Both phones are expected to
ditch the headphone jack for dual front - facing speakers and USB - C, although there have been multiple reports that suggest otherwise.
As more devices
ditch the headphone jack in favor of Bluetooth, NFC, or other near - field communications methods, wireless headphones have become less about novelty than necessity.
While much was made of
Apple ditching the headphone jack for the iPhone 7, Moto was the first, with the Moto Z, Moto Z Droid, and Moto Z Force Droid shipping without it.
Along with the traditional spec upgrades of iPhones and MacBooks, the Cupertino company this year
ditched the headphone jack from its flagship smartphone and the equally universal USB port from its laptops.
Despite taking a dig at Apple for
ditching the headphone jack when launching the original Pixel, Google has also got rid of it for the Pixel 2, which is a decision we'd like to see reversed for the Pixel 3.
A year after the company's marketing chief made the infamous «courage» comment
about ditching the headphone jack, I think Apple showed genuine courage in going with the huge redesign that the iPhone X represents.
With smartphone
makers ditching the headphone jack in the hopes of a truly wireless future, we're having to rely on Bluetooth devices like earbuds and headphones more and more.
While we've heard rumors that the iPhone 7
may ditch the headphone jack, and have even seen blurry (and not - so - blurry) photos appearing to confirm the same thing, this is the first time a video has appeared to show off Apple's forthcoming EarPods in all their 3.5 mm jack - free glory.
While more high - end smartphones have been
ditching the headphone jack lately, in an effort to make their devices slimmer, many consumers don't like this trend, and it's great to see Samsung buck it a bit with their next flagship product.
«I'm usually scared to make predictions, but my bet is that there will be an adjustment period for a year or two... And before long, most major smartphones will end up following Apple's lead and
ditch the headphone jack too.»
But there was one thing I wasn't counting on, one possibility I hadn't even considered: Google's new phone, expected to be unveiled next week,
might ditch the headphone jack.
Debuted in June 2016, both the original Moto Z and Moto Z
Force ditched the headphone jack in a move towards the wireless future, while the Moto Z Play retained the handy 3.5 mm jack.
Previous reports and speculations have claimed that Samsung is going to
ditch the headphone jack after Apple removed the feature from its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models.
As more mobile device manufacturers mull
over ditching headphone jacks entirely, fans of high - quality sound find them selves increasingly in need of ways to keep using their favorite pair of wired headphones.
Furthermore, it is rumored that the Apple iPad Pro 2 might
also ditch the headphone jack and feature the Bluetooth Apple AirPods similar to the recently launched iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices.
Fast forward one year later and here is Google
ditching the headphone jack on the Pixel 2, just like its rival, which it actually laughed off for doing it, did 12 months before.
At this point, many of the major smartphone makers are
ditching headphone jacks for good, so it makes sense that audio companies are scrambling to catch up.