This is how the iPhone is influencing the next-gen of smartphones
APPLE made a big change to its iPhone line-up earlier this year and now it appears the controversial move has influenced another major player.
HEADPHONE gate could be set to kick off all over again after Samsung revealed plans to remove the headphone jack from the new Galaxy S8 phone.
The tech giant has followed in the footsteps of rival Apple, confirming to SamMobile that it will replace the jack with a USB Type-C port instead.
You can wave goodbye to your favourite headphones, which will not be compatible with the new phone as Samsung favour a thinner model with a bigger battery.
iPhone users were outraged when Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 in September — and it had no headphone jack.
But despite widespread backlash the phone still sold out, with customers desperate to get their hands on one when it was released.
It is also rumoured that the Galaxy S8, which will be officially unveiled next February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, will also ditch the signature home button.
It’s claimed that the new phone will have its fingerprint scanner under the screen instead, which will work using pressure-sensitive display technology.
This means that the phone will be able to distinguish between a light tap and deep press — meaning access to more functions just by pressing down harder.
Samsung fans can also reportedly expect an ‘Edge’ style screen and improved camera, as well as a 4K display.
The firm have come under fire recently for the Galaxy Note 7, which was forced to be recalled after reports of exploding phones from users across the world.
Several owners reported that their phones unexpectedly went up in flames, including a man who suffered severe burns when the phone caught fire in his pocket and the device even managed to set a car alight.
Just yesterday Samsung won an important victory in its long legal battle against rival Apple, who claimed that Samsung stole its technology and the iPhone’s trademarked appearance.
A jury came to the verdict in 2012 that Samsung had infringed Apple’s patents and forced them to pay the iPhone manufacturer $548 million in damages.
But they appealed and the US Supreme Court sided with Samsung, saying that a patent violator does not always have to fork over its entire profits from the sales of products using stolen designs, if the designs covered only certain components and not the whole thing.
This story first appeared on The Sun.
Originally published as This is how the iPhone is influencing the next-gen of smartphones
