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Galaxy Note 10 might ditch headphone jack, physical keys (Update: Keys might stay)
June 30, 2025
Update, June 22, 2025 (12:05 PM ET):Yesterday we heard the news that the Galaxy Note 10 could abandon the headphone jack as well as physical buttons. However, we now have a rumor that at least one of those aspects of the device will not change: the physical buttons.
According to noted leaker@UniverseIce, Samsung only tested out the idea of having capacitive buttons on the Note 10. After testing, though, the company decided to keep physical buttons. See for yourself in the tweet below:
If this is true, that would offer at least some relief to Samsung fans who felt capacitive buttons were a bad move.
The headphone jack, though, appears to still be on the chopping block.
Original Article, August 02, 2025 (01:19 PM ET):An anonymous source speaking withAndroid Policesuggests that the upcomingSamsung Galaxy Note 10will abandon two things that every Note device has had since Day 1: a headphone jack and physical buttons.
Allegedly, Samsung is planning on launching the Note 10 without a headphone jack and with capacitive (touch-based) buttons in place of “clicky” power, volume, andBixbybuttons.
If this rumor turns out to be true, the Note 10 would be the first flagship smartphone fromSamsungwithout the much-beloved audio port (aside from theSamsung Galaxy Fold, which still doesn’t have a release date). This will no doubt ruffle the feathers of Samsung fans who have long-championed the company for not dropping the port while rivals — such as Apple, Google, and OnePlus — leave it behind.
The capacitive buttons rumor will probably be less contentious, although many users of HTCdevices with capacitive keysran into trouble with the design feature.
The Galaxy Note 10 will likely launch in August in multiple variants. It’s possible there will be a regular version, a “pro” or larger version, and a 5G version — although the pro and 5G versions could be one and the same.
What do you think? Would you stop buying Samsung phones if the companyremoves the headphone jack? Or have you accepted the fate of the jack’s removal? Let us know in the comments.
In the meantime, read up on all the credible rumors surrounding the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 below:
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