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Apple Reduces iPhone 7 Supplier Orders Amid 'Fading' Demand and 'iPhone 8' Excitement
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According to the rumors we've seen so far, I don't anticipate a return of the headphone jack at all. I also passed on iPhone 7 (just barely) in part due to the omission of a headphone jack. However if there are significant changes that make this omission feel more intrinsic to the design (i.e. having the phone resemble a seamless block of glass) I could be tempted back. I mean tempted back to purchasing a new flagship iPhone. I do still have my iPhone SE...that was my new iPhone purchase for 2016.
Otherwise, this year I went with the excellent HTC 10 with its powerful DAC and HTC hi Rez earbuds to fulfill my audiophile needs until the HTC dies. And if I return to iPhone, I can force myself to use my Bluetooth earbuds and headphone. I do have them, I just hate keeping them charged. But I didn't want to make the switch this year when the form factor is essentially the same as what I currently have with my 6S Plus.
And...iPhones still don't record in stereo audio for videos. Having also purchased an S7Edge that can record videos with immersive stereo sound, I came to realize how important this was to me. I'm surprised and disappointed iPhone 7 still doesn't do this.
So I'm hopeful for the next generation of iPhones. I'm looking forward to the many months of rumors and the prognostications of the "reliable" Ming Chi Kuo.
I've previously been upgrading every year but not this year. The lack of a headphone jack actually swung me.
Other than that there really isn't much to be excited about with the iPhone 7.
I'm not getting all excited about the 8 either. If they are just going to add more cameras and emojis I can skip the 8 too.
Other than that there really isn't much to be excited about with the iPhone 7.
I'm not getting all excited about the 8 either. If they are just going to add more cameras and emojis I can skip the 8 too.
Um... isn't there still a high demand or the 7 Plus? They aren't exactly in stock and readily available.
If rumors are true then the iPhone 8 will have major engineering and design improvements. The iPhone 7 is pretty much identical to the last two generations before it.
I just got my new iPhone SE yesterday. Perfect phone. Perfect size. Ok price. Still with a jack.
Now this size with an edge to edge display would be even better
Now this size with an edge to edge display would be even better
"Apple reducing orders with suppliers due to fading demand" yet a 128gb Ip7+ still is not available in any nearby Apple Store and the wait time is currently 3 weeks. Has been like that since launch day. What a crock of ...
Wait, so what this article is saying is that now that carriers aren't literally giving the phones away for free or nearly free, demand has dropped? What a shock.
Apple has never allowed carriers (all of the big 4) to literally give away a brand new iPhone before. Not just brand new.... the incentives started before the phone was even in stores! I had no intention of upgrading, but a $650 credit from ATT changed my mind and the minds of a lot of my friends and that allows Apple to claim they "sold" a lot more phones than they really did.
Apple has never allowed carriers (all of the big 4) to literally give away a brand new iPhone before. Not just brand new.... the incentives started before the phone was even in stores! I had no intention of upgrading, but a $650 credit from ATT changed my mind and the minds of a lot of my friends and that allows Apple to claim they "sold" a lot more phones than they really did.
They're going to need a lot of courage to swallow their pride and backtrack on how effing STUPID they were to remove the headphone jack.
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I don't remember reading your comments but I would have easily agreed.
Until Apple shows everyone the next 'obvious tech design convergence' that not one company has figured out to date.
September 2017: "iPhone 8 disappoints fans, pundits declare doom & gloom for Apple"
September 2018: "iPhone 9 sales weak compared to records-shattering predecessor"
September 2018: "iPhone 9 sales weak compared to records-shattering predecessor"
Stupid to remove outdated tech? So, by your definition, all computers should still have a floppy disk drive too.
BT is starting to be viable enough for audio, and has the benefit of not getting stuck on something with the wires, or even the wires becoming overly sensitive like my last pair of EarPods. But Apple does allow a wired connection with support for digital audio directly from the Lightning port. And if you prefer your outdated tech, they even include an adapter in the box to connect it to the Lightning port.
You may think that to yourself "Fanboy", but I am a Windows user with an iPad and an iPhone. If it hadn't been Apple who made the contraversial change first, we would have soon had it start being removed anyway by other companies.
The future Marty McFly visited in Back to the Future Part II (yes, it's only a movie) was so different from the present he knew. Even some of my nieces and nephews have no clue what a VHS tape is. (Another example of companies removing outdated tech for the new advances made.) Do you think the future could be the future if tech doesn't embrace the new advances. Should we really limit bettering products because we cling to outdated and / or obseleted tech from 50 years ago?
The headphone jack is not outdated, LOL.
Wow, Apple's reality distortion field really did a number on you.
They could drop the inbuilt microphones, so Jony can finally get rid of the little holes on the bottom edge and make the phone 0.2mm shorter. I mean, who needs microphones these days, they are so analog! If you want to make a phone call, simply attach the Lightning microphone dongle (only $29.99 at the Apple store).