Exclusive: Galaxy S8 is not going to feature a 3.5mm headphone jack
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.
We’ve seen Apple take this step with the iPhone 7 as well as a handful of Chinese OEMs. Apple took a lot of flak for this decision but the company says that it showed courage by making this decision to move beyond the standard 3.5mm headphone jack. We don’t know how Samsung is going to put a spin on its decision since fans are likely to lash out but there are some functional advantages to it.
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. Samsung may also integrate stereo speakers which some believe will be made in collaboration with Harman, a company that Samsung is acquiring for $8 billion. Perhaps the company will try to convince customers that this is a trade worth making.
Samsung is going to officially unveil the Galaxy S8 in February next year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It’s not going to confirm anything about the device before the event so it’s likely that the company might still have some surprises for fans up its sleeve.
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The S8 was revealed by Samsung today. It has a headphone jack, to nobody’s surprise.
Sammobile is full of BS and should be banned for putting out clickbait and unverified pieces.
Thanks God Nokia is back to game
THAN if this case will happen, I will not buy such a product like that. this is simple
You have a very limited view of what people do with a phone. I have just returned from a church service where some of the music was piped into the PA system off somebody’s iPhone using the audio jack, and I had to control the projector using the IR blaster on my Note 4. The uses for these legacy interfaces remain legion, and a phone that is cut off from them loses genuine utility. It is not just about listening to music through your ear buds.
Haha man, I seriously doubt anyone here cares about whether your life is busy or not but what people do care is about how they spend their money especially on an expensive device and their expectations. Headphones jack might not be a deal breaker for you but it’s for other people so you should respect their opinions whether they are right or wrong.
No headphone jack: Bigger battery
No wired headphones: Bluetooth headphones
Bluetooth headphones: Less battery life.
Honestly, all logic is flawed here. Bluetooth takes up more battery so there is no point taking it away for battery purposes.
Source? None. Give me proof that this is going to happen before spreading this false information all over the internet and literally sparking a nest for apple fans.
If this rumor is true, at least a USB-C adapter/dongle will be more common.
I’ll never understand the obsession with making phones thinner… My S7 Edge is already too thin without a case personally, so anything thinner… I don’t think I can do it.
They say they have a corporate culture but they do like Apple…S7 edge last samsung for Me…
f#ù$$* sheep
p.s:sorry for my english
Can you guys put up a voting page on this and send the results to Samsung.
Check this: http://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/06/poll-would-you-prefer-the-3-5mm-headphone-jack-for-galaxy-s8-over-stereo-speakers-and-bigger-battery/
What a bunch of absolute retards if they do this!
If they do so – im not interested in that phone, hope more people will do the same. Actually I chose S7 edge over Iphone 7 due to audio jack.
“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.”
I have NEVER heard a customer ask for a thinner phone. They are already too thin for some people. Removing the 3.5mm headset jack would be a huge mistake, especially with the loyal-but-already-tired-of-losing-features customers.
Do not worry. This news article is completely false. They have no source or quotes.
Noone from Samsung has even confirmed this article as true.
Oh No, I thought the S8 will be a no brainer I have to think twice if that’s true
Classic case of form over function.
If the phone was actually thin and flexible like a credit card and I could slip it in my wallet, then I could see a benefit to the cult of “ever thinner”, and losing the jack would be a price worth paying. Until that day.
After I posted about the LG V20 I realised I was tired of waiting. I went out and got it. Awesome phone.
At first io was like, YHE AWESOME, im going to buy this phone…. but now… no thanks samsung
To be told, Samsung IS interested also in selling you their wirelessly charging battery pack case for the S7E with pass through charging (You can use it to charge the phone while it’s plugged to the wall), so they have an argument against charging and listening at the same time. It’s like a Moto Mod battery pack with combined extra charging port!
But seriously though, I just might jump to LG or Huawei if they remove the headset jack on the S8 and not return it on the S9 (I’m skipping the S8).
Still plenty of great phone manufacturers. However I don’t completely agree with your point about Android battery life. The battery life on my Galaxy S7e is fantastic!
My wife got the S7 and it’s okay, enough to get through a day but won’t cut it for a transcontinental flight. Sometimes you’d get an old 747 with no USB or power outlet and the only thing you can rely on is a power bank, because the battery cannot be replaced.
Bad move Samsung, don’t do it! You were supposed to be the opposite to Apple’s limited devices. You don’t have iSheep that will buy everything. If it’s true you’ll loose a lot of customers, including me.
before we all get seriously pissed off with Samsung we need to remember that this is just rumour, it’s not yet fact. And even if they do do away with the standard headphone jack, i vaguely remember one of my previous Galaxy headsets had a proprietary Samsung hybrid HDMI (was it?) / headphone jack. I think it was my S2? Though it might have been the Note 3? I’m guessing and hoping that this is what Samsung will offer us?
It would make no sense to offer some more expensive custom hybrid slot instead of a regular minijack that all headphones have.
Ok and if the s8 does the same what ya gonna do…jump to apple?? Nope cuz they did the same thing so ya basically fucked with options unless ur gonna go to shitty ass LG phones or chinese phones like honor 8
There is still HTC, Huawei and others, specifically LG which still produces flagship phones with replaceable batteries.
There is still Huawei P9, HTC 10/11, LG G6 etc.
Or HTC with fantastic audio.
Won’t be buying the S8 if this rumour is true.
Amen to that.
If it comes, I will simply skip it as well until they see the error of their ways as with the ditching of the memory card in the S6.