Apple Unveils iPhone 7 With Water Resistance, A10 Fusion, New 'Jet Black' Color, Updated Cameras, No Headphone Jack, and More

[Larry-K]

Does anyone know where I can pre-order the Sim-Free iPhone 7?

You do know that the concept of "Jet Black" is a matte finish, apparently Apple doesn't.

 

[cardfan]

There have never been subsidised phones, the cost was built into your monthly plan charge!

I buy subsidized every year which makes them free if you sell old one and never pay the "added" charge as my phone lines are always off contract. You just have to convert lines and swap some sims (the 10 a month sims go to the ipad and kiddo's iphone). What's stupid is financing iphones for full price. That is the extra cost you're paying.

 

[FoxMcCloud]

Since they announced the SE about half a year after the 6S, and same for the iPad Pro 9.7 after the 12.9 then I reckon they will announced an iPhone Pro in about 6 months with pencil support and a smart connector for mods like Moto Z. Things like keyboard case, battery case, speaker case etc.

 

[aesc80]

As a techie, I loved the presentation.

As a photographer, I'm curious about the camera. And it irked me bad with Phil said "Boca". It's not a vegetarian burger. It's "Bo - Ke". Bokeh!!!

I'll go back into my hole now.

 

[XMZ-250]

Just gonna wait for iPhone 7s Plus or whatever the name will be. Who knows what will be another "-gate" issue will surface.

 

[topherg]

"Wireless is the future" hold on let me plug in my tiny 2 foot charging cable.

 

[dannys1]

Not buying. Waiting for next year's redesigned iