8 Best Phones With a 3.5-mm Headphone Jack (2022): Rugged, Cheap, Luxe

Here are some options to think about if not one of the telephones above strike your fancy. 

Asus Zenfone 8 for $499: You can nonetheless purchase the Zenfone 9’s predecessor (6/10, WIRED Review). It has flagship-grade efficiency because it’s powered by the top-end chip of 2021: Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888. It additionally has a 120-Hz AMOLED display screen and IP68 water resistance. Cons? It doesn’t work on Verizon, and its cameras and battery life are so-so. It’ll additionally solely get yet one more Android model improve (Android 13). 

Moto G Stylus 2022 for $200: This Motorola cellphone (6/10, WIRED Review) is a completely nice cellphone choice. The headphone jack is current, as is a 90-Hz LCD display screen, two-day battery life, respectable efficiency, and a MicroSD card slot. There’s no NFC, so you may’t pay with this cellphone, and no 5G assist, plus it can solely get an replace to Android 12. It has a stylus if that makes a distinction. 

OnePlus N300 5G for $230: This cellphone solely works on T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile, so should you’re on that community, it is a nice, reasonably priced system. It’ll solely get one replace to Android 13 and two years of safety updates, however there’s 5G service, you may pay with the cellphone by way of NFC, and the 5,000-mAh battery lasts two full days. The MediaTek Dimensity 810 chipset is sort of speedy too. It additionally has a 90-Hz display screen, a microSD slot, and a headphone jack. As with most of the telephones on this information, the cameras are meh, and there is no water resistance.

Nokia G400 5G for $270: Nokia’s new cellphone will work on each main US community, hooray! I’ve solely simply began utilizing it so I haven’t got a particular opinion but. But it is promising up to now. There’s a 120-Hz display screen refresh charge, a 5,000-mAh battery, plus the flexibility to make contactless funds. Performance appears OK, however the 4 GB of RAM already feels limiting, so you will need to take care of some lag right here and there.