The headphone jack is one feature that has vanished from high-end phones in recent years, owing to the growth of Bluetooth headphones in the low-cost market and the advent of high-end headphones that can connect to the USB-C connector.
However, unlike what it may appear, the headphone jack is not dead, as evidenced by the fact that it is still present in over 30 high-end phones from recent years.
NeverFated Reddit member, has revealed on the internet's largest forum that a total of 37 high-end Snapdragon phones released in the last two years still feature a 3.5mm headphone port.
The following are the 37 high-end cellphones over the previous two years that still include a headphone jack:
As you can see from the above list, the Asus ROG Phone 5 is a powerful device.
- Asus ROG Phone 5 Ultimate
- Asus ROG Phone 5 Pro
- Asus ROG Phone 5s
- Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
- Asus Zenfone 8
- LG V60 ThinQ 5G
- LG V60 ThinQ 5G UW
- Motorola Edge+ (2020)
- realme GT 5G
- Red Magic 5G
- Red Magic 5s
- Red Magic 6
- Red Magic 6 Pro
- Red Magic 6s
- Red Magic 6s Pro
- Red Magic 7
- Red Magic 7 Pro
- Sony Xperia Pro
- Sony Xperia Pro
- Sony Xperia 1 II
- Sony Xperia 1 III
- Sony Xperia 5 II
- Sony Xperia 5 III
- Xiaomi Black Shark 3
- Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
- Xiaomi Black Shark 3S
- Xiaomi Black Shark 4 Pro
- Xiaomi Black Shark 4S Pro
- Xiaomi Black Shark 5 RS
- Xiaomi POCO F2 Pro
- Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro
- Xiaomi Redmi K30 Pro Zoom
- vivo IQOO 3 5G
- vivo IQOO Neo3 5G
- vivo IQOO 9
- vivo nex 3s 5g
The great majority of gaming smartphone makers preserve the headphone port since they know that most people who buy these devices use wired headphones and microphone to play games on their phones.
Despite the current market trend of releasing high-quality phones without a headphone jack, this function is still present in roughly thirty smartphones, leading us to assume that it will not be fully phased away in the future, at least for the time being.