Removing the headphone jack meant Apple had to improve wireless audio — the result is the W1 wireless chip.
Moreover,
removing the headphone jack means that future iPhones would be easier to waterproof, and that's something else Apple is reportedly working on for future models.
Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.