As a matter of fact, both
phones remove the headphone jack.
With so many
phones removing the headphone jack lately (including the PH - 1), Android has worked to improve the quality and experience of Bluetooth audio.
Not exact matches
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.
Following Apple's decision to
remove the 3.5 mm
headphone jack from the iPhone, some Android
phone manufacturers have followed suit and opted for USB - C audio instead.
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).
But this whole mess of
removing headphone jacks from
phones before the technology has caught up to make those
jacks unnecessary has been a massive pain in the neck for a great many people.
Google mocked Apple last year for
removing the
headphone jack from the iPhone 7; this year they
removed it from their
phone, the Pixel.
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.
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.
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.
Sure, the Moto Z was the first
phone in the U.S. to
remove the
headphone jack, reportedly necessitated by its ultra-slim design, but design aside, the story was more about the platform than the hardware.
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.
Because the physical buttons have been
removed from the sides — leaving only the
headphone jack, microUSB port, and IR sensor — the G4 is round and slim, which makes the
phone incredibly comfortable to hold.
I think they might feel they need to in order to
remove the
headphone jack, otherwise the offering would be a
phone on the same level as the 7 / 7s, but with a
headphone jack.
Let's get to the philosophy of
removing headphone jacks from
phones.
There are few interruptions around the side of the device, too: the microSIM slot is
removed with a pin (included in the box) and the microUSB port, on the bottom, faces the «wrong» way to its LG and Samsung counterparts; the 3.5 mm
headphone jack on top is placed, in a subtle nod to off - centre symmetry, identically on top of the
phone as the USB port is below it.
The only potential thing that
removing the
headphone jack can objectively do is allow OEMs to make
phones thinner.
Following Apple's decision to
remove the 3.5 mm
headphone jack from the iPhone, some Android
phone manufacturers have followed suit and opted for USB - C audio instead.
As soon as Apple
removed the 3.5 mm
headphone jack from its
phones, it was inevitable that someone would eventually create this chimerical monster.
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.
The larger P20 Pro also loses the
headphone jack, but that
phone has an IP67 rating, which means you can put the
phone in water, and
removing the
headphone jack may have been necessary to achieve this.
The manufacturers of Razer
Phone, the company has been predominantly focusing on PC Gaming peripherals and come out in the open to defend their decision to
remove the
headphone jack.
Since Apple
removed 3.5 mm
headphone jack on their newest IPhone 7/7 +, the earphones comes with the
phone also become Lighting EarPods.
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.
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.
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.
Perhaps the Nokia 9 will ship with USB - C
headphones along with a 3.5 mm
headphone jack adapter, which has usually been the case with other Android
phone manufacturers that have
removed the
headphone jack.
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.
Samsung could also
remove the
headphone jack from the upcoming
phones.
Apple
removed the
headphone jack, and so did Android
phone makers.
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.
Apple's bet in
removing the
headphone jack was that we could stomach some short - term inconvenience for the longer - term benefits of freeing up valuable real estate inside the
phone.
In a Facebook post, Razer CEO Min - Liang Tan explained that they
removed the 3.5 mm
headphone jack so that the Razer
Phone could have a larger battery.