On a recent post, there were a lot of comments, which said that they were missing the headphones on newer mobile devices.

How many actually use the headphone jack?

I ask, because I have one on my phone, since I really wanted one, but I rarely use it. Like Tops 1/Month.

  • prole
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    51 year ago

    According to Wikipedia, ‘The original 1⁄4 inch (6.35 mm) version descends from as early as 1877’, and it’s been an industry standard since then.

    I could be mistaken, but I believe the modern headphone cable/jack is 1/8”.

    1/4" are the bigger ones like the size of a guitar cable.

    • @grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world
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      31 year ago

      When I was a kid, headphones had the beefy one associate with guitars. The smaller ones came out when Walkmans became popular. We called them mini-plugs and you’d buy an adapter to use them with older gear.

      Memories based on being born in early '70s. Possibly incorrect.

    • @highduc@lemmy.ml
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      11 year ago

      You’re correct. But you can use an adapter. Some headphones (especially more expensive ones) come with their own. And some devices (like my USB audio interface) come with a big jack for headphones, but again an adapter makes it irrelevant whether it’s a small jack or a large one.