The Galaxy Note10 series is the first in the Note line to not have an audio jack but it is not the first Samsung phone to not have one. That back in 2017 with the Samsung W2018 flip phone. More Samsung phones have also ditched the audio jack including the Galaxy A80.
While Samsung technically didn’t provide a reason for the removal of the audio jack in its other phones, it has provided reasons for doing so with the Galaxy Note10. Probably because it is a flagship and because its size should mean that there should be no compromises.
The Verge reports that a Samsung rep informed them that the removal of the audio jack allowed them to increase the battery size by about 100mAh. It is also reported that the removal of the audio jack should improve haptic feedback since there is no hollow chamber inside the phone.
You are not the only one that thinks these excuses do not hold water as Samsung itself proved over and over again that the headphone jack could stay on a phone without the sacrificing other features. And it also made videos mocking the removal of the audio jack from the iPhones. It would have been better if it didn’t provide any reason at all and we would accept that it is a decision that was sort of inevitable.
Samsung does include a pair of USB-C wired earphones in the box if you still prefer wired earphones over wireless.
While the removal of the audio jack from the Note series is definitely heartbreaking for lovers of the line, Samsung’s decision to not provide a MicroSD card slot for the Galaxy Note10 drives the blade deeper into the heart. Samsung decided to use this as a difference between the Galaxy Note10 and the Galaxy Note10+ which we think is really unfair.
Now that the Galaxy Note series has finally bid farewell to the 3.5mm audio jack, will the Galaxy S series be next? We sincerely hope Samsung can keep it for at least one more year.
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