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Originally Posted by theducks
Reasons the Audio jack went:
not waterproof
costs money, prone to fails
Audio is a 'performance' and the union objected
Audio codecs need liceneses
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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.