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Deutsche Bank analysts expect no headphone jack + include dongle for iPhone 7
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Veritigo_X
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Somewhat off topic, but are rumors indicating the new Macbook Pro is removing the headphone jack as well? I'm thinking about making the switch to Apple when that launches, but no headphone jack would be a deal breaker.
Superimposer
This is getting weirder all the time
How would you charge and wear earphones at the same time?
infiniteloop
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nah, b
Garrett Hawke
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but muh thinnest phone ever
so thin it will fall between the cracks in your floorboards and the battery will last 20 minutes!
TTOOLL
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i want a thinner phone. i support apple with getting rid of the headphone jack. we're living in the future mate. time to get rid of the past.
Robocop's satire continues to be relevant.
Dick Jones: I had a guaranteed military sale with ED-209. Renovation program. Spare parts for 25 years. Who cares if it worked or not?
Well including dongle is better than not including it or giving Lighting Headphones.
SuperPac
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Not new - those mostly started after a couple sites did water tests with the 6s and 6s Plus last year and found them much more water resistant than previous models. Then that speculation took hold even more when the headphone jack removal rumors started. iOS 10 has a feature that senses moisture in the lightning port as well.
FortuneFaded
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We can go even thinner. The 8 won't even have a charging port. It'll be 4 glorious hours and then you'll never be able to use it again.
ironically they will make tha battery better and bigger with the iphone 7
I'm all in. I don't care about the headphone jack, it's time to usher in new tech and someone had to do it. The dongle thing will be forgotten within a week because it'll just work.
I think the positives will outweigh the negatives. It's just a shame that nobody will able to afford the new phones considering the prices in Aus.
I think the positives will outweigh the negatives. It's just a shame that nobody will able to afford the new phones considering the prices in Aus.
I know it's been said so many times with Apple.
-They removing the dvd drive? The monsters! (I haven't used a dvd drive in YEARS)
-Floppy Drives back in the day as well.
This time I just feel it's just a little too soon, and for what? Making the phone EVEN thinner which I feel nobody is asking for, without increasing battery life (which I know many people are asking for, including me...)
Time will tell.
What are these positives?
The lightning connection is flimsy at best compared to the jack and will only lead to problems. If there was something as sturdy and brought new stuff to the table I could grumbly get on board but it's not the case whatsoever.
Even charging and listening or watching goes out the window with this. What a mess.
The lightning connection is flimsy at best compared to the jack and will only lead to problems. If there was something as sturdy and brought new stuff to the table I could grumbly get on board but it's not the case whatsoever.
Even charging and listening or watching goes out the window with this. What a mess.
love that you have to buy an adapter if you want to connect decent headphones to your phone, or if for whatever reason, you're happy with your apple earphones, you'll have to buy an adapter to plug them into anything else. that's before getting into 3.5/6.35 conversion.
Is it even thinner though? The leaked shots all look like similar dimensions as the 6 family.
moto Z is super thin so there is a reasoning (Force version not so much) there...
I'm just hyped to see the spin from johnny Ive about why headphone jacks are supporting Trump or something.
At least do a better job than lenovo/motorola who didn't even bother doing any spinning.
moto Z is super thin so there is a reasoning (Force version not so much) there...
I'm just hyped to see the spin from johnny Ive about why headphone jacks are supporting Trump or something.
At least do a better job than lenovo/motorola who didn't even bother doing any spinning.
Unapologetically greedy and different because we have nothing else to offer. Look how smooth and symmetrical the bottom is with one port. It took our engineers years to be beaten into submission. Just touch that one special hole and feel the magic.
Thankfully no, the rumored leaked casing of the next 13" Pro still has one.
TwntyOneTwlv
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I'm sorry Apple. No aux, no buy. I'll be switching back to Android.
PackerinMN
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These threads are all 80% whining about the 3.5 mm jack. Wires suck, move on.
but they aren't getting rid of wires, they're just making you use a dongle.
also, bluetooth sucks more
I can't wait for my headphones to break as easily as my Lightning charging cables.
I'm using bluetooth earbuds these days, but I can definitely see why people would rather want normal wired ones. Sometimes the connection will be disturbed resulting in ugly sounds, they are often kind of bulky if you get cheap ones, you are dependent on yet another battery, it's easier to lose them,...
I'm using bluetooth earbuds these days, but I can definitely see why people would rather want normal wired ones. Sometimes the connection will be disturbed resulting in ugly sounds, they are often kind of bulky if you get cheap ones, you are dependent on yet another battery, it's easier to lose them,...
Is there any solid information on the difference between regular iPhone 7 and Pro? The Plus model is the bigger one, right?
I've been more than happy with my iPhone 6 for almost two years. At this point all I really want is a better battery. Would be perfect if the Pro is slightly thicker for that reason (but not huge like the Plus).
I've been more than happy with my iPhone 6 for almost two years. At this point all I really want is a better battery. Would be perfect if the Pro is slightly thicker for that reason (but not huge like the Plus).
PackerinMN
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I don't like charging bluetooth ear buds, but I would take that over having wires dangling about.
I feel like in 1-2 years time, this will be a silly thing to be upset about.
nah, b
Pretty sure these were confirmed fake. Or not official Apple buds to be more accurate.
Just the last weekend, I was mowing the lawn and my bluetooth headphones died from empty battery. I stopped, went back to my house, got a pair of wired headphones, continued on with my day.
Unless apple has solved the issue of requiring to charge wireless headphones with alien tech, its always good to have a headphone jack even if you mostly use wireless stuff, but I'm reasonable, give me a good reason.
You take a core feature out making life more inconvenient, you better give me something new that makes life more convenient in a different way or something.
Unless apple has solved the issue of requiring to charge wireless headphones with alien tech, its always good to have a headphone jack even if you mostly use wireless stuff, but I'm reasonable, give me a good reason.
You take a core feature out making life more inconvenient, you better give me something new that makes life more convenient in a different way or something.
ShockingAlberto
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Cool more shit to carry and no way to charge my phone and use my headphones at the same time.
It's not just charging, though. It's all these cons:
- worse audio quality
- latency
- low battery life
- it drains more battery from your phone, too
- having to pair and unpair to switch devices
- forced to use the headphone's built-in DAC
All for one pro:
- no wire.
balladofwindfishes
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Even if the past isn't broken at all and is in fact superior in basically every way?
Gotdatmoney
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I don't understand the benefit to this? So the phone can be thinner? That's literally the only advantage. Why would anyone want that?
Yeah, I'm at a point now where I've just had enough of charging things. My phone, my Macbook and that's it. Got rid of my wireless headphones, only use my tablet for development (then it's tethered), and refuse to buy a fitness device (even though I'm into fitness).
It's just not worth thinking about.
Mattlikewhoa
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I'm all for the pro model (in the new colour if it's that rumored blue).
I won't miss the jack personally.
I won't miss the jack personally.
This seriously may push me to get a s7 this year instead. I'll wait and see what Apple has to officially offer, of course
CosmicGroinPull
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So a haptic feedback home button? More reason to hate the 7.
metalslimer
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I seriously don't understand why anyone needs the phone to be thinner. Anyway I'm totally getting the S7 Edge of true
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