Lots of 3+ year old car stereos won't play newer iPhones via USB inputs and need the use of an Aux cable. With the iPhone 7, that means not being able to charge at the same time.
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Lots of 3+ year old car stereos won't play newer iPhones via USB inputs and need the use of an Aux cable. With the iPhone 7, that means not being able to charge at the same time.
Sure, you have a point. But now audio quality can (theoretically) be determined by the headset since it's the DAC and not the iphone, giving you many price/quality options.
Cool, only $159 solution that requires you to carry a separate charger with you. You should get that cough checked.
Remember when 3D touch was "amazing" and going to change the way we interacted with our phones? And now Apple takes away the headphone jack? Never stop innovating Apple.
Umm...you do know audio is inherently analog right? Unless they remove all the speakers on the phone there already a DAC and amp that needs to be there.
The poor slobs without bluetooth or USB can get a passthrough adapter. Problem solved.
Not to mention the battery life has increased again. 1-1/2 hours of music and navigation isn't exactly going to kill your battery.
I'm afraid Phil the "SHILL" misspoke. He meant "Greed" as in $159 for AirPods! The only thing courageous is the price.
Pound already dropped vs the Euro - don't have to wait for brexit to be finalized.
No good reason for retina display to be excluded from 3GS, no good reason for TouchID to be excluded from 5, no good reason for 3D Touch to be excluded from 6……
Going by your logic……
That all depends on the quality of the D/A converters and amps. High-end products will be able to include their own hardware instead of relying on the converters and (noisy) headphone amp built into the phone.
unless you're using a portable DAC, you're not gonna get better quality using a headphone with a built-in DAC.
What the actual crap. Like seriously for the guys that started the smartphone trend they are so behind the curve. Waterproof/resistance? Had that from a few Android models for a couple years now. Dual cameras? Again, beaten to the punch. And removing the headphone jack? Seriously? Way to not support the most common audio interface on the planet. Oh but it has an adapter? Wow another add-on to make sure you don't lose, because its going to cost at least 20$ to replace. Could have just left the headphone jack in, but apple had to do something noteworthy otherwise nobody would have paid attention to whats become a continuing line of lackluster phones.
I'm drooling over the jet black... Not so sure about the supposed easily scratching bit though..
Actually, I think the cost of the iphone was built into everyone's phone plan, regardless of whether you bought an expensive iphone or not. For example, if you purchased a plan at ATT using your old iphone, (which was off contract) the rate plan was the same as someone with a brand new subsidized iphone with a two year contract. IE same monthly plan and cost. The iphone contract subscribers where better off because at the end of two years their $600 phone was worth $200, which is about what they paid for it. In essence they got to use a top of the line phone for two years at the same rate plane as someone who brought their own iphone or purchased a cheaper smartphone. However the people who couldn't afford the $200 upfront, actually help subsidized those who could. Anyway, I'm just trying to say that the cost of a subsidized iphone was never built into your rate plan, it was built into everyone's rate plan. The poor were subsidizing the rich.
Agreed. iPhone's short battery life makes plugging in to power & headphones at the same time a must for any long term listening. I expect a big market for dongles, docks & cases that let you listen & charge at the same time.