HTC's redemption song: 3.5mm jacks coming to 'vast majority' of post-Hero devices

Better late than never, we suppose. Our friends at Mobile Crunch have it on word from a HTC spokesperson that a "vast majority of devices we launch after Hero" are gonna be including a 3.5mm headphone jack as a standard feature. The rep also added that devices already announced would "not necessarily be part of this change," which while not ruling it out entirely, doesn't get our hopes up. Still, it's refreshing to know the future generations won't be beholden to the adapter-laden shackles of its ancestors -- so Lancaster, where will you fall in all this mess?

[Via Smartphone Thoughts]

[Yankees368 @ Jul 10th 2009 5:44PM]

This is actually one of the main reasons I switched from the Sprint Touch Pro to the Pre. I HATED having some stupid adapter hanging off the phone to use a regular set of headphones, or to connect to my car. It never worked properly, and was just such an oversight on the part of HTC. Too little, too late for HTC for me.

[slamEVIL @ Jul 10th 2009 6:31PM]

see, i just leave my adapter in my car attached to my aux. cord. either way, i'm plugging one thing in to my tilt. am i the only person in the world who this lack of a 3.5 doesn't bother. all i gotta say is, the lack of a 3.5 won't sway my decision of the tp2, firestone or star.

[Mikeweezer @ Jul 10th 2009 7:24PM]

That, and the fact that WinMo sucks...

Wishing I could upgrade now to the Pre, but locked in due to work. ugh.

[Jason @ Jul 10th 2009 9:26PM]

Gangbang!

[XIYL @ Jul 10th 2009 10:20PM]

I use a headphone adapter in conjunction with a HTCEXT splitter and a car charger so i charge my Touch Viva while playing music in the car, and then i have a Jabra bt8010 for everything else. Headphone jacks don't really affect me.

[AoF-Squall @ Jul 11th 2009 12:09AM]

I was sick and tired of having to use 3.5mm headphones for portable audio. Now I rock Bluetooth Stereo with my Touch Pro, and could never, ever go back. I had to spend the past week using regular headphones while I waited on a new battery, and it was agonizing.

HTC, forget the 3.5 jacks, how about some actual video drivers for your devices? That's something highly useful for everybody. Thanks.

[OneLove @ Jul 12th 2009 2:35PM]

looks like a phone gang bang

[Makavre @ Jul 10th 2009 5:45PM]

that phone in the picture is about to get the bukake of its life

[PEZOLLA @ Jul 10th 2009 5:58PM]

ROCK IT.


/b'kake

[slamEVIL @ Jul 10th 2009 6:28PM]

funniest_comment_ever

[181 @ Jul 10th 2009 6:52PM]

where is tom brokaw?

[ichheissesuperfantastisch @ Jul 10th 2009 9:18PM]

i was thinking the exact same thing...a wide-eyed girl surrounded by a bunch of loaded cocks. what is wrong with me?

[Aaron @ Jul 10th 2009 10:30PM]

Don't worry -- I was thinking the same thing.

[glenn s @ Jul 11th 2009 1:16AM]

You are not alone.

[NuFsAiD @ Jul 10th 2009 5:45PM]

Never thought I'd see the day of 3.5 on HTC, posting this with my iphone while listening to pandora backgrounded makes me hurt a little to know I switched sides.

[y3k.nik @ Jul 10th 2009 7:15PM]

I have a HTC touch hd and it sports a 3.5 mm jack.. fyi

[chumanfu @ Jul 10th 2009 7:18PM]

wait you can listen to pandora in the background?? i thought that once you exit the program for another the music stops..

[AltairAntares @ Jul 10th 2009 8:04PM]

not if you jailbreak and get the right program (backgrounde?)

[youngstunna @ Jul 10th 2009 5:46PM]

headphone bukkake?

[skyblaze @ Jul 10th 2009 5:49PM]

that picture is wrong on SO many levels.

[damiaking @ Jul 10th 2009 5:49PM]

yeahhh !!!!!!ohh wait i cant even look at my diamond :s damm it now i want a headphone jack on my diamond damm it HTC

[jjbecerra909 @ Jul 10th 2009 5:50PM]

@Yankees368 Yea Me too i switched from the HTC diamond to the Pre becuase i hated that stupid little adapter of head phones and the ear piece and i always lose that little rectangle adapter for it anyways but this is good HTC is doing this now becuase there were too much wires atached to that adapter

[cesium @ Jul 10th 2009 5:51PM]

Touch Pro 3 here I come!

[mikethevee @ Jul 10th 2009 5:51PM]

seriously.. that shit is gross.

[mlb13mf @ Jul 10th 2009 5:51PM]

finally

[mikethevee @ Jul 10th 2009 5:51PM]

seriously.. that shit is gross.
The comments i mean...

[Najakwa @ Jul 10th 2009 5:53PM]

a veritable orgy of 3.5 input jacks. a big ol' circle jack. that photo is so pornographic. funny and scary.

[Dude @ Jul 10th 2009 5:57PM]

Soo is the Lancster coming out on Aug. 3rd then?

[Slappy Wag @ Jul 10th 2009 5:59PM]

I have an acronym for this sort of behavior. "BFT". 'Bout Fuckin' Time. I think all manufacturers should do this. Not having one steers me clear of any device, because I am rather particular about the style of headphones I like. Samsung is a major offender. I didn't know the Eternity had one until my kid pointed it out. I chose the Eternity over the Impression because of this very reason. I didn't care that it was $100 more. If it had the headphone jack, I would have bought the Impression since it has a better feature set. Jack trumps features, once again.

[connor4000 @ Jul 12th 2009 4:30PM]

"Gonna" What kind of writing is that?


As for the article, props to HTC for finally doing something so practical, yet so out of the ordinary for every other mindless phone company.

[Randomness @ Jul 10th 2009 6:11PM]

FINALLY! Can't come soon enough.

[skyblaze @ Jul 10th 2009 6:18PM]

skyblaze sees what you did there and ranks you up

[destroebl @ Jul 10th 2009 6:14PM]

Hopefully they add a 3.5mm jack to the Lancaster and give it a non-terrible AF camera. Add those two and a 800x480 AMOLED screen, maybe a slightly larger keyboard... and that would pretty much be perfection. The high res screens won't happen for Android phones until donut though...

[Drew @ Jul 10th 2009 6:18PM]

Is it just me or does that pic look like a bukkake fest with the HTC as the star?

[Andrew @ Jul 10th 2009 6:23PM]

HTC thinks they know better than us. WRONG MOVE. NEVER question your paying customers who would abandon you over a cheap accessory! That's a general rule in business and marketing. It just took them over 3 years to figure it out and a ton of lost market shares.

[Lando Calrissian @ Jul 10th 2009 6:21PM]

Lancaster is a 3.5mm jack slut!

[drummerjd2000 @ Jul 10th 2009 6:33PM]

Seriously, what the fuck took them so long? It boggles my mind that one of the leaders in the mobile market couldn't grasp this notion until...now. Pure stupidity. That said, they are sure to benefit tremendously now that they've finally managed to remove their heads out of their asses. Too late for some of us

[Vermifuge @ Jul 10th 2009 6:41PM]

Something about that image is…. very suggestive...

[marmot_egg @ Jul 10th 2009 6:53PM]

HTC sucks because they are NOT Apple. I guess I am a fanboy. That's right, I said "fanboy" big whoop, wanna fight about it?

[I hate mingers @ Jul 10th 2009 6:43PM]

you geeks need to get laid

[iKurt 7 @ Jul 10th 2009 6:48PM]

It's because of the iPhone isn't it? You know, when smartphones start shipping with 3.5mm headphone jacks...

[matt @ Jul 10th 2009 7:31PM]

N95 says no.

[zephxiii @ Jul 10th 2009 10:26PM]

N95 says nope. :)

[Mark Anderson II @ Jul 11th 2009 9:21AM]

N95 says no.

[Joseph @ Jul 10th 2009 7:10PM]

THank you HTC! This is long overdue. Please don't be an idiot like apple and recess the jack.

[Aaron @ Jul 10th 2009 10:32PM]

Apple learned from their mistake. The 3.5mm jack on the iPhone 3G (last gen) and 3Gs (current gen) aren't recessed.

[Bacchus1976 @ Jul 10th 2009 8:07PM]

3.5" Jacks and USB 4 EVA!

[PeterF @ Jul 10th 2009 8:24PM]

That would be one HUGE jack.

[Sivan @ Jul 10th 2009 8:08PM]

I know I'm in the minority but it time for the 3.5mm jack to go.

Seriously, it's major nuisance to have to plug in more than one cable, often on different points on the device, which precludes charging and playing at the same time when mounted or in a carrying case.

How hard is it to buy a splitter/adapter for each of your audio connections, how many do you have? I have 2 headphone sets, my car audio. Buy the adpater, plug it there in forget about it.

And not to mention, by taking leaving out that jack, maybe the manufacturer could stuff in one more feature it would otherwise be forced to leave out.

How long are we going to have a legacy port on devices?

[GBeatzRecrds @ Jul 10th 2009 8:55PM]

are you an idiot? everything is already 3.5mm. it's the universal standard for most consumer head/earphones, even my Sony MDR-V6s.