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CTIA Behind Push for 3.5mm Headset Jacks

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EliteABombAZ

Oct 8, 2009, 9:25 AM

Good! Maybe HTC will get the hint...

Mini-USB sucks for audio output!!!!!!
I can't recall exactly where, but I did see a statement from HTC saying everything from the Hero onward would have a 3.5mm jack. That would have applied to everything in their dev pipeline, so within a few months, we should see only 3.5mm headsets co...
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Globhead

Oct 8, 2009, 12:10 PM

This doesn't make any sense

The 2.5mm jack on most phones which have it is for a mono earpiece and microphone, and those headsets are all over the planet for dirt-cheap prices.

Stereo headphones for music are 3.5mm, but that's not the same kind of device. 3.5mm voice headsets are probably much LESS common than 2.5mm.
CTIA is becoming more out of touch with the consumer.

3.5mm has a form and function problem (too big, only audio).

If they want to be forward thinking: 2 microUsb ports (data and audio). People are buying either, cheap headphones (jack doesn't m...
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Unfortunatly that's true. I have a Nokia N95 that has a 3.5 jack and I would like an earpiece that is the same as the ones that fit in 2.5 jacks for my N95. But I can't find one.
 
 
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