Not exact matches
It seems clear that
removing the
headphone jack requires some sort of vision of what a better
headphone experience can look
like.
I» m an Android person, my first smartphone was the Moto Atrix, and I currently still use the Note 4 because frankly I
like to
remove my batteries when they die, but I also know the future, is here and water resistant, non removable batteries and
headphone jacks are all going by the wayside.
It looks
like the rumors were true because when the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL handsets were launched, Google decided that they would
remove the 3.5 mm
headphone jack from them which has been an industry standard for the past couple of decades, if not more.
Instead of
removing the
headphone jack like some other phones have been doing recently, they threw a pair of» premium» earbuds in with every phone.
Samsung has also opted to keep the 3.5 mm
headphone jack, something which many other companies
like Apple, Google, and HTC have all decided to
remove in favor of audio through the USB - C port.
Just
like how Apple got rid of the
headphone jack with the iPhone 7, the iPhone X makes moves toward
removing the rest of the phone that isn't a screen — the home button has been outright
removed, as have much of the bezels around the screen.
The
headphone jack was unfortunately
removed this time around, but the internal DAC and support for high - resolution audio codecs
like aptX HD will hopefully help users feel better about potentially going wireless.
While Google was quick to call out Apple last year for
removing the
headphone jack in its iPhone lineup, Google apparently felt
like this year was the right time to do it with its brand new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.
Despite a number of OEMs joining the Apple pack and
removing the
headphone jack, it looks
like the latest OnePlus flagship might stick with the traditional 3.5 mm plug - in method.
Just
like Apple, it's possible Samsung may
remove the
headphone jack on the S8 and go with USB - C audio and wireless similar to the Moto Z series.
It seems clear that
removing the
headphone jack requires some sort of vision of what a better
headphone experience can look
like.
Before the announcement of the iPhone 7, we had already seen the 3.5 mm
headphone jack removed on the
likes of Motorola's Moto Z family as well as the LeEco Le2 and LeEco Le Max2.
It might feel
like Google is following Apple's script right now:
remove the
headphone jack from your flagship phone, ship the phone with a depressingly bad dongle adapter, and announce a new pair of revolutionary Bluetooth
headphones to divert the you - caused frustrations of your customers into additional retail transactions.
But the Korean Giant appears to be
removing yet another feature most of the customers
like — the
headphone jack.