I bought a zenfone 9 because it's reasonably sized, not underpowered, and has a 3.5mm jack. You can find phone preferences as amusing as you want, but at least it's still possible to vote with my wallet to some degree.
Same reason I'm still on the Xperia 5 line of phones. Relatively small (narrow, which I care about more than overall size) with SD card slot and 3.5mm jack.
