Sammobile: Galaxy S8 is not going to feature a 3.5mm headphone jack

[biometrics]

I just drive a normal car, I don't have to drive through rivers and over mountains to get to the shop, so, a Focus...

Sounds horrible.

 

[DA-LION-619]

At the end of the day the customer should be able to choose whether they want to use Bluetooth or the jack and not force the one.

I don't think I've seen a smartphone without Bluetooth yet its hardly used (lets be honest) so why haven't they removed that?

Because it's part of the chip.

 

[Rickster]

So why did they remove the tape deck from car radios you think?

Because they replaced it with the superior CD, they didnt just remove it for nothing.

 

[Dave]

I don't think I've seen a smartphone without Bluetooth yet its hardly used (lets be honest) so why haven't they removed that?

Millions of people use Bluetooth, either in car or with headset/headphones. Strange idea to think it's not used.

 

[Thor]

Another feature pioneered by Apple.

 

[Dave]

Another feature pioneered by Apple.

Actually not, it was removed on at least 2 Android makers phones before Apple did it.

 

[Thor]

Actually not, it was removed on at least 2 Android makers phones before Apple did it.

Who?

 

[biometrics]

Another feature pioneered by Apple.

/sigh

 

[Dave]

Who?

Motorola, for one.

http://www.androidcentral.com/moto-z-doesnt-have-headphone-jack

LeEco for another

http://www.androidauthority.com/first-phones-without-headphone-port-run-android-687910/

 

[faniebraai]

Because they replaced it with the superior CD, they didnt just remove it for nothing.

So wireless is not superior to wired?

 

[supersunbird]

Because it's part of the chip.

Still has aerial and thus uses space, it's like nano and micro sim issue. Yeah, space is at such a premium one just has to use nano sim cause micro is so massive and now one has to sim swap when getting a new phone and and and...

 

[supersunbird]

Millions of people use Bluetooth, either in car or with headset/headphones. Strange idea to think it's not used.

If it was used so much, then why do so many drive with the phone stuck to their ear in their fancy bluetooth enabled cars?

 

[biometrics]

So wireless is not superior to wired?

Wifi vs ethernet or fiber? Mmm?

 

[faniebraai]

Wifi vs ethernet or fiber? Mmm?

Does facebook look better on fibre?

 

[supersunbird]

Wireless can have interference, wired... unlikely.

 

[biometrics]

Does facebook look better on fibre?

Yip. Desktop better than mobile.

 

[Dave]

If it was used so much, then why do so many drive with the phone stuck to their ear in their fancy bluetooth enabled cars?

Because they are thick, my millions figure wasn't country specific, the number is probably even higher than that of all phone users.

 

[MsTL]

Wireless can have interference, wired... unlikely.

Digital unlikely. Wired analogue has a greater chance of interference.

 

[CamiKaze]

Not sure what the big fuss is... The wireless headphones and earphones are quite good.

 

[DA-LION-619]

Still has aerial and thus uses space, it's like nano and micro sim issue. Yeah, space is at such a premium one just has to use nano sim cause micro is so massive and now one has to sim swap when getting a new phone and and and...

Yes but it's still part of the chip. It's not economical to go mass produce two different variants of a chip.