Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Ditches Headphone Jack After Company’s Jabs at Jackless Rivals

Samsung is said to have removed the audio jack to make more space for battery.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Ditches Headphone Jack After Company’s Jabs at Jackless Rivals

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 series leaves behind the traditional 3.5mm headphone jack

Highlights
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10 squeezes in more battery power
  • It will sell for almost $950
  • Apple and Google already ditched headphone jack from their phones
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Samsung executives have long poked fun at rivals for ditching the headphone jack in smartphones. With the new Galaxy Note 10, the company will now be doing exactly the same thing.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10, announced Wednesday, squeezes in more battery power and other goodies, but at the cost of the familiar old jack. So now the company is doing an about-face and declaring that many people use wireless headphones anyway.

Samsung, which for years has pushed bigger and bigger displays, is also introducing a smaller version of the Note for those who think phones have just gotten too big.

The new Note models will come out August 23. The main model is being called the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ and will have a display measuring 6.8 inches diagonally. Though the display is bigger, the overall size is about the same as last year's 6.4-inch Note 9. To accomplish that, Samsung shrank down even more of the bezel surrounding the display.

The smaller, 6.3-inch version will be called the Note 10 and will sell for almost $950 (roughly Rs. 67,300), or $150 (roughly Rs. 10,600) less than the Note 10+. It's designed for those who want the Note's signature stylus without its once-signature size.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ First Impressions

"You hit a certain point where you can't get much bigger without being physically too large to hold," Technalysis Research analyst Bob O'Donnell said. "That's the challenge they are running into."

Hardware innovation in mobile devices has been slowing for years. Samsung is addressing that with a foldable model, with twice the display when unfolded. The Samsung Galaxy Fold is coming in September after Samsung made a few design changes to address problems with reviewers' phones breaking.

Apple is expected to release new iPhones next month. A version that works with next-generation 5G cellular networks isn't expected. Samsung will have a 5G version of the Note 10+ starting at almost $1300.

The Note 10+ will have a 7.5 percent boost in battery capacity over the Galaxy Note 9, though Samsung's high-end phones have already been promising all-day battery life. Samsung made no references to the headphone jack during its 70-minute announcement event in New York.

Samsung officials told reporters separately that while the 3.5-millimetre headphone jack might seem small, every smidgeon of saved space can help extend battery life. Samsung is including wired headphones that plug into the phone's USB-C data and charging port. An adapter for other wired headphones is sold separately for $10. Apple and Google also have ditched the standard headphone jack.

Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy Note 10+ Price in India Revealed, Sales Start August 23

But O'Donnell noted the irony: "If you guys gave everybody else grief for doing it, why are you doing it?"

Beyond that, the Note 10 phones introduce new stylus features, including the ability to flip through music and photo libraries by gesturing with the stylus in the air. The phones bring a wider-angle lens already found in the Galaxy S10 and use software to make audio appear louder — and thus closer — in video recordings when zooming in. And by connecting a Note 10 to a Windows or Mac computer with a USB cable, users can interact with phone apps there and drag and drop files between devices.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appeared briefly to expand on a partnership with Samsung. The collaboration includes giving Note users the ability to receive and respond to text messages and take phone calls from a Windows computer. Apple has long offered similar features, but only for its own devices such as the iPhone and Mac.

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Processor Samsung Exynos 9825
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RAM 12GB
Storage 256GB
Battery Capacity 4300mAh
OS Android 9 Pie
Resolution 1440x3040 pixels
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