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One reason is that you can get a higher quality DAC/headphone amp if you use USB C.
Something like this (https://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-DragonFly-Black-Headphone-...) is needed to drive high end headphones and might mid-quality headphones sound better.
I don't think that the average person will want to use USB C or lightning instead of a headphone jack, but I also don't think the average person will care about it. Because their phone probably came with a dongle and/or lightning/usbC headphones, it will probably be a pretty similar experience to before the headphone jack was removed.
I personally am in favor of a single port replacing as many other ports as possible. I'm not really sure why, but I like the idea of one port to rule them all.
> Quite common during work. Or when traveling, airports, trains etc. do have USB ports for charging.
I agree that some people will be affected by not being able to charge and listen at the same time. Those who are traveling are probably the best example. Now that most phones have enough battery life for a day and then some of typical usage, and can fast charge to 50% in less than 45 minutes, the number of people affected is small enough for Apple, Google, and other companies to ignore. Much like they ignore people who could use a VGA port on their laptop for their presentations. A good number of people are affected by not having a VGA port, but not enough for it to matter.