I switched to using wireless headphones a good decade ago and I’ve never had a set die die to the battery going.
I’ve had plenty of wired headphones die bectthr cable became frayed or loose though.
I am still surprised at the lack of a headphone jack in the Fairphone, but I don’t agree that wireless devices are somehow more prone to becoming e-waste.
How are they not going to become e-waste? At some point the battery will die. And more people will just throw those out then they will recycle them. The Bluetooth codec on the set will get outdated. I have old wireless Bluetooth speakers that are completely “useless” now because of the battery and old Bluetooth codec which doesn’t work with modern phones. But damn if I still can’t plug into their headphones Jack and use them while they’re powered from the wall. If you look up the average lifespan of wireless earbuds you get answers anywhere from 1 to 5 years lol. I have a pair of headphones from the 90’s that work great. I have another pair older than me.
Just because regular headphones don’t have as much electronics in them doesn’t mean they don’t contribute to e-waste as well. That’s what I am driving at, cheap headphones will die quickly and most people don’t bother repairing them. The same will happen to cheap wireless headphones. However, good quality ones will last and an often misses benefit of wireless headphones is that there’s a lot less wear on them.
The comments about the battery eventually dying may well be correct, but honestly the batteries last plenty long. It’s not like they stop working, they just lose capacity over time. All I’m saying is that the battery “dying” is not the big contributor to e-waste that it’s purported to be.
You created the need, not the manufacturer, not me, not your mamma YOU DID. And you can still get phones with a headphone jack your just pissy every phone doesn’t come with one.
I switched to using wireless headphones a good decade ago and I’ve never had a set die die to the battery going.
I’ve had plenty of wired headphones die bectthr cable became frayed or loose though.
I am still surprised at the lack of a headphone jack in the Fairphone, but I don’t agree that wireless devices are somehow more prone to becoming e-waste.
How are they not going to become e-waste? At some point the battery will die. And more people will just throw those out then they will recycle them. The Bluetooth codec on the set will get outdated. I have old wireless Bluetooth speakers that are completely “useless” now because of the battery and old Bluetooth codec which doesn’t work with modern phones. But damn if I still can’t plug into their headphones Jack and use them while they’re powered from the wall. If you look up the average lifespan of wireless earbuds you get answers anywhere from 1 to 5 years lol. I have a pair of headphones from the 90’s that work great. I have another pair older than me.
Just because regular headphones don’t have as much electronics in them doesn’t mean they don’t contribute to e-waste as well. That’s what I am driving at, cheap headphones will die quickly and most people don’t bother repairing them. The same will happen to cheap wireless headphones. However, good quality ones will last and an often misses benefit of wireless headphones is that there’s a lot less wear on them.
The comments about the battery eventually dying may well be correct, but honestly the batteries last plenty long. It’s not like they stop working, they just lose capacity over time. All I’m saying is that the battery “dying” is not the big contributor to e-waste that it’s purported to be.
The answer to this problem is better wireless headphones
So buy a DAC with mini jack adapter and call it a day then?
Oh joy something else i need in my pocket.
You created the need, not the manufacturer, not me, not your mamma YOU DID. And you can still get phones with a headphone jack your just pissy every phone doesn’t come with one.
Get the fuck over yourself.
The manufacturer absolutely created the need to have a dongle by removing the headphone jack. Give me one good reason and a good reason to remove it?