Earlier this month, rumors pointing to what the Samsung Galaxy S8 could come with were revealed, the most interesting part of which was related to cameras. Now there are speculations that the Korean company could be following Apple’s lead, ditching the 3.5 mm jack.
As mentioned in that previous post, the cameras were to cover Iris scanning and dual-lens cameras, another iPhone 7 feature. You can read back on that here.
Seeing how Samsung is struggling to cope with the exploding battery tied up to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, word on the Samsung Galaxy S8 could possibly calm the storm. Also, here is hoping that he Galaxy S8 does not get linked to the unfortunate issue.
Why is everyone hating the 3.5 mm jack?
Depending on one’s take, it seems interesting why Apple and possibly Samsung are taking out the iconic feature. While the obvious intent is to make devices thinner, it also means added cost since potential buyers are forced to buy wireless headsets.
On the part of Samsung, it may be a different story. Taking out the 3.5 mm jack is possible but word from Digital Music News claims it will be replaced by a different kind of jack.
If so, Samsung may have just addressed a concern by some – that is charging the device and listening privately at the same time. Referred to as a proprietary jack, this would separate Samsung from the rest. This is with reference to headphone manufacturers who would need to come up with new kind of interface needed for Samsung users to listen privately.
Right now, this is unconfirmed and unreliable due to its complicated nature. If ever Samsung does ditch the 3.5 mm jack, the easy way to explain it is using Bluetooth interface or via the USB/USB-C interface, unless they have something like the Airpods in the works.
