That will be welcome news for many, and it's something of a surprise that OnePlus
kept the headphone jack for this device, as many rumors suggested it would be lost.
When it comes to
keeping the headphone jack around, Samsung still takes the cake with the Galaxy S9 and S9 + — they're great phones overall that happen to also still hold onto this important port.
While hopes of a dual - speaker setup remain slim, renewed discussion about Apple going on to
keep the headphone jack in its phones has popped up in the past week.
Carl Pei once put a poll on Twitter asking fans about the headphone jack to which he received an overwhelming response in favor
of keeping the headphone jack so it's highly unlikely they'd do something to disappoint their supporters.
OnePlus is using this opportunity — the one opened up by Apple — to
keep a headphone jack on their phone instead of removing it.
There is no official date for the phone's announcement as of yet, but it's likely that the company will launch it before the year's end: «We're proud to announce that we're
keeping the headphone jack for the OnePlus 5T - and confident that our product decisions for our upcoming device will offer the best flagship experience possible.»
The company's CEO, Pete Lau, wrote a blog post on Thursday confirming that the rumored (and teased) device does exist, and it will
also keep the headphone jack that most other flagship phones have abandoned.
Meizu did opt to
keep the headphone jack, which is at the bottom, to the left of the USB - C connector and the speaker on the right side.
Unlike recent iPhone models, Apple has
kept the headphone jack.
The OnePlus 6 will not copy everything about the iPhone X though, as it will
keep the headphone jack.
At least it will
keep the headphone jack, which Apple has long dropped from its iPhones.
For anyone hoping against hope that the Pixel 2 phones will
keep the headphone jack, I have some sad news.
Welcome decisions: Samsung has
kept the headphone jack, as well as microSD slots that can add up to 256 GB of storage.
Leaks have suggested that the OnePlus 6 will be
keeping a headphone jack, and that's great to see.
And perhaps the best news of all: It will be
keeping the headphone jack.
Vivo also decided to
keep the headphone jack, proving you can still have an innovative smartphone design without needing to get rid of it.
As seen from the alleged renders of the cases, Samsung will
keep the headphone jack on both models, making it one of the few companies holding on to the beloved port.
There is no official date for the phone's announcement as of yet, but it's likely that the company will launch it before the year's end: «We're proud to announce that we're
keeping the headphone jack for the OnePlus 5T — and confident that our product decisions for our upcoming device will offer the best flagship experience possible.»
So those wondering if Huawei would
keep the headphone jack can rest easy now, since it is indeed there.
It keeps the headphone jack, which is certainly rare in 2018.
WeiboSome cryptic tweets from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei have many users believing that the phone maker plans to
keep the headphone jack on its upcoming phone.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei posted a photo to Instagram that suggested the device might have a dual - lens rear - facing camera, and confirmed that OnePlus will
keep the headphone jack, bucking a trend popularized by Apple.
There have been conflicting rumors and reports on whether or not the Galaxy S9 will
keep the headphone jack.
And it should be noted that Samsung has
kept the headphone jack.