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>>erohea+(OP)
Without a 3.5mm headphone jack, I would have to carry wireless earbuds, which would defeat the purpose.

>>nix0n+Z8
The thing I never understood about the headphone jack and its disappearance: it doesn't need to be a jack. It need only be three contact points. You could have it on the outside rim of a phone and have a magnetic sheath hold the headphone pin to it. But I suppose it's not just about getting rid of the jack itself but also any DAC component? (But, isn't it doing that anyway for the speaker?)

>>intere+En
DAC is still there. Current iPhones can still use wired headphones, via the Lightning/headphone jack adapter. That adapter was included free in the box for a while. Now it's $9 or something.

>>Bud+5N
The adapter includes/is a DAC. The Lightning port is fully digital and cannot carry analog audio.