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Samsung's Next Flagship Smartphone May Not Feature a Headphone Jack (sammobile.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end dept.

Samsung's next flagship smartphone, which may be released sooner than later due to the Note 7 fiasco, may not feature a 3.5mm headphone jack. In fact, Samsung may be one of many manufacturers to make the jump from the 3.5mm headphone jack to USB-C for audio. The USB Implementers Forum published the Audio Device Class 3.0 specification that brings USB Audio over USB Type-C. What this means is that "mobile devices including smartphones, tablets and ultraportable laptops could ditch the headphone jack in the very near future without worrying about having to bake audio support into USB-C or a new, proprietary port," writes Chris Smith via BGR. SamMobile adds: "Removing the dedicated audio plug will also allow OEMs to create smartphones that are slimmer and have better water resistance capabilities."

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  1. Re:Well duh by frnic · · Score: 4, Funny

    I bet that not long after Samsung does this Apple will release a iPhone without the 3.5 mm jack.

  2. Re:We don't need slimmer phones by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    For tiny Trump hotdog fingers.

  3. Re:Sigh not more of this bullshit by MouseR · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not being tied to your phone by the short headphone cable could protect you from your exploding phone.

    Smart thinking.

  4. Cut to the chase: phone without speakers or mic by RightwingNutjob · · Score: 4, Funny

    After all, what kind of rube would put a phone up to their ear to talk on? Amiright? Wireless headset'll cover the niche case of using your phone to make phone calls.

  5. Re:Sigh not more of this bullshit by macs4all · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree. Hopefully they will ADD a USB port and not just leave us hanging. I would like to see an additional port on the opposite edge of my current charging port. Almost every USB implementation includes 2 available ports and they could utilize the existing boards without having to expand the size. I am also not really actively seeking a phone that is thinner overall, make it smaller to better fit in a pocket and flexible to better withstand the squashing effect.

    It's a PHONE. Want multipke ports? Get a hub.