One could only wish. They're probably trying to shove their EIS upon the user, thinking it's better.
As for the 3.5 mm, reintroducing it in a compact flagship (a niche with very devoted customers) is a nice reason to jack up the price... see what I did there? :D
The headphone jack began its mass exodus away from flagships last year, with Sony ditching it on the Xperia XZ2 phones. For the first time, though, we could see a company bring back the much-wanted port.