Audio jacks are easy and cheap to waterproof, way easier to clean than usb-c ports and way sturdier than usb-c ports (in fact, it’s easier to break a usb-c port due to daily headphone use, while I’ve never broken an audio jack, despite abusing some).
They take up space, but many other brands have easily figured it out even in smaller phones. Hell, samsung can fit a whole pen in their phones.
It does not affect people who won’t use it, and I know a lot of people that would benefit from one (including myself). More importantly, it follows fairphone’s supposed ideals of reducing e-waste.
And no, a 7€ dongle is not a good experience, and not a premium thing. For that price, it’s also probably an analog dongle, which already requires the phone to have the extra hardware for the audio jack inside, just without the convenience of the audio jack.
Audio jacks are easy and cheap to waterproof, way easier to clean than usb-c ports and way sturdier than usb-c ports (in fact, it’s easier to break a usb-c port due to daily headphone use, while I’ve never broken an audio jack, despite abusing some).
They take up space, but many other brands have easily figured it out even in smaller phones. Hell, samsung can fit a whole pen in their phones.
It does not affect people who won’t use it, and I know a lot of people that would benefit from one (including myself). More importantly, it follows fairphone’s supposed ideals of reducing e-waste.
And no, a 7€ dongle is not a good experience, and not a premium thing. For that price, it’s also probably an analog dongle, which already requires the phone to have the extra hardware for the audio jack inside, just without the convenience of the audio jack.