This time, Redmi Note 11 retains the extremely advanced 3.5 mm headphone jack. For many smartphone users, ... Not only that, in the warm-up poster, you can also see the JBL logo.

All that said, Joswiak believes that there’s really no convincing reason to keep the 3.5mm headphone jack up and running. “The audio connector is more than 100 years old,” Joswiak said.

As it turns out, these days, you actually stand out by still having a headphone jack. Audiophiles need not worry (too much) as the Galaxy S8 will still indeed have a 3.5 mm port, seemingly ...

The 3.5mm headphone jack can trace its roots back to 19th century switchboard operators. Over a century after its humble, low-tech beginnings, Apple killed it on its primary money-maker: the iPhone.

The new Apple USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, though, seems to work flawlessly with essentially every device I’ve tried it with so far. For Google’s Pixel devices, it works without a hitch.

On one end of the adapter is a female 3.5mm jack, and on the opposite end, a Lightning connector. This adapter allows users to connect older headphones to Apple devices lacking 3.5mm headphone jacks.

As the name suggests, it’s a wired pair of earbuds—with a wildly impractical 50-meter cable and a good old 3.5mm headphone jack. Yes, you read that right. Fifty meters of cable.

To start, let’s go into a little bit of background about the old 3.5mm jack socket and the new proposals being put forward by USB Type-C.

Sony Xperia 1 V renders show a familiar-looking handset that will be one of the few flagships to continue utilizing the 3.5mm headphone jack. ... 1 V will measure approximately 161.0 x 69.3 x 8.5mm.

Space Efficiency. One of the primary reasons for eliminating the 3.5mm headphone jack, which has been around for over 100 years, is to free up valuable space within smartphones.