Some once-standard phone features have all but disappeared. We tracked the share of smartphones in our catalogue that still ship with each one, by launch year, to see how fast the industry 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.