Bring back the headphone jack without sacrificing charging.

Motorola may not have updated its flagships in a while, but it’s still pushing through with a reprise of its budget devices. The latest to get a refresh is the Moto G Power 5G, which comes from a ...

There was a time when plugging directly into headphone jacks was the only way to achieve on-the-go listening. However, the 2001 merger of Bluetooth technology with mobile phones changed audio ...

It’s tough to find a phone with a headphone jack in 2023, although the likes of ASUS and Sony still offer this feature on their high-end wares. We also still see this option on some budget phones.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The purpose of a headphone jack seems simple, obvious, and perhaps self-explanatory — you use it to plug your headphones in. But that doesn't ...

The Nothing Phone 2 is finally here, and since it’s getting a full U.S. release at launch, the smartphone is poised to be the biggest hardware launch yet for the growing tech company. Because of how ...

The newest Zenfone borrows cool features from the Asus ROG gaming phone line like fast charging and wired headphone support -- but it's not coming to the US. But in other ways, Asus scaled the Zenfone ...

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Over the past few years, the jack socket on our smartphones has become increasingly scarce. Bluetooth wireless connections now commonly replace it, though it is still retained in a limited number of ...

Others like Samsung, Google, and OnePlus soon followed. One by one, flagship phones launched without headphone jacks, and users were told to embrace a wireless future. Nearly a decade later, that ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...