01189998819991197253 ,
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This is a neat explanation of the purpose of the other jack, in case anyone was wondering.

Aatube ,
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Abstruse Goose webcomic. Execs are at a meeting where they learn that the Galaxy S10+ features 5 cameras. They get mad even though they know that Samsung is "overcompensating for something", but decide to try and kick their ass by fitting 11 cameras and 2 vertical USB-A ports on teh back and 4 USB ports on the left side and 6 USB ports on the right side and 1 USB port on the bottom, creating a phone that, when all plugged in from the sides, looks like a fucking spider.

01189998819991197253 ,
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A bit of excessive, I know, but I would love a 6.35mm jack, too.

flubba86 ,

Personally I only use smartphones with dual XLR output and optical SPDIF.

DAMunzy ,

Dual headphone jacks. You "hear" that, Fairphone‽

Rubidoo ,

Dual usbc when?

SuperSpruce ,

ROG phones have this and a headphone jack.

GolfNovemberUniform ,
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2 headphone jacks is definitely a choice. I wonder if there's at least one use case for it in 2024 though

SnotFlickerman ,
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It's aimed strictly at audiophiles. The extra jack is a 4.4mm jack that's more common in things like DACs.

An example:

https://nobleaudio.com/products/dac-amp-with-4-4mm-pentaconn-output

Pair a phone like this with a pair of Sennheiser's and a bunch of FLAC files and you might have a really good time.

GolfNovemberUniform ,
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Oh so the jacks are different? Ok then. I thought the other sizes are dead or only used in niche $100k+ equipment

oxjox ,
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Second sentence:

It has a 4.4mm headphone jack to go with the more conventional 3.5mm type.

4.4mm is for balanced audio output. This audience for this device is audiophiles.

user224 ,
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Here's specs: https://liliputing.com/moondrop-miad-01-smartphone-with-hifi-audio-features-launches-globally-for-399/

Seems nice. I just wish it had removable battery, like phones used to, so I could carry a spare around, like I used to with Sony Ericsson W200i.
Also dedicated dual SIM + MicroSD instead of hybrid.

Just got an idea, the Galaxy Flip has 2 batteries. Small one, and large one. What if there was a small one built-in, and a larger swappable one. You could then hot-swap the batteries like with some ThinkPads (those with internal + external battery).

GolfNovemberUniform ,
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Unfortunately making the battery removable will make the phone considerably thicker and probably easier to break which is not what most of the users want

mobius_slip ,

The Galaxy S5 was the last of the mainline series to have a removable battery, and was thinner than the S9 which came out four years later. It also had a pretty good water resistance rating.

Any "downsides" to a replaceable battery are a myth.

timlyo ,

Fairphone has a removable battery pack, it's pretty handy.

user224 ,
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But no headphone jack.

tedu ,

Every phone can have two batteries if you just get a battery pack.

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