This currently results in Sony phones and one Ulefone one with outdated Android and a lack of updates. Sony’s phone branch is currently dying and it’s very much possible there won’t be any new phones next year. They released a single flagship this year which they recalled because of issues.
Next year phones might get a bit more interesting because of the new EU regulations coming into effect this June but almost no phones have been released just since then.
I have no idea what I’ll get but for now my current phone (Asus Zenfone 6, from 2019) just refuses to die.
For people in the US (in 2025) the headphone jack is still in the newest releases of:
Motorola Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus
ASUS ROG Phone 9
ZTE Nubia Redmagic 10 Pro
TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G
Various HMD smartphones, though they are pulling out of the US https://www.androidauthority.com/hmd-global-leaves-us-market-3576404/
Not too many options
The Samsung Xcover series only killed the headphone jack with release of the Xcover 7 Pro a mere 3 months ago. All this time a series of phones from one of the world’s top brands were available even in the US.
You can get the 2024 model and receive Android updates until 2031 because of Samsung’s 7 years of updates policy. Xcover phones also come with an SD slot and user replaceable battery, btw.
Then buy phones with them. They exist.
The holy grail / unicorn of a phone would have:
This currently results in Sony phones and one Ulefone one with outdated Android and a lack of updates. Sony’s phone branch is currently dying and it’s very much possible there won’t be any new phones next year. They released a single flagship this year which they recalled because of issues.
Next year phones might get a bit more interesting because of the new EU regulations coming into effect this June but almost no phones have been released just since then.
I have no idea what I’ll get but for now my current phone (Asus Zenfone 6, from 2019) just refuses to die.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_xcover7-12784.php It has a notch but the other features are covered.
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For people in the US (in 2025) the headphone jack is still in the newest releases of:
Motorola Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus
ASUS ROG Phone 9
ZTE Nubia Redmagic 10 Pro
TCL 60 XE Nxtpaper 5G
Various HMD smartphones, though they are pulling out of the US
https://www.androidauthority.com/hmd-global-leaves-us-market-3576404/
Not too many options
The Samsung Xcover series only killed the headphone jack with release of the Xcover 7 Pro a mere 3 months ago. All this time a series of phones from one of the world’s top brands were available even in the US.
You can get the 2024 model and receive Android updates until 2031 because of Samsung’s 7 years of updates policy. Xcover phones also come with an SD slot and user replaceable battery, btw.