‘Will Samsung Galaxy A series come without a 3.5 mm audio jack in 2022?’
Samsung has unveiled its latest midrange phone, the Galaxy M52, without a 3.5mm audio jack. Samsung has been omitting the audio input from its top devices for some time, but it is also doing so for the first time with a cheaper device. Will this be a trend in 2022?
Samsung and the audio jack
September 2016 was the beginning of the end for the 3.5mm audio jack in smartphones. The headphone jack. Samsung canceled the connection with its iPhone 7, and we saw Android phone manufacturers follow suit. Samsung held on to the audio jack for a relatively long time, until August 2019. The audio jack was then no longer given a place in the Galaxy Note 10 series, and the S20 devices would follow a year.
Today you really have to search to find another phone with flagship specifications that also has an audio connection, but Samsung has now also removed the audio jack from a mid-range. The Galaxy M52 5G has already been introduced in Germany and it comes without the 3.5 mm headphone jack.
What about Galaxy A in 2022?
If Samsung can remove the audio jack from a midrange device for the first time, there is a very good chance that we will see this trend even more. In 2022, the brand will again announce a new line-up of Galaxy A devices, so it won’t be surprising if all or part of these devices appear without the audio jack.
Why is the audio jack disappearing?
Then of course the above question arises. So what did the audio jack do to us? According to telephone manufacturers, wireless is the future, that is usually the official explanation, but in reality they have even more reasons to omit the port from their devices.
Firstly because they can save space in the cramped housing of smartphones, but every phone manufacturer also sells a pair of wireless earphones today. It is simply a market that is still growing rapidly. Everyone already has a smartphone, but that doesn’t mean a pair of earphones. And if their new phone no longer has an audio jack, there is a chance that consumers will automatically look for such earphones.
Customers who are satisfied with their phone will also be more likely to buy a pair of earphones from the same brand. Especially when those earphones have special features that only work with phones of the same brand. If smartphone brands can convince consumers to opt for a pair of wireless earphones in addition to a telephone, that is a double win.
What do you think of the decision to omit a headphone jack on mid-range phones? Do you think that is a disadvantage or does it not bother you? Let us know in the comments at the bottom of this article.
