HTC U 11 will not have a headphone jack

The headphone jack has been debated about ever since Motorola was the first to pull an Apple before Apple did. In short, both companies released a feature smartphone in 2016 without a headphone jack, though Apple (iPhone 7) called it “courage” and Motorola (Moto Z) was trying to make a stupidly thin phone.

According to well-acclaimed leakster LlabTooFeR, the HTC U 11 will not feature a headphone jack, but instead, HTC will include a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter so you can still use your favorite pair of wired headphones.


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Believe it or not, the HTC Bolt (HTC 10 Evo, in other markets) didn’t come with an adapter, though one was offered for free. In the HTC U Ultra’s case (as well as the HTC Bolt’s), there was no headphone adapter in the box, though there was a pair of HTC’s Usonic earbuds with a USB-Type C connector.

The HTC U 11 is to be announced in Taipei on Tuesday, May 16 and will feature a squeezable frame that interprets gestures based on taps, swipes, and applied pressure. If you haven’t already, check out the specs that leaked off the retail box.

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Originally Posted by mmahgoub00

The headphone jack has been debated about ever since Motorola was the first to pull an Apple before Apple did. In short, both companies released a feature smartphone in 2016 without a headphone jack, though Apple (iPhone 7) called it “courage” and Motorola (Moto Z) was trying to make a stupidly thin phone.

According to well-acclaimed leakster LlabTooFeR, the HTC U 11 will not feature a headphone jack, but instead, HTC will include a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter so you can still use your favorite pair of wired headphones.


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Believe it or not, the HTC Bolt (HTC 10 Evo, in other markets) didn’t come with an adapter, though one was offered for free. In the HTC U Ultra’s case (as well as the HTC Bolt’s), there was no headphone adapter in the box, though there was a pair of HTC’s Usonic earbuds with a USB-Type C connector.

The HTC U 11 is to be announced in Taipei on Tuesday, May 16 and will feature a squeezable frame that interprets gestures based on taps, swipes, and applied pressure. If you haven’t already, check out the specs that leaked off the retail box.

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Stupid move if you ask me. I'm a true HTC fan and all my phones the last 6-7 years are HTC but this move is really dumb. So I cannot connect my phone to the PC to transfer files and listen to music on my headset at the same time.
Nor I will be able to listen to my music or watch a movie with my headset while charging the phone.

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Originally Posted by masonos

So I cannot connect my phone to the PC to transfer files and listen to music on my headset at the same time.
Nor I will be able to listen to my music or watch a movie with my headset while charging the phone.

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Maybe they come up with some sort of usb-type c hub

Funny thing about this is Oppo pulled this way before Apple and Motorola did. Most would be surprised that this happened on a smartphone in 2012 with the Oppo Finder. Phone came with micro USB headphones and supported stereo over Bluetooth. Then in 2014, again before Moto and Apple, Oppo released the R5 without a jack. That was only because they wanted to make the phone as thin as humanly possible which is why the R5 is still the worlds thinnest phone to date, being 4.85mm thick. The only real way I can think this to work is if wireless charging suddenly becomes available through the metal phone housing in some way. Dongles are nice for laptops, but phones not so much.