So no LG V60 or Sony Xperia 1 II?

So no LG V60 or Sony Xperia 1 II?

Substitute August 2020. Most OEMs claim that increasingly more more folks are switching to Bluetooth headsets, and that the analog headphone jack is no longer a necessity for a lot of customers. Nonetheless, some OEMs are clinging to their liked headphone jack. Accept the finest smartphones with 3.5-mm headphone jack in our top 10 checklist.

Florian Schmitt, 👁 Florian Schmitt, Felicitas Krohn (translated by Finn D. Boerne),

iPhone SE headphone jack

A requirement for audio fans and a extremely in actual fact helpful feature for most totally different customers: the 3.5-mm headphone jack is a defining feature on smartphones. Especially whereas you these days bought a luxurious excessive-quality headset with 3.5-mm audio connector you are no longer going to be too extremely overjoyed if your contemporary smartphone lacks the correct connection.

Unfortunately, many OEMs appear to survey issues comparatively a small differently, and as a replace seize to create the many of the command for the length of the case for elevated batteries or extra aspects. As a alternative of adding an exact 3.5-mm headphone jack they add audio output performance to the already existing USB-C port in show to proceed supporting analog audio tools honest like headsets or headphones. The actual fact that no longer all customers will seemingly be furious to raise round yet one other a part of tools – one who can procure lost comparatively with out problems and causes audio quality to suffer to boot – is lost on most OEMs.

Therefore, we made up our minds to assemble this checklist of our survey on the finest smartphones with devoted 3.5-mm headphone jack. It aspects smartphones from each and every the sub $500 vary, where you assuredly tend to advance encourage across an exact audio port, and much dearer devices where headphone jacks procure turn out to be a uncommon and nearly uncommon feature.

Prove: the prices on which our ideas and ratings are essentially essentially based are the finest avenue impress on the time the overview in interrogate used to be final edited. The prices listed within the table beneath as neatly as within the rate compare sections under each and every particular person instrument are the sizzling avenue impress and fluctuate nearly every day.

With the February 2020 exchange we consolidated the two lists, one for within your means and one for expensive devices, right into a single top 10 checklist.

Pos.

Rating

Date

Image

Mannequin

Height

Weight

Dimension

Resolution

OS

Wonderful Rate

1 87 %

07/2019

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

Samsung Exynos 9820

ARM Mali-G76 MP12

8 GB Memory, 256 GB UFS 2.1
7.9 mm 198 g 6.7″ 3040×1440 Android 9.0 Pie
2 87 %

12/2019

Asus ROG Phone 2 Asus ROG Mobile phone 2

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ / 855 Plus

Qualcomm Adreno 640

12 GB Memory, 512 GB 
9.48 mm 240 g 6.59″ 2340×1080 Android 9.0 Pie
3 86 %

07/2020

neu!

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Adreno 650

6 GB Memory, 128 GB 
8.9 mm 219 g 6.67″ 2400×1080 Android 10
4 86 %

05/2019

Huawei P30 Huawei P30

HiSilicon Kirin 980

ARM Mali-G76 MP10

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
7.57 mm 165 g 6.1″ 2340×1080 Android 9.0 Pie
5 86 %

07/2019

Asus ZenFone 6 ZS630KL Asus ZenFone 6 ZS630KL

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Adreno 640

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
9.2 mm 190 g 6.4″ 2340×1080 Android 9.0 Pie
6 85 %

06/2020

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Adreno 650

12 GB Memory, 256 GB 
10.1 mm 253 g 7.1″ 3120×1440 Android 10
7 85 %

03/2019

Samsung Galaxy S10e Samsung Galaxy S10e

Samsung Exynos 9820

ARM Mali-G76 MP12

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
7.9 mm 150 g 5.8″ 2280×1080 Android 9.0 Pie
8 85 %

07/2020

neu!

LG Velvet LG Velvet

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Qualcomm Adreno 620

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
7.85 mm 180 g 6.8″ 2460×1080 Android 10
9 84 %

11/2019

LG G8X ThinQ LG G8X ThinQ

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Qualcomm Adreno 640

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
8.4 mm 192 g 6.4″ 2340×1080 Android 9.0 Pie
10 84 %

08/2020

neu!

Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G

Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Qualcomm Adreno 620

6 GB Memory, 128 GB UFS 2.1
7.9 mm 192 g 6.57″ 2340×1080 Android 10
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G

The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G no longer most entertaining aspects an exact 5G modem but additionally the finest battery and, at 6.7-inches, the finest AMLOED expose of Samsung’s fresh Galaxy S sequence. Otherwise, it’s very like the totally different devices other than for the cameras that got a minor exchange when in comparison with the S10 and now feature a further 3D sensor each and every front and encourage. 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage command are ample for its class. Unfortunately, the latter can no longer be expanded through microSD. In addition, the S10 5G is most entertaining on hand with a single SIM slot.

