The newest iteration of the Galaxy Note series does a farewell to the long lived 3.5mm headphone jack that we once knew. Samsung did not comment on the removal during their Unpacked presentation while showing off their new Galaxy Note 10. This has caused quite a stir in controversy within the Android community especially on the Android subreddit.
As we know, Samsung has held out quite some time and did not cave into removing the jack even though other companies had followed Apple’s footsteps back with the iPhone 7. Is bluetooth the future at this point? We do know that Samsung has improved the headphones included with the Galaxy Note 10 as SamMobile has pointed out. These new headphones will include active noise cancelling through the USB Type C connector with the Galaxy Note 10. A dongle will be available for purchase through Samsung for $14.99.
We also have learned through a confirmation with Samsung that the removal of the 3.5mm jack apparently had some good influence on the phones design. This included a 100mah larger battery packed into the phone along with an improved haptic system. We also have a speculation that the 3.5mm headphone jack removal allowed for a smaller bezel on the chin which even beats the iPhone XS in terms of thinness.
Only time will tell if Samsung will bring back the headphone jack if consumers choose to protest by not purchasing the Galaxy Note 10 and voicing their opinions out. But the real question is, was it time?
1 comment on “We say goodbye to the 3.5mm headphone jack with the Galaxy Note 10”
Great info. It will be nice to have headphone jack since I do have some accessories runs on 3.5 phone jack and uses the phone app.