Smartphones are more powerful than ever, but they’re also missing longtime features users became accustomed to. In particular, the microSD card slot, physical SIM tray, 3.5mm headphone jack, and notification slider have all been removed from most modern flagships. The headphone jack might be the one feature removal we’re still having a hard time getting over. I made peace with losing the 3.5mm port on my smartphones years ago. That is, until I switched to a new Android phone that still has it. I bought the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER, a budget Android smartphone with a unique calling card — it sports a paper-like, anti-glare matte display with viewing modes for e-reading and more. An unexpected benefit of switching to the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER was getting a headphone jack back on my primary smartphone. I thought it would bring renewed convenience and better sound quality back into my life, but the opposite happened. The 3.5mm jack isn’t as great as I remembered When I want wired audio, I need better than my phone’s DAC …