I just don’t know a single real person that still wants to use wired earphones with their phone. To me it’s the same as complaining that an artist only has CDs, not records.
Adding an external sound card introduces variables outside of manufacture control, the quality, latency, and drive power all at the mercy of some random integrator.
My phone is easily thick enough to accommodate a 3.5mm port, and it can't be that difficult to waterproof such a jack, which should also make reasonable cleaning easy if it's ever required.
Also of note is that I used to care a lot about sound quality, and owned very expensive wired IEMs until 2 years ago. I was annoyed when I switched to a phone without a jack, but now I’m used to it and don’t particularly miss it.
If we're going to pick nits, no it didn't. And the fact that I'm in a minority (which I definitely am) is what's irrelevant. The comment seemed to be doubting the existence of this preference, and I gave an example of its existence.
When I use my Sony XM5 Bluetooth headphones, the latency is noticeable. Watching videos, the lips don't match the audio. Playing games, I see things before I hear them. It's probably in the ~150-200 ms range for latency.
While gaming, I use a different set of wireless headphones that use a proprietary dongle. If they have any latency at all, I don't notice it.