Some once-standard phone features have quietly disappeared. We tracked the share of smartphones in our catalogue that still ship with each one, by launch year — a read on how fast the industry has dropped them. Based on 116 smartphones with a known release date across 2021–2026. (Figures reflect the devices we track, not the entire market.)
| Year | Devices | Headphone jack | microSD slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 20% | 20% |
| 2022 | 20 | 30% | 30% |
| 2023 | 18 | 33% | 22% |
| 2024 | 33 | 3% | 9% |
| 2025 | 29 | 4% | 10% |
| 2026 | 11 | 0% | 0% |
Method: mean of each spec across the catalogue devices released that year (years with fewer than 5 tracked devices are omitted). Specs are validated from manufacturer sources — see how we score. Analysis by the Let’s Compare Data Engine.