2.5mm Headset Jack
A small round connector for accepting the pin-shaped plug from certain phone headsets. This connector can be also be used with certain other types of accessories.
While 2.5mm was the original standard for phone headsets, the slightly larger 3.5mm size is standard for music headphones and is now the more common size on phones.
See: Headphone Jack (3.5mm)
2.5mm connectors are still common for TTY devices for the hearing impaired. Therefore most modern phones require a 3.5mm-to-2.5mm adaptor in order to connect to a TTY device.
See: TTY
Either size can support stereo sound and/or a microphone, depending on the number of separate connector rings on the plug and jack.
