Comments on: Wednesday Poll: Headphone Jack on the Bottom or Top?

By: zzwerty

zzwerty — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:57:00 +0000

For top:
When it’s in a car, the phone can connect to the aux more easily
Your phone has the pleasure of not being upside down in your pocket, hooray!
For Bottom:
When it’s on a sport armband thingie you don’t have to maneuvre your arm weirdly to see the screen
When it’s in your pocket it is easier to get out
When it’s charging and you have it plugged in the cables don’t tangle
When you are looking at the screen, the headphone cable doesn’t get in the way. This can be really annoying sometimes.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:29:00 +0000

Better on top. Every phone I have had with the jack point is on the bottom the headphones never last. Finally have a phone with on top and its the longest the headphone has lasted. I have never put my phone in my pocket top down I do it the other way round.

By: Mark G

Mark G — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Whichever one you choose, top or bottom, you’re all idiots and wrong. Get with it.

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:03:00 +0000

What about docks? If your phone is made to dock upright, then docks would need to all have a way to plug headphones into them.

And regarding cupholders, stock Android doesn’t flip the phone so it’s display can be upside down. So it’s not really a great option to flip your phone upside down in a cupholder… (or anywhere else, really)

By: Ted Pavlic

Ted Pavlic — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:03:00 +0000

But stock Android doesn’t flip the display for upside-down mode. You’re stuck with an upside down display.

By: Liderc

Liderc — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:13:00 +0000

I agree that the breast pocket works out better with the headphone jack on the top, but power button on the top doesn’t work for larger phones, the side is a must.

By: firant

firant — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:03:00 +0000

I keep my phone in my breast pocket — if its upright I can just pull it up and key the screen on to check the time / notifications when I’m in court / in a meeting. Top for both lockswitch and phono jack is a good thing.

By: gb79

gb79 — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:05:00 +0000

I say put it on the top AND the bottom. This would be useful for both groups of people as they could choose the port they prefer. It also has a handy benefit for situations where you wanted to let a friend listen in on a song as they could just pop their ear buds into the opposite port.

By: cizzlen

cizzlen — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:29:00 +0000

Yeah but that in turn can cause stress on the head of the headphones themselves, the part that’s most likely to get damaged than anything else.

For me, it’s easier to pull the phone out upside down screen facing my leg and headphone jack on the bottom so I don’t need to flip my phone around as it’s already in my hand. Especially handy when working out.

By: Louis-Abner Philippe

Louis-Abner Philippe — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:28:00 +0000

bottom, i put it upside down in my pocket. and if i carry it in my hand i prefer it to be at the bottom..otherwise wire gets right in the way of the screen and what not … that is all

By: commenter

commenter — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:29:00 +0000

So… I’m a fan of the top, well only because i only previously had top ports. (rocking an HTC Thunderbolt) BUT… i don’t use headphones with my phone. I have a private office at work, so i just use the speaker/kickstand with my music. when i drive, my car has bluetooth, so i just wireless transmit the sounds. Because CM7 doesn’t play nice with gps (as of last time i checked) i don’t use navigation or anything like that. so my phone goes in “bottom first” into a pocket. That way, i only need to pull out a little if i need to chedk time/message from the status bar. Or if i have to pull it fully out, i have gooten used to gripping with my thumb and index finger on the top corners and then rotating as i’m pulling about the top axis to make it lay flat in my hand. I find it odd to have to twist my elbow when the phone is upside down. but that’s just me

By: ddh819

ddh819 — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:22:00 +0000

i hope you’re not driving while using the phone, but you could let the screen rotate.

By: ChaoticInfinityX

ChaoticInfinityX — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:47:00 +0000

I was used to the top side jack for the longest with my Droid X, but I really enjoy my bottom side jack of my Gnex.

By: mikeym0p

mikeym0p — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:28:00 +0000

On a lighter note: Can you share the icons/wallpaper you have on the One X in the picture?

By: mikeym0p

mikeym0p — Thu, 03 May 2012 15:27:00 +0000

How? I learned to hit the fast forward button without looking even when the phone is upside down. Not only that, you can pick it up and select the song, or even with Cm9 use the volume key skip.