When you happen to love to will procure to be prepared for the long term with out leaving the 3.5-mm headphone jack on the encourage of can enact no notorious with the Galaxy S10 5G.

When you happen to may perchance per chance additionally dwell with these final two disorders you procure the finest S10-sequence smartphone with the longest battery lifestyles in return.

We suspect that the S10 skills will seemingly be Samsung’s remaining excessive-pause smartphone sequence with a 3.5-mm headphone jack. The Prove 10 already lacks this option, and rumor has it that the S11 is no longer going to consist of one either.

Asus ROG Phone 2
Asus ROG Mobile phone 2

Wired headsets are particularly widespread amongst avid gamers where low-latency audio is of most major significance. Accordingly, the ROG Mobile phone 2 aspects a 3.5-mm headphone jack for connecting headsets or headphones.

The Asus ROG Mobile phone 2 is a mountainous albeit comparatively heavy kit.

Thanks to its like a flash Snapdragon 855+ and a ginormous 12 GB of RAM the instrument performed extremely neatly. It also offers a natty battery that managed to lumber for 14 hours in our Wi-Fi take a look at. An external fan is tasked with holding surface temperatures in test, and freely configurable situation off buttons beef up the gaming experience even extra. A 120 Hz expose for tender gaming is a must.

Reckoning on SKU the ROG Mobile phone 2 can procure comparatively expensive. Compromises it be major to create consist of its excessive weight as neatly because the dearth of IP certification against ingress of grime and water that has turn out to be long-established on this impress vary.

Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro

The Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro is a ways dearer than its predecessor, which grew to turn out to be out to be a mountainous discount. Nonetheless, you procure so a lot for no longer up to 500 Euros: mountainous performance first price battery lifestyles, a like a flash and shining OLED expose, and a nice speaker.

The within your means Xiaomi smartphone comes with a 60 Hz expose, which grew to turn out to be out to be its finest limitation when in comparison with right flagship devices. Whenever you procure frail to the tender scrolling and handling of a 90 Hz expose it’s laborious to seem encourage.

When you happen to are shopping for excessive-pause performance and a 3.5-mm headphone jack the Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro is laborious to ignore.

But any other limitation is the Poco F2 Pro’s mediocre digicam, which lacks a telephoto lens and aspects a considerably unlucky extremely-wide angle digicam.

Huawei P30

The Huawei P30 aspects a triple-lens digicam made by Leica created from a most major lens, a secondary extremely wide angle lens, and a tertiary telephoto lens. The latter offers 3x optical zoom capabilities and optical image stabilization. The necessary digicam’s 40 MP Sensor makes utilize of pixel binning to toughen low-light photo quality.

The Huawei P30 is price its impress and is derived with most entertaining minor flaws.

In our overview we particularly loved the instrument’s mountainous photo quality and the multitude of settings and alternatives. It also supplied a excessive level of machine performance, lengthy battery lifestyles, and clearly a 3.5-mm headphone jack.

Asus ZenFone 6

The Asus ZenFone 6 may perchance per chance additionally no longer be most entertaining of the finest in all regards, but it offers a mountainous impress-performance ratio in return. At round $500 you procure a notch-less 6.4-hurry IPS expose with a native resolution of 2340 x 1080 and a extremely excessive expose to physique ratio. The digicam swivels out from the encourage and no longer most entertaining supports face unlocking but takes mountainous selfies to boot. The low-pause SKU already aspects 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage that can additionally be extra expanded through microSD. But any other highlight is indubitably its natty 5,000 mAh battery.

Laborious to procure but price the concern. The within your means Asus ZenFone 6 offers so a lot for its money.

Despite the truth that we loved the instrument general we must present that its low impress requires a couple of compromises. As an illustration, the ZenFone 6 is neither IP certified nor does it make stronger wi-fi charging, VoLTE, or Wi-Fi calling. It is sold completely through the Asus eShop.

Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Pro

Xiaomi’s Black Shark 3 Pro gaming smartphone continues to consist of a 3.5-mm headphone jack, correct like the Black Shark 3. The instrument offers so a lot for its money – like a flash Wi-Fi, a 90 Hz expose, excessive performance attributable to the most up-to-date Qualcomm flagship processor, and like a flash storage. Diversified tools are also on hand, from coolers to magnetic charging cables.

The Black Shark 3 is a like a flash gaming smartphone with shoulder buttons and participating tools.

Dedicated shoulder buttons allow for more straightforward gaming, as enact stereo speakers. The latter may perchance per chance additionally no longer be mountainous but no longer no longer up to they’re usable. Lower corners consist of make stronger for wi-fi charging, an IP certification, and USB 3.0. In addition, the expose most entertaining will get sufficiently shining with ambient light sensor enabled.

Samsung Galaxy S10e

The most within your means smartphone from Samsung’s Galaxy S10-sequence would no longer require too many compromises and stays a mountainous excessive-pause smartphone. It is protected against ingress of grime and water, offers a like a flash LTE modem, a extremely correct GPS modem, a low energy concumption, a excessive performance, and a coloration-correct AMOLED expose.

Excessive quality with out a excessive asking impress. The Samsung Galaxy S10e is a mountainous instrument.

Our most major gripes had been the major thermal throttling beneath load, occasional short touchscreen dropouts, and its short battery lifestyles. The latter used to be comparatively annoying in explicit. When you happen to don’t mind the S10e is a mountainous excessive-pause smartphone and presumably one amongst Samsung’s remaining flagship telephones featuring a 3.5-mm headphone jack.

LG Velvet
LG Velvet

The LG Velvet is speculated to be LG’s barnstorming return to the mid-vary smartphone market, and the Koreans did very neatly certainly. The instrument will seemingly be assertively priced but offers a extremely aloof and sublime case as neatly as aspects, that are continuously most entertaining found on dearer smartphones, honest like an IP68 certification, wi-fi charging, or stereo speakers. The icing on the cake is the Velvet’s capacity to be installed in a twin-hide case, correct like the LG G8X ThinQ.

The LG Velvet comes with a cosmopolitan create and mountainous aspects.

The necessary digicam performed neatly in our take a look at, however the remaining digicam modules remained on the encourage of our expectations for a 600 Euro smartphone. The instrument supports 5G connectivity and aspects a Snapdragon 765G with a range of oomph, albeit it’s nowhere shut to the sizzling top canines. All issues regarded as this smartphone is an enticing different for customers shopping for a cosmopolitan and considerably uncommon smartphone with 3.5-mm headphone jack.

LG G8X ThinQ
LG G8X ThinQ

The LG G8X ThinQ‘s defining feature is its capacity to transform right into a foldable tablet by attaching a case with constructed-in secondary expose. Unfortunately, the bezel between the two shows is highly wide, and the instrument thus greater suited for multitasking comparatively than working a single app on each and every shows, even supposing the latter is theoretically supported as neatly. Provided that the hinge opens a paunchy 360 levels the possibilities are virtually never-ending.

And whereas you are completed with the 2d expose and desire a delicate-weight and small instrument you merely take hold of it out. Fortuitously, the 3.5-mm headphone jack is segment of the most major unit and no longer the optional expose.

A paunchy-fledged secondary expose generally is a mountainous thing, and the LG G8X ThinQ is a mountainous example of this belief.

Downsides consist of the suddenly declining battery lifestyles in twin-hide mode, its mediocre speakers, and the considerably incorrect GPS modem. On the plus facet are the innovative and intensely neatly implemented twin-hide belief. The necessary expose is shining, and the smartphone offers a range of performance. The hinge feels solid an is easy to utilize.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G

When you happen to consist of Xiaomi’s Redmi and Poco manufacturers the Chinese producer tends to open an mountainous vary of devices 365 days after 365 days. To create issues worse and add a further level of bewilderment many devices elevate totally different names in Asia and the the rest of the enviornment. When you happen to are shopping for a sturdy smartphone with 3.5-mm headphone jack and are on a funds, then presumably the Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G will seemingly be price a more in-depth look. It offers lengthy battery lifestyles, like a flash Wi-Fi, a nice produce quality, and a fairly shining and comparatively coloration-correct OLED expose.

The Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G is a mountainous offer with a range of mid-vary performance.

The necessary digicam came as a definite shock in traditional light. In low-light scenarios it made itself identified because the mid-vary shooter it in actual fact is. A 90 Hz expose is also no longer on hand, and the quantity of supported LTE frequencies is comparatively low.

Nonetheless, the smartphone stays a mountainous offer in its impress vary.

Excessive-pause smartphones with 3.5-mm headphone jack will seemingly be a death breed, but they’re no longer comparatively tiring yet. More cost effective devices are inclined to be dominated by older flagship and excessive-pause smartphones that dropped in impress over time.

Even supposing fresh mid-vary devices aloof are inclined to feature an exact 3.5-mm headphone jack and a few OEMs honest like LG even depart above and past to create sure that mountainous analog audio quality we enact ask the headphone jack to all but proceed within the next few years.

Florian Schmitt, 2020-04-21 (Substitute: 2020-08-24)

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