Asklemmy

To be honest i'd prefer it to be there at all considering the current trend of removing it.

But to answer your question, jack on top, so when the phone is plugged in the wall you can stay on the other side since the headphone cable wont be bent

You guys have headphone jacks ?

Bottom, for pocketing. And cable not dangling over screen.

I prefer it existing. Tough ask I know

Side, cuz fuck you that's why.

Doesn't really matter as long as the jack exists in the first place.

I just want the phone to rotate correctly whichever way I choose is up. I want to be able to read ebooks and charge my phone without holding it up. /End rant

I prefer the headphone jack is on the bottom, next to the charging port. That way, I can put the ports down while my phone is in my pocket if i'm working, so nothing gets into the ports. Then, if I'm just keeping my phone in my pocket normally, with the ports up, my headphones can plug in without problems.

At the bottom. This way when you will it out of your pocket, you don't have to turn it around for the screen to be the right way up.

The best answer is where the charging port is. So if we all decided it's bottom, then it has to be down there.

All the answers trying to put it at the top don't realise they would have now double problems either when charging or using the jack.

Also, bottom jack makes it great for pockets which is where the most audio time happens.

Imagine if phone manufacturers asked the public like this...

Bottom. If I pull my phone out with the bottom facing up it's a very easy transition to hold it up and use it. At the top I've got to flip the phone around when I take it out, and that's an unforgivable sin of design. Only exaggerating a little

Not picky—it just needs to be there else I would be forced to buy Bluetooth e-waste.

The phone should not have a dedicated “top” or “bottom”; the image should be able to flip 180 degrees via user config.

Top, 100%

Then you wont rest you phone on the cable and possibly ruin it.

I love when phones place the usb on the top. I have no idea why the bottom is standard, nobody uses docks anymore.

Bottom I can always put it in a pocket upside down. Just feel downs a bit more protected from the rain.

I don't really care as long as it's there. If I have to choose a spot, I think somewhere beside the usb-c port should be good.

I have been happily cordless for years but preferred the bottom as putting the phone top down in my pocket makes for one quick motion to view the phone and put it back without rotating it.

I prefer the headphone jack to be Bluetooth, honestly... Haven't had a physical port in many years and found I didn't miss it at all

Ever since I've gotten some decent noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones, I don't really care where the headphone jack is or even if there is one. It happened way too many times that the cable got snagged on something and yanked the buds out of my ears, and I'm well past the age where I had the cable under my shirt and the earbuds dangling in front of me all the time. Especially when running or otherwise exercising, I don't miss the cable one tiny bit.

Top right.
It's best place when holding it in landscape mode.

On the back so it doesn’t get in the way.

But seriously, neither. If I’m listening on my phone I’ll be out and about, and don’t want wires in the way. Bluetooth all the way.

At home, via a decent DAC hooked up to a PC.

Bottom. Phones go in pockets top down so you don't have to readjust your grip. If it's on top, now whatever's plugged in is holding up the phone. The only real benefit for a top port is the ability to have stereo bottom speakers without space constraint worries.

I haven't used either so no clue. No headphone jack on the s21

Edit: why was I downvoted?

All phones I've had, had the jack on the bottom where it's in the way of me holding the phone or placing the phone on something. I always wondered why it's not just at the top.

BTW just got a new phone (Oneplus) and I'm glad to have found one that has a jack at all

Bottom. All phones I've ever had have the headphone jack at the bottom, right next to the charging port. So, why would I want it anywhere else than where I'm used to it being?

I don't really care because I rotate my screen 180 degrees in landscape if it's on the bottom and I'm using headphones

Bottom. It slows accumulation of pocket lint in charging port.

Anywhere but the bottom half of the phone. I hate that the charging port is on the bottom. It’s in the way when I need to use my phone while charging.