Many people argue they don't need thinner phones and that Apple should
not remove the headphone jack and replace regular 3.5 mm headphones with wireless or Lightning - based ones.
Please don't remove the headphone jack or the fingerprint reader.
Not exact matches
Apple's decision to
remove the
headphone jack in the iPhone 7 brings to light an important question: Would Apple have made the move now if it didn't own Beats?
Save for Samsung and LG devices, OnePlus is just about the only phone maker left that hasn't moved to either USB C - based or wireless audio — Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and others have
removed the
headphone jack from their 2017 flagships.
Compatible with PC, mobile, and consoles, the Electra V2 utilizes a standard 3.5 mm audio
jack that is hard wired into the headset and can
not be
removed, but also comes with a splitter cable for
headphone and microphone separation on PC should you desire to separate the channels.
The relocation of the now deeper set cartridge slot to the bottom right of the device mean you don't have to worry about moronically
removing the cartridge (as I have done on a few occasions) when closing the system with one hand, and also allows both the charging port and the
headphone jack to sit smack - bang in the middle of the action.
That question can be answered in part with the same explanation for Apple's decision to
remove the standard 3.5 mm
headphone jack (that's right, the new iPhones won't have a regular audio port): waterproofing.
In what seemed partially intended to be consolation for
removing the
headphone jack from the Google Pixel 2, the Mountain View company announced the Google Pixel Buds last month, a pair of semi-wireless
headphones (they're still wired to each other, but
not your phone).
Many smartphone makers decided to
remove the
headphone jack from their premium devices, but it seems that OnePlus won't make such a move.
Not a single one of us here at Gadget Hacks is a fan of
removing the
headphone jack.
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.
That includes the Type - C port, a 3.5 mm
headphone jack - OnePlus hasn't had the «courage» to
remove that one yet, despite the slowly growing trend to do so - and five machined holes for the loudspeaker.
Next, on the top of the device, you've got your 3.5 mm
headphone jack (thankfully they aren't following Apple's lead on
removing this port) as well as the IR blaster.
Apple even takes the time to sarcastically dismiss the significance of dropping the
headphone jack, implying that
removing a 100 - year - old plug isn't exactly a «shocker.»
Removing the 3.5 mm
headphone jack is
not innovation, nor courage.
Using small bezels wouldn't automatically mean the device was similar to the iPhone X, and Google has followed Apple on the decision to
remove the
headphone jack anyway.
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.
So HTC's new U11 Life phone isn't unique for
removing the
headphone jack — but it is unique for the solution it presents instead.
Our readers don't seem to be too happy about the removal of the 3.5 mm
headphone jack, but there could be a major backlash if they
remove a feature and introduce this limitation.
The Rayz earbuds are no doubt made in response to Apple's decision to
remove the iPhone 7's
headphone jack, leaving those who prefer wired earbuds with a dilemma: listen to audio or charge the phone, but
not both at the same time.
IceUniverse has said the Samsung Galaxy S9 will come with AKG Bluetooth in - ear
headphones in the box, though adds that this doesn't mean the
headphone jack will be
removed - and AKG
headphones is something that appears on the packaging, along with the mention of AKG - tuned stereo speakers.
We're
not thrilled that the
headphone jack has been cruelly
removed, but the 128 GB default onboard storage is more than distraction enough.
Save for Samsung and LG devices, OnePlus is just about the only phone maker left that hasn't moved to either USB C - based or wireless audio — Apple, Google, HTC, Motorola and others have
removed the
headphone jack from their 2017 flagships.
It's certainly
not the thorough leap I expected, with some of its biggest virtues being the presence of a 3.5 mm
headphone jack (meaning the fact that they didn't
remove a feature).
This gave it an eye - catching look, and meant it was slim enough that MotoMods could be added without leaving you with an overly chunky phone, but it also meant the 3.5 mm
headphone jack had to be
removed, and that's a decision that wasn't so popular.
Unlike the older version, of course, you don't get a cut - out for the
headphones jack, as Apple mustered its «courage» and
removed that.
Although there has been a trend of
removing headphone jacks to get things more compact, OnePlus did
not cave on this decision.
Announced alongside the removal of the
headphone jack from the iPhone 7, the Apple AirPods declared out and out war on wires,
removing it
not only between the earbuds and the phone, but also between the earbuds themselves.
And especially
not after Google
removed the
headphone jack.
If Apple does
remove the
headphone jack, it won't be the first phone - maker to do so, as the recently announced Moto Z eschewed the port, forcing users to listen via wireless
headphones or ones that use a USB Type - C connector; Lenovo also plans to include a cable that will let users attach 3.5 mm
headphones to the Moto Z.
They aren't going to improve anything by
removing the
headphone jack.
Samsung may
not be as guilty of copying Apple's designs in a legal sense, but it sure seems to be following in its footsteps according to a rumor first reported by SamMobile that claims the company will
remove the
headphone jack on its Galaxy S8.
Apple had some very good reasons for
removing the
headphone jack, though Phil Schiller's «courage» explanation certainly isn't one of them.