Lenovo Picked USB-C Over Stereo Headphone Jack for Tech and Design Reasons
Jun 9, 2016, 3:36 PM by Eric M. Zeman
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Neither the Moto Z Droid nor the Moto Z Droid Force has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Instead, the two phones adopted the USB-C standard for charging and audio output. When asked why it made this decision, Lenovo executives said its new phones are a "platform for the future" and that USB Type-C is defining that future. The decision means the phones will be compatible with future Moto Mods, for example, and other accessories the company creates down the road. Lenovo also noted it could not have made the phones as thin or simple as they are with the headphone jack. This was purely a "future-focused decision," said Lenovo, but "to ease the pain, we've included a USB-C to 3.5mm dongle in the box."
source: Lenovo
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