For the loss of the headphone jack to not be a downgrade, two things have to happen:

* Bluetooth has to work flawlessly - I hear there's been some issues even on iOS 11 and Android's Bluetooth has always been terrible

* USB C Audio has to work flawlessly [1]

1: http://pocketnow.com/2016/09/08/the-impending-horror-of-usb-...