Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 20:21:58 on Wed, 24 Jul
2019, Clank remarked:

Roland Perry Wrote in message:
That's why I'm sure some buy new sexier earbuds, without buying a
whole new phone (or indeed waiting until it's time for them to buy a
new phone and get the together).

It's telling that earphones are now considered a mobile phone
accessory, despite predating the invention of the mobile phone by
decades...

Ear*phones* are certainly a thing which appear to appear to the more
introverted phone users who are using it as chiefly a music player. To
that extent it's no different to a Walkman.

Indeed so. That's one of many devices that smartphones have replaced.