LG’s KM501 in Taiwan with a 3.5mm headphone jack

LG’s KM501 in Taiwan with a 3.5mm headphone jack

LG’s KM501 says ‘hello’ to Taiwan with a 3.5mm headphone jack. Certain features we really never get tired of reporting, because, well, they’re far rarer than they should be. Case in point: the elusive 3.5mm headphone jack, a drop-dead obvious spec that allows real, actual headphones to be plugged in without the aid of a device curiously referred to as a “dongle” in some circles.

The LG KM501 for the Taiwanese market is pretty plain by most definitions: 2 megapixel camera, dedicated music controls, EDGE data, polarizing black / red styling, microSD slot, and A2DP, but the thing that keeps drawing us back in is that darned jack. Why don’t all phones have one of these? Can someone please explain that to us in simple terms? No word on if or when this one might be found outside of Taiwan, which as far as we’re concerned, is a travesty for real headphone lovers everywhere.

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