Why? My outlet is lower than my phone in almost every instance, so my voted going down towards the charger makes the most sense.

Besides, my IR Blaster, mic, and 3.5mm jack are at the top 😁

Directly into the back like Apple mice.

/duck

Or just allow the phone to rotate 180°

When smartphones were new you used to be able to turn them upside down and the screen would just rotate. Now you have to download an app to do that, and it doesn't always work.

I don't even like the few phones I had with the headphone jack on the top.

This would be a good post for !unpopularopinion@lemmy.world as long as you expand on why you think that.

Years ago I had these little magnetic lugs that you popped into the charge port and the cable just snapped onto the little magnet. Always thought I'd be cool to have a phone case with a track all the way around the phone so that the magnet cable could pop anywhere and the would charge off it. Then it's always where it's most convenient instead of right where you don't want it.

Its obviously a conspiracy to buy more cables that get damaged when you inevitably bend it when you use and charge it.

What? No.

Had a Sony Ericsson (early Xperia, not one of 'em old dumbphones) where the micro-usb would plug into one side and headphones into the other (left and right side, that is). Pretty comfy to use with both a charger and headphones at the same time.

Every single phone after that has been charger at bottom and headphone jack at top or not at all. Massive downgrade IMO.

phones should charge wirelessly while they're in my pocket or being held.

If you have an android just turn your phone upside down and the screen flips over 🤷

They're on the bottom so that they work with docking devices.

I've seen a few phones that have two ports, a bottom and a side port that both with for charging. I've only noticed that on gaming phones, though.

If you have an android install Rotation Orientation Manager. You can have your phone work upside down. Now that phones are pretty much bezel-less it doesn't make a difference how you hold it

Samsung Galaxy s1 had exactly that Even came with a sliding port cover