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Old 10-09-2020, 02:30 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by theducks View Post
Reasons the Audio jack went:
not waterproof
costs money, prone to fails
Audio is a 'performance' and the union objected
Audio codecs need liceneses
No, purely marketing is why audio jack went on BT enabled devices. Also in Apple's case to make much more profit.

BT inherently costs more and is poorer quality than a decent onboard DAC and a 20c 3.5mm socket. An extra thing to charge and an extra battery (often now not replaceable) to wear out.

I'll only ever buy a phone or tablet or laptop without a real jack socket if none with jack sockets exist.

The Kobo H2O original was waterproofed with a bung. The Kobo Libra micro USB is totally exposed but PCB is coated.

Lack of an audio socket is nothing to do with waterproofing. I've two-way radios that are waterproof, but have power and headset sockets.
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