Source: www.engadget.com --- Wednesday, October 04, 2017
As usual, Apple started a trend. Last year, it dropped the standard 3.5 millimeter headphone jack from the iPhone. The industry was quick to respond. Motorola, even before the iPhone 7 was announced, also removed the port from the Moto Z (though curiously, it remained on the cheaper Z Play ). HTC followed suit with the U Ultra this year, as did the geek-friendly Essential phone . Now that Google's Pixel 2 is confirmed to be headphone jack-less, it seems as if the port's survival, at least in the mobile world, is a lost cause. The truly sad thing? A year after this trend began, we still don't have a good explanation of why we're better off without headphone jacks. Removing the port opens up a bit of precious internal space, which allowed Apple to stuff in a bigger 3D Touch module in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. But did that actually help make 3D Touch more useful? And what have other phone makers gained, exactly, by jumping on this bandwagon? The additional room isn't enough to significantly improve battery life, and aside from the Moto Z, it hasn't led to an influx of ultra-thin designs either. With the Pixel 2 and its larger companion, in particular, we've gained very little by losing the headphone jack. Sure, they're much more water and dust resistant than the last models. But the Pixel 2's IP67 certification is something several Android phones have offered for years -- and they didn't need to lose the port to achieve it. Typicall ...
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