Headphone Jack (3.5mm)
A small round connector for accepting the pin-shaped plug from a standard pair of wired music headphones and/or headset with microphone.
Older phones used a smaller 2.5mm jack for phone headsets.
See: 2.5mm Headset Jack
Either size can support stereo sound and/or a microphone, depending on the number of separate connector rings on the plug or jack. Essentially all phones with a 3.5mm jack support a microphone via this connector as well, for phone calls.
3.5mm refers to the approximate diameter of the connector. 2.5 and 3.5 mm connectors look very similar, differing only in size.
Last updated Jun 12, 2023 by Rich Brome
Editor in Chief Rich became fascinated with cell phones in 1999, creating mobile web sites for phones with tiny black-and-white displays and obsessing over new phone models. Realizing a need for better info about phones, he started Phone Scoop in 2001, and has been helming the site ever since. Rich has spent two decades researching and covering every detail of the phone industry, traveling the world to tour factories, interview CEOs, and get every last spec and photo Phone Scoop readers have come to expect. As an industry veteran, Rich is a respected voice on phone technology of the past, present, and future.
