You say that as if the power and sway of a trillion dollar company has no effect on that.
The thing is, Apple lied about why they got rid of the headphone jack, and the market lapped it up and subsequently coughed up the dough for their overpriced earbuds.
My LG V35 was thinner, lighter, and faster than the equivalent iPhone, but it still had an IP68 rating while keeping both a headphone jack and an SD card slot.