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from the no-jack-in-the-box^W-phone-for-you dept.
Samsung has a long and illustrious history of trolling Apple in its smartphone commercials. But now the South Korean firm is cloning one of the iPhone features it once mocked, and it has quietly deleted records of the ads.
Samsung unveiled its Note 10 on Wednesday and, as has been widely observed, the phone falls in line with other new devices on the market in that it does not come with a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
[...] Samsung released a memorable advertisement in November 2017 titled "Growing Up." It features an iPhone user through the ages becoming increasingly frustrated with the limitations of his phone. In the end, he caves and buys a Samsung Galaxy. In one section, he ruefully inspects an adapter cable, which enables iPhone users to turn their charging portal into a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Fast forward to 2019 and Note 10 customers may need a similar bit of kit to use wired headphones with their device. And as for that "Growing Up" ad, it has disappeared from some of Samsung's major YouTube channels.
(Score: 2) by EEMac on Tuesday August 13 2019, @12:34AM (1 child)
I recently sold my iPhone 8 and bought a Samsung Galaxy S6 (about $120). Newer phones didn't add much for me, and I wanted a headphone jack for a big family trip. It was definitely worth it! I wonder if there's going to be a trend of people migrating to older tech as the new stuff gets less and less functional . . .
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 18 2019, @11:15PM
The cases on them are extremely flexible. My dad has had one since they were new, and a few months ago forgot he had it in his back pocket when sitting in the car. It now has a nice curved frame and display on it. Everything still works, but it gave a clear example of just how flexible the newer phones are compared to the older ones and the risk of irrepairable damage if you aren't careful. He got lucky, but if you don't pay attention you might be replacing it sooner than you expected.