Galaxy Note10 to come without a headphone jack
A new rumor that claimes to have originated from “a source familiar with the company’s plans”, says the Samsung Galaxy Note10 will come without any actual physical buttons.
Those will be replaced by capacitive or pressure-sensitive areas, which will probably be highlighted by raised bumps or special textures along the edge. We can only hope that Samsung will do a better job at this than HTC in its U12+.
The source claims that both versions of the Galaxy Note10 will get the same treatment. The rumor also confirms that the phone will come in two sizes. It seems like we’ll have to accept and embrace this new buttonless future.
Buttons won’t be the only thing Samsung will remove from the Note10. Samsung reportedly saw fit to make the Note10 its first flagship smartphone to not have the 3.5 mm connector. They will probably claim that the removal has something to do with fitting a bigger battery instead.
The lack of buttons, on the other hand, might have some actual upsides – no keys means no cutouts in the aluminum frame, and those cutouts tend to be the weakest points in the chassis of any modern phone. So without them, it might be possible to have a thinner frame design without compromising on structural integrity.
The Note10 is expected to be presented in August if Samsung sticks to its usual timeline. The phone will have a rearranged rear camera setup and a punch-hole display with a single selfie cam in the middle (as seen in the render above, created by Ben Geskin). The device should get very fast charging, a 19:9 screen, and perhaps a 6.66″ display for the bigger model, which also gets a 4,500 mAh battery, whereas its smaller sibling will have to make do with 3,400.