Samsung is the last of the major smartphone makers to include a headphone
jack in its flagship phones, the Galaxy S series.
Not exact matches
Starting at $ 500, you get the same Qualcomm 835 chip found
in every other
flagship Android
phone, 6 GB of RAM, 64 GB of storage, and an all important headphone
jack.
You won't have a headphone
jack, but you will have iOS — and if you're already invested
in Apple's brand you may not want to look much further for your next
flagship phone.
Sony's redesigned new
flagship phone may not have the world's thinnest screen bezels or a solid excuse for leaving out the headphone
jack, but all across the old continent, the Xperia XZ2 is looking to reward early adopters
in a big way.
Launching its new
flagship phone today, OnePlus joins
in on the hottest trend of 2017 by nixing the display bezels, but it resists the urge to participate
in another popular change by retaining its headphone
jack.
Several
phones below have caught up with Samsung's big 2017
flagship in terms of performance and design, but it still leads
in value thanks to its lower price point and fine balance of high - end and basic features, like waterproofing and a 3.5 mm headphone
jack.