People were holding out hope for a return to the headphone jack on the Galaxy S21, but Samsung didn't deliver.

On Thursday, the last day of CES, Samsung hosted a virtual Unpacked event (here's everything announced), in which the latest Galaxy S smartphone was unveiled, about a month earlier than last year's announcement.

We now know the answer: No, the Galaxy S21 does not have a headphone jack.

The thinking here is that a headphone jack could be enough to differentiate the Galaxy flagship from other premium phones from the likes of Apple and Google, which have also forced users to convert to either the wireless earbud or dongle lifestyle in recent years.

But the tide changed and, when Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Note 10 in 2019, it, too, left the headphone jack on the cutting room floor.

Last year's Galaxy S20 also lacked a headphone jack, the first of the Galaxy S line to nix it.

So it makes a lot of sense for Samsung to stick to its decision to bid the headphone jack adieu