The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 may not have a headphone jack or any physical buttons

Samsung is one of the very few mainstream companies still holding on to the good old headphone jack – that may change with its 10th anniversary Note though. A new report suggests Samsung is working on two Note devices for 2019 – on similar lines as its Galaxy S10 lineup. One of them will be the regular-sized Note, and the other will be smaller (by Note standards) - Samsung may call the latter as the Galaxy Note 10e. As exciting as it may seem, both the Note devices will reportedly ditch a headphone jack.  

Now, smartphone companies killing the jack have always stuck around with the argument that no jack leads to a slimmer profile. But the Note has to fit in a stylus – that's a given. If it could fit a stylus, it could fit a headphone jack there somewhere – which is why the lack of a headphone jack on a Note seems like a bad idea. Many would be hoping against hope Samsung retains the jack, but no-headphone-jack-land is where all flagships phones are going. Samsung joining the pack won’t be surprising – but hopefully, it would have a logical explanation behind it.        

Moving forward, the report also tips that Samsung may opt for capacitive-style buttons on the new Note (with some sort of texture like the power button in the Galaxy S10e) - omitting the need for physical buttons for power and volume controls. Clearly, Samsung is gunning for a seamless look and feel – if that be the case.  

That said, since no part of this is confirmed, it is advised you take yhis piece of information with a pinch of salt.

Speaking of which, Samsung has confirmed that it is working on a perfect all-screen smartphone with an in-display selfie camera. Although little is known about Samsung’s in-display selfie camera tech, the “technology can be developed to the extent that the camera hole is invisible and does not affect the functionality of the camera or the display.” Whether or not the Galaxy Note 10 gets such a setup is something only time will tell. 

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