Lo And Behold! The Headphone Jack Is Alive!

It seems like those reports on the death of the headphone jack are exaggerated or premature, to be more precise. All of the lineups for Samsung’s Galaxy S10 phones come with a 3.5mm port, defying the trend started by Apple and then followed by Google. But you need to be aware that the Galaxy Fold does not have this port though.  The headphone jack might be extinct eventually, but right now, it is still alive and could be Samsung Galaxy S10’s selling point.

In 2016, Apple announced its plan on getting rid of the 3.5mm jack along with the iPhone 7’s introduction. The audio jack has been around for ages. It is handy and universal as users can get a set off headphones with price ranges from $10 to $100, and just connect to their phone. But after Apple decided to remove the 3.5mm port, several phone makers including Google has followed its step. But apparently, Samsung is the only one who sets itself apart by keeping the port.

And Samsung has been using this as its marketing feature. What was once considered as a standard of all smartphones became Samsung’s selling point. This is actually not the first time Samsung went against the trends to keep the legacy features to attract consumers.

Smartphones once had expandable memory. But after the improvement of flash storage, phone makers decided to cut out MicroSD card slots. Samsung did not do so. Expandable memory is still one of the features of the newly announced S10.

The reason why Samsung is one of the top smartphone manufacturers across the world is because it knows what its customers want. And clearly, the buyers want the 3.5mm headphone jack to stay.

The sad news is as technology evolves, the 3.5 might not be here forever. Eventually, the phone making industry will need to move forward if there is a better resolution. But don’t worry, for now, the headphone jack still has Samsung as its ally.