Mike Wuerthele
The next flagship phone line coming from Samsung in 2017, expected to be called the "Galaxy S8," will likely omit the headphone jack in favor of a single USB-C port for charging and headphone use.
The most recent supply chain rumors about the "Galaxy S8" flagship phone from Sammobile note the lack of analog headphone jack, as well as a 2K resolution super AMOLED display similar to that in the Galaxy S7, but with embedded fingerprint sensor.
The "Galaxy S8" display is said to shift back to RGB, eschewing the company's previous use of the Diamond PenTile pixel layout. Overall, the design is expected to be aesthetically similar to that of the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7.
Apple ditched the headphone jack with the iPhone 7 family to much discontent, but was not the first smartphone to do so. Apple has also been tied to patents related to biometric sensors embedded behind smartphone screens, with the latest rumors pegging the technology to the "iPhone 8" refresh, expected in the fall of 2017.
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I'd be more surprised if they didn't. Headphones using USB-C is the future for nearly every vendor.
I am sure we will hear from many on this forum that this is a very stupid decision by Samsung...
Don't miss the 3.5mm jack in the least. heh.
You have idiot android users literally asking "why?"
*facepalm*
USB-C will be a fine intermediary headphone connection, but wireless is the future and the more manufacturers that embrace it now, the faster we will see better wireless headphone technologies.