After Relentlessly Mocking Apple, Samsung Drops the Headphone Jack

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Posted December 11, 2018 at 7:18pm by Shalom Levytam

After years of mocking Apple, Samsung has dropped the headphone jack on its latest Galaxy smartphone.

The company just unveiled the new Galaxy A8s which features a 6.4-inch Infinity-O display (with a hole punch in the corner for the selfie camera), a Snapdragon 710 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, microSD and a triple-lens camera on the back.

After Relentlessly Mocking Apple, Samsung Drops the Headphone Jack

Notably, there is no headphone jack! Furthermore, rumors suggest that Samsung will continue to drop it from future smartphone models with the upcoming Galaxy S10 possibly being the last to feature a 3.5mm jack.

No comment yet from the company on why it's decided to exclude the jack from the A8s after mocking Apple relentlessly for doing the same.

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stevenlacross - December 12, 2018 at 2:40am

I’m thinking about switching from iPhone 8 Plus to Samsung in the next couple of years, Samsung is finally starting to make a phone that I like, a phone just like Apples, and I don’t want to give my money to greedy apple anymore.

stevenlacross - December 12, 2018 at 2:36am

They’ve been on usbc since the s8 and note 8

Mang Domeng - December 11, 2018 at 9:52pm

The screen is not infinity yet if without the hole on the left-hand corner! It will be the same as the notch on the iPhone but more annoying because it will look like a huge dead pixel in this model. For iPhone they have accepted it because they know now that the notch holds valuable tech of the iPhone but a hole in the screen for the front camera is a dumb idea. It will be way more cooler if the front lens is hidden behind the screen. If only Samsung knows how to wait for the right time to release their tech and not to be always first and it is half-baked.

Mang Domeng - December 11, 2018 at 9:44pm

I think they will not let go of the headphone jack on the S10. It is the only reliable feature in their phone that makes it sell. Without it nobody will buy their phones anymore! Top phones that excels per feature. Best Battery: Motorola E5 Plus Best Biometric Security Implementation: iPhone Best Camera: Huawei Mate 20 Pro Best OS Reliability: iOS/iPhone Best Audio: LG V40 Best Display: Samsung Note 9 (*at least they got one here!) More 3rd Party Accessory Support: iPhone

nocci - December 11, 2018 at 11:37pm

Uh, you do realize iPhone XS Max has been ranked the best smartphone display and it came out after the s9 and note 9.

curtixman - December 12, 2018 at 7:59am

You know Samsung designed and manufactured that screen right.

Mang Domeng - December 12, 2018 at 10:58pm

Hah! That’s what you know! Samsung is just a screen manufacturer of Apple. Apple does their screen design. Apple pays for the production of the screens, Samsung delivers. Apple and Samsung’s OLEDs are two different designs bit the same manufacturing technique by Samsung. How come Apple’s screens supplied by Samsung, LG and Sharp have the same designs. It is a form of infringement copying the same design from another manufacturer. So in this scenario Apple tells the OLED screen manufacturers what to do and they will just manufacture it as per Apple’s design.

Mang Domeng - December 12, 2018 at 11:00pm

I agree on that one. 👍🏽

Mang Domeng - December 12, 2018 at 11:01pm

@nocci: I agree with you. 👍🏽

curtixman - December 13, 2018 at 3:52am

Well yes. Of course that’s how it works but they aren’t responsible for any unique or revolutionary tech with regard to those screens. The technology was developed by Samsung. Apple simply orders that screen in a particular form factor, color etc...

curtixman - December 11, 2018 at 8:59pm

There are considerations. 1- it’s over two years later. 2- this isn’t a flagship phone. 3- Samsung phones support A2DP