Apple is expected to remove the 3.5 -
mm headphone port from its upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
Not exact matches
Along the bottom edge are,
from left to right, a Mini-USB
port (for charging the Libre Touch and connecting it to a PC), a MicroSD card slot (if you want more than the internal 4 GB of memory), a volume rocker control, and a standard 3.5
mm headphone port.
A 3.5
mm headphone port is conveniently located at the bottom edge of the tablet when it's held in landscape, which means your hands aren't bothered by the jack and cables hang down and way
from the screen.
The micro USB power / sync
port has slid
from the bottom to the side, while the 3.5
mm headphone jack - with an additional slot attached, designed for future accessories like an external speaker, apparently - has helpfully moved to the top to nestle next to the power button.
Whilst in landscape viewing this doesn't really make much of a difference («upside down» is better suited when using
headphones due to the location of the 3.5
mm port), when viewing the device in portrait you will notice that image quality
from one side of the display drops off rapidly.
The A1 also has a mini-HDMI out
port to its right side should you want to output to another device; a mini-USB in to the base side for file transfer and charging
from powered devices or the mains; a 3.5
mm headphones jack also to the base side to prevent obscuring wires getting in the way of the screen when in use; finished up with a volume up / down control to the right side and an on / off switch to the top.
There are a bunch of other neat features that will appeal to gamers: an RGB backlit keyboard with additional programmable keys, Dolby Atmos - tuned audio and a built - in
headphone amp to help you pinpoint where in - game sounds are coming
from, four USB 3.0
ports, 2 USB - C
ports and a 20.9
mm profile.
The durable aluminum body won't show wear
from normal use, and it has the
ports you use most, including one USB - C, one 3.5
mm headphone jack, and two USB - A 3.0
ports.
Because these are the only two
ports — aside
from a 3.5
mm headphone / mic jack — you'll need a hub or adapter if you have any hard drives, scanners, printers, or card readers that use USB - A.
The source also previously stated that all the new iPad Pro models will include the 3.5
mm headphone port, which was removed
from this year's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
Other features of the Huawei Nova 2s include NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, a USB Type - C
port and a decent 3,340 mAh battery.The handset also comes with the 3.5
mm headphone jack, which is slowly disappearing
from flagship devices these days.
From the picture, The USB Type - C reserves place for the 3.5
mm headphone jack
port.
While you have the option to plug
headphones in using the 3.5
mm port, you won't need to, with sound produced
from the bottom and front - firing speakers faring better than on mono speaker rivals like the OnePlus 5.
Other specs include IP68 water and dust resistance, a feature that should be expected
from every high - end smartphone in 2017, a USB - C
port located on the phone's base, 64 GB of internal storage that's expandable through a microSD slot, a 3,300 mAh battery, and yes, a 3.5
mm headphone jack for those concerned about the impending death of the aging analogue technology.
Android takes off the training wheels and lets consumers choose
from a swath of hardware and software, also giving access to key technologies, such as 3.5
mm headphone jacks and USB - C
ports that you won't find on the latest iPhones.
The 3.5
mm headphone jack and dropping all the USB
ports other than USB Type - C
from the MacBook lineup are the two newest examples.
Many companies have been making this move slowly and in fact, it has been rumored that Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will also be getting rid of the 3.5
mm headphone port when they are finally launched a few weeks
from now.
The bottom of the devices features (
from left to right) the 3.5
mm headphone jack, the micro-USB 2.0 charging
port and the microphone and speaker
ports.
Other interesting things to note about the Moto Z aside
from the modular aspect is that there's no 3.5
mm headphone jack available on the Moto Z, as all of the audio comes through the new USB Type - C
port, although an adapter is included in the box, which is nice to hear.
The top of the case features an opening that could surround a 3.5
mm headphone jack but with HTC being adamant to remove this conventional
port from its devices throughout 2017, it's unlikely to be making a return this winter.
In fact, Apple will only be making major changes under the hood, with the outside appearance of the two phones remaining unchanged, apart
from a missing 3.5
mm headphone jack
port and redesigned antenna lines.
While the reports today
from SamMobile confirmed the removal of the 3.5
mm headphone jack, the fate of a proprietary
port is unclear as a separate report
from the blog confirms the S8 will indeed feature a USB Type - C
port like the Note 7.
Samsung packs a fair amount of extra value into the box, including a pair of AKG
headphones (3.5
mm audio
port), a charging brick, USB Type - A to USB type - C cable, a transfer adapter for transferring data
from your old phone, and of course, the usual SIM tray ejection tool and a set of manuals and guides.
Apart
from the 3.5
mm headphone jack, it's difficult to think of a hardware feature that's dominated the world as comprehensively as the standard USB
port, which first came to widespread prominence around the release of Windows 98 and has survived ever since.
There is no 3.5
mm headphone jack, though Huawei does provide an adapter to go
from the Type - C
port to a 3.5
mm plug, otherwise, you will need a good set of Bluetooth
headphones.