May 13, 2022 14:00:00

Google removes earphone jack from Pixel 6a after teasing iPhone earphone jack abolition

At the developer event

Google I / O 2022 , Google announced the genuine smartphone ' Pixel 6a ' that can be purchased for the 50,000 yen range. The Pixel 6a is the latest smartphone equipped with Google Tensor , a SoC developed by Google, but it has become a hot topic that the earphone jack has finally been abolished.

Google gives up on the headphone jack again with the Pixel 6A --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/11/23067702/google-pixel-6a-headphone-jack

Remember when Google mocked Apple's lack of a headphone jack? (Video) | Philip Elmer-DeWitt
https://www.ped30.com/2022/05/12/apple-google-headphone-jack/

Google Mocked Apple for Removing the Headphone Jack Less Than 12 Months Ago, but Does the Same With the Pixel 6a
https://wccftech.com/google-removed-headphone-jack-on-pixel-6a-but-mocked-apple/

Since Apple discontinued the earphone jack on the iPhone 7 in 2016, many smartphones have discontinued the earphone jack. However, Google continues to install a 3.5mm earphone jack on the inexpensive entry model Pixel 5a ...

We have released a 'two-minute movie just to celebrate the earphone jack of Pixel 5a' that imitated Apple's product introduction movie, and appealed that 'the earphone jack remains'.

The Circle Comes Full Circle, with the new Google Pixel 5a with 5G --YouTube


However, Google has not adopted the earphone jack in the flagship model since 2017 when the iPhone 7 appeared. When the Pixel 2 first abolished the earphone jack, Google explained that 'the 3.5mm earphone jack is not a satisfying new one.' However, we are reviving the earphone jack from the Pixel 3a announced in 2019.

The overseas media, The Verge, asked Google 'why the Pixel 6a earphone jack was abolished', but no response was obtained at the time of writing the article. In addition, The Verge points out that 'to sell Google Pixel Buds , which is a wireless earphone developed by Google.'