It Sure Feels Like the Headphone Jack Is Dead
Samsung, the last major holdout among smartphone makers, finally gives in
By Brian Feldman
Following weeks of leaks and speculation, Samsung unveiled its next marquee smartphone yesterday afternoon, the Galaxy Note 10. It’s a phone that is, as far as I can understand, for millennials and Gen Z-ers who either hate the concept of work-life balance or desperately want to become TikTok stars, or both, I guess? Live your truth.
The phone has most of the things you’ve come to expect or might want from a smartphone: it’s got a nice screen, it’s got the latest in Android software, the processor is fast, it’s got a motion-sensitive stylus that pops out so you can scribble. It’s got a very narrow bezel, and a nice camera, and fast charging. It has this cool feature that lets you scan and model 3-D objects and then rig them so that they mirror human motion.
Unfortunately, the Galaxy Note 10 does not have headphone jack. I am sorry to break this news to you. Instead, the Note 10 comes with a USB-C dongle connector that will allow 3.5-millimeter jacks to work with the device. A dongle! The worst word on Earth and the worst tech accessory anyone has ever made. A device conceived by fools and forced on the rest of us, powerless to fight against it.
