Sony has explained why it brought back the headphone jack on the Xperia 1 II. An executive said the port was indispensable for some content. This makes us wonder why it was removed in the first place.

Apple is planning to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on the next-generation iPhone in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector, according to often-reliable Japanese website Mac Otakara.

A new Sony handset, expected to arrive without a headphone port, has passed through the FCC. This would be Sony’s first smartphone to launch without a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Priced at $149 the 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter is not the cheapest solution available but it does provide a built-in ESS Sabre DAC and an “audiophile-grade” amp offering 24-bit/96kHz audio ...

Essential Despite only having a DAC and 3.5mm headphone jack, the box is a whopping 11.5mm thick. Essential Pogo pins on the back give the device power, while Wireless USB provides the data. Essential ...

Different versions of headphone jacks have been around since the 1880s, long before the iPhone was even envisioned. Back then, the longer version of the 3.5 mm audio jack, the 6.35 mm jack, was ...