INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After making a show of keeping the headphone jack around for a few extra generations, OnePlus is finally succumbing to the inevitable
The company tweeted an image of USB-C headphones and confirmed that the port will bite the dust on the upcoming 6T
You&ve got to make decisions that optimize the user experience, and understand that at times things that provide user value can also add
friction,& co-founder Carl Pei told TechRadar
&We found 59 percent of our community already owned wireless headphones earlier this year & and that was before we launched our Bullets
Wireless headphones.
Ready for a new pair of Bullets Discover the Type-C Bullets earphones in our latest deep-dive on the forums.
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OnePlus (@oneplus) September 13, 2018
OnePlus made a bit of a show keeping the feature around, with Pei polling users on Twitter
The results were overwhelmingly pro-jack
That OnePlus maintained the input for a few more models makes sense — the company has long prided itself on the direct line of
communication it maintains with its fan base.
And besides, forcing users to buy pricey Bluetooth headphones would have gone a ways toward
counteracting the company focus on budget
Of course, there are plenty of cheap options these days, including the aforementioned $69 OnePlus bullets
The move leaves a smattering of headphone jacks remaining on flagship phones, including, most notably, Samsung
As for what it adding, among other things, the upcoming 6T will be among the first handsets in the United States to sport an in-display
