Over the past few months, we've come across various tidbits —
including ditching the headphone jack — about Google's next - generation Pixel devices for 2017.
Not exact matches
SamMobile said Samsung will
include a USB Type - C port for charging and audio and that the 3.5 mm
headphone jack will be
ditched — something Fone Arena also reported.
Yeah, this year's Moto Z phones have
ditched the
headphone jack and you have to use a USB - to - 3.5 mm adapter,
included in the box, to listen to music.
The reason HTC
included new ear - phones is because the company has decided to
ditch the 3.5 mm
headphone jack on the U Play as well.
It's no secret that Google has
ditched the
headphone jack with the new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, but the company did confirm at today's event that an adapter dongle will be
included in the box.
Other changes are likely to
include the handset's ambient light sensor moving from the left side to the right side of the device, a possible dual - lens camera for the iPhone 7 Plus, and possibly the
ditching of the
headphone jack.
With more devices,
including the Samsung Galaxy S8, expected to
ditch the
headphone jack, the next Android update might pull the plug on 3.5 mm
headphone jack support.