The best phones with a headphone jack - December 2024

Slight ramble / off topic, I've owned a few Sony phones over the years, granted this was some time ago bit they were my go to here in the UK before they decided to add too many digets too the price, my last one was an Xperia 10 (I think, Sony's naming convention and all that) great phone at the time, headphone jack and microSD cards, nice toolless SIM tray (which the still do I believe), spec sheet was decent etc.

But one thing I did not manage to notice while doing my research was the performance was god aweful in Sony's android implementation at the time (at least on the 10) the underlying OS was so poorly optimised it kind of fell inside its own arse whenever doing anything more taxing than watching a video, everything surrounding it was perfect but the software.

Great phone held back by poor software, many years late I flashed Linage and rocked it as a dedicated music player, with my wired headphones and 128GB microSD and it was night and day.

On an unrlated note, I still kind of miss old Sony design language in their OS that kind of mirrored XMB in some ways especially the UI sounds and icons, but anyway the battery was going on it years ago and I lost it during a move, I still miss that phone.

I have a Samsung xcover 6 pro. It has the jack + 2 sims + 1 microsd + removable battery

Problem is finding one and an unlocked bootloader so you can get rid of all the Google crap.

I would love buying a Sony Xperia if it had a better update policy and wasn't that expensive

I've said it before and I'll say it again: for phones a headphone jack has been fucking stupid for almost a decade now

Blame the headphone manufacturers that refuse to release products with a connector that fits the vast majority of devices now, forcing adapter use, not the devices bailing on an outdated connector

Every whiny person on this topic is fucking hilarious, you're all fucking stupid as fuck

Now do one for phones that still have a microsd slot

Which ones have 1/4" jacks?

For the crazy people like me who won't let it go

the Sony would be the perfect phone if it was rootable, in the usa, and was a pixel.

The Moto G Power 5g 2024 has been a great phone for me. Hard to find a phone with all the features but a headphone jack as well.

I'm satisfied with my https://moondroplab.com/en/products/miad01

It's got two jacks!

The redmi note (pro) series also still has the jack, though the newer models are a bit lackluster. Was considering upgrading from my redmi note 10 pro to 13, but after comparing the specs felt like it wasn't worth it at all.

I'm in the US so no Sony option but I had to stay away from Asus with their terrible update support/longevity and bootloader unlocking support. Samsung is similar on the latter portion, Motorola is bad on the former but may have to revisit their stance on bootloader unlocking for ROM support.

I'm still using a Samsung S10e and its starting to show signs of wear, but I honestly don't like any of the replacements I've seen that are under $1000 and I don't want to spend that much on a phone. And unfortunately it looks hard to find older versions too.

I tried looking into old version of the Asus ROG or Red Magic phones that still performed better than my S10e but even those were still so pricy.

No mention of the DAC quality of any of the models. I’d hope the Sony one is decent.

Still mostly loving my cheap Motorola g84. Rarely use the headphone jack but it's there. The stereo speakers in it are pretty good.

Biggest gripe is it kills Facebook messenger in the background no matter what you do. WhatsApp unaffected though.

I want to throw Unihertz a shout-out. I only have the JellyPhone for its novelty, but as far as devices go, it does all the things an Android phone should, even with the silly form factor. It being stock Android is a big plus as well

I can’t necessarily speak for their other phones, but if the build quality is the same, I really like what they’re doing.

My phone doesn't have a headphone jack but has an FM radio. It took me ages to 1) realise I needed a pass through cable without a DAC and 2) find a pass-through cable without a DAC.

Yeah.. a headphone jack is nice for charging and listening at the same time, but I'll say it, the 10$ usb-c apple dongle does the job just fine and covers 99% of use cases. Plus it can also be used on devices with shitty DACs because the dongle is essentially one and it's pretty good as well

So glad the phone model I have is not only on the list but also a 4 star. Budget phones for the win!

USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter