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Razer’s CEO explains why the Razer Phone doesn’t have a headphone jack
June 17, 2025
When Razerintroducedthe brand newRazer Phone, it certainly made it feel like an enthusiast device. An amazing 120 Hz display, 8 GB of RAM, and a 4,000 mAh battery screamed out that this wasthe biggest and best on the market. If you wanted the most spec’d out phone that money could buy, you were supposed to buy a Razer Phone.
Razer’s CEO Min-Liang Tan took to Facebook to address why his company left out the headphone jack. The reason is, unsurprisingly, battery capacity and thermals. What may surprise you is just how much battery capacity the Razer Phone gained by leaving out the tiny headphone jack.
500 mAh is a lot. The Razer Phone has a 4,000 mAh capacity, which puts it above pretty much every other flagship phone. Tan doesn’t go into further detail about how the thermals are affected by the removal of the jack, but that much battery capacity is enough for some to justify it on its own.
He says he was further convinced to remove the headphone jack because Razer was able to get audiophile quality sound by including a headphone dongle with a DAC in it.
Basically every phone without a headphone jack includes a dongle so you can connect your wired headphones. Razer was able to take the negative of not having a headphone jack and turn it into a positive by including a DAC for improved audio quality. This isn’t going to be enough for everyone, and they’re letting Tan know. His response? Maybe this isn’t the phone for you.
The Razer Phone is on sale now for $699.
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