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Is losing the headphone jack from a phone a deal breaker? (Open_Tab)

We hash out whether losing the decades-old port matters in this excerpt from Open_Tab.

Mike Sorrentino Senior Editor
Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy industry, and outside of work enjoys biking and pizza making.
Expertise Phones, texting apps, iOS, Android, smartwatches, fitness trackers, mobile accessories, gaming phones, budget phones, toys, Star Wars, Marvel, Power Rangers, DC, mobile accessibility, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, RCS
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Justin Yu Associate Editor / Reviews - Printers and peripherals
Justin Yu covered headphones and peripherals for CNET.
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Richard Peterson
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Joseph Kaminski Senior Associate Technology Editor / Reviews
During my almost twenty years at CNET, I handled benchmark testing/methodologies for both Mac and PC systems and, sometime after, integrated testing for micro-mobility (e-bikes, electric scooters and EUCs), which is a passion of mine. Transitioning from a BMX background to this field was seamless. Despite testing numerous products, each new one brings the same excitement as my first.
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Bryan VanGelder Former video producer
Bryan VanGelder was a technical producer for CNET. He's a metal-head, an A/V geek and a radio nut, and he spends too much money on comic books.
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David Carnoy Executive Editor / Reviews
Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, including headphones and speakers. He's also an e-reader and e-publishing expert as well as the author of the novels Knife Music, The Big Exit and Lucidity. All the titles are available as Kindle, iBooks, Nook e-books and audiobooks.
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Watch this: Is losing the headphone jack from a phone a deal breaker? (Open_Tab)

How do you listen to music? Is it through traditional wired headphones, or have you made the jump to wireless audio through Bluetooth?

Now that phones such as Apple's new iPhone 7 and Motorola's Moto Z handset are moving away from including a headphone jack natively as part of the device, does this have an effect on how you will listen to your music and podcasts?

CNET audio experts David Carnoy and Justin Yu join Mike Sorrentino to discuss their thoughts on phones moving toward wireless options instead of the 3.5mm headphone jack in this excerpt from Open_Tab.

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