks/844869.md?page=2)