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The new Moto Z phone doesn't have an analog headphone jack built in. This is the second high-end Android phone to be released recently without one; Chinese manufacturer LeEco also released one. According to a video by The Verge, the Moto Z will come with a plug-in adapter to let you use analog headphones with the USB C port on the phone.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/10/11900992/moto-z-specs-no-headphone-jack
On the plus side, the Moto Z will support "Moto Mods", backpack modules that attach via strong magnets. Available mods will include battery packs, better speakers, a micro-projector, and "style" mods that are essentially just phone cases. http://www.motorola.com/us/moto-mods
Note: There are rumors that Apple is planning to get rid of the analog headphone jack on the iPhone 7. And the iPad Pro already offers the "Smart Connector Port" so there is speculation that it may show up on the next iPhone.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Sunday June 12 2016, @11:22AM
But we already know its coming, as dropping what they consider "legacy" ports has been SOP for Apple since Jobs came back.
What is sad is how all these wannabes keep ripping off Apple while ignoring the rotting elephant in the room which is if we wanted Apple we'd buy Apple and that many of us do NOT want a locked down silver slip of a phone. I mean how many here would be happy to buy a phone that went the opposite direction and instead of the "we have to make it a sliver!" made it thicker so you could have better battery, enough cooling you could let those new ARM octocores really stretch their legs, with a choice of AOSP or the latest Android OEM to boot? But instead most simply ape what Apple does or in this case what Apple is gonna do.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.