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[SAMMOBILE] Exclusive: Galaxy S8 is not going to feature a 3.5mm headphone jack

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If you were cross with Samsung for ditching removable batteries with the Galaxy S6 then you might not like what it's going to do with the Galaxy S8. We can exclusively confirm that Samsung is going to remove the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the Galaxy S8. This means that all of your existing headphones will not be compatible with the upcoming flagship unless you use a USB Type-C adapter as the Galaxy S8 will feature a USB Type-C port. This also means that you won't be able to plug in the Galaxy S8 and use wired headphones at the same time.
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Also rumored that LG is no longer going to have a removable battery in the G6. What is going on these days!

I just bought two batteries for my LG G3 and love the ability to swap out power whenever instead of waiting for a charge to 100% while using my phone (which harms the battery more afaik).
 
#2 ·
As usual, Samsung is copying Apple.
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EDIT: That was a joke by the way. Skimming through the article shows some real stupidity on Samsung's part:

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Removing the 3.5mm headphone jack enables Samsung to make the Galaxy S8 thinner while also freeing up more space inside for a bigger battery.
You know what would be a smarter idea? Not making your phone paper-thin. Instead, make it slightly thicker (a shocking idea, I know) and fit a larger battery in that way. Shaving off another half millimeter doesn't reduce the size much when you're dealing with a 6" phone. It would be like complaining a CRT TV is too big while watching a 65" flat panel, but at least with TVs you don't have to cram them in your pocket and there is usually no risk of any torque applied by the buttocks damaging the device.
 
#3 ·
It's all about buying more crap so you can hear your music that is all.
 
#7 ·
Now wait for other OEMs follow this. idiots.
 
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Originally Posted by EightDee8D View Post

Now wait for other OEMs follow this. idiots.
Apparently a few chinese oem's are already doing it as well. How much money can you save by removing the jack compared to the money spent on a .0001 reduction in thickness or increasing the MAh in battery life by 20 units?
 
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Originally Posted by akromatic View Post

half of it is copying some fruit company while the other half is pressure from media rights group wanting drm and hdcp headphones
IDK about drm and hdcp headphones.. people are willing to pay for netflix and spotify.. so there's no copy right / piracy debacle anymore..

What's awful though, is that the wireless headphones that can stay in or on your ear run really tight... that's just not the way to go.. My head consumes lots of calories.. and I need the blood to get there.
 
#13 ·
I wonder if every Apple hater that bash/posted in another similar thread will bash/post in this one as well. We'll see. If they are going to remove anything they should probably start with the battery anyway.
 
#14 ·
Yep, this is just plain dumb.

Makes me all the more smug that I haven't bought a latest generation phone and do not intend on buying a next gen phone either.

When I do eventually get a new phone, it will almost certainly be from one of the "lesser" brands that still offer intelligent designs for competitive prices instead of gilded feces.
 
#16 ·
whats wrong with having 2mm thicker phone? but come with double/triple the mah battery size.
 
#17 ·
Wow, I was hoping the S8 was going to be good.
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#19 ·
Yup, not getting an S8. I like having radio on my phone, and unless they build in a telescoping radio antenna into the S8...

FYI, if your phone supports it, it uses headphones to act as an FM radio antenna, this is what I'm referring to, not internet radio.

To be fair, I'm not looking to upgrade for quite some time.
 
#20 ·
It's the only way to make it waterproof. Apple removed it to make the iPhone waterproof.
 
#21 ·
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Originally Posted by S.M. View Post

It's the only way to make it waterproof. Apple removed it to make the iPhone waterproof.
My S7 is waterproof enough, IP68 is fine.
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#22 ·
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Originally Posted by Asmodian View Post

My S7 is waterproof enough, IP68 is fine.
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Yeah but you can submerge an iPhone 6 for weeks if you wanted to. I used my girlfriends to record underwater when we were swimming. It's really cool. Headphone jack isn't missed, at least in my opinion.
 
#23 ·
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Originally Posted by S.M. View Post

Yeah but you can submerge an iPhone 6 for weeks if you wanted to. I used my girlfriends to record underwater when we were swimming. It's really cool. Headphone jack isn't missed, at least in my opinion.
It's the same with the samsung, i've had mine in my pool with me for over an hour taking pictures underwater etc.

I was going to upgrade to the s8 after loving the s7 camera and the feel of it, but i don't think i will. I think it's lg next year if they continue to get android updates first like the v20 did.
 
#26 ·
Or if they need to make a phone that thin they could add a 2.5mm jack? I don't like bluetooth it just doesn't sound the same.

Hopefully the oneplus 4/5 will have a jack. However it will be my next phone with or without a jack.

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