PC World has an article on why USB-C has not been a viable alternative for the 3.5mm audio jack. Problems with USB-C include variable handling of digital to audio conversion, incompatible SOCs inside the cable, and non-standard analog-passthrough. In short, the cables which contain computers themselves are not standardized in behavior and the author's conclusion is that mobile devices must have 3.5mm jacks until the USB-C cable technology gets sorted out enough that they become usable.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 12 2018, @03:49PM
Regarding phone thinness: you've got to ask yourself, how thin can a phone be before the strength of materials dictates that it will bend or crack with minimal force, and therefore high probability?
I'd say we've already reached that point. Otherwise, how do you explain the phone case industry?
Stop the insanity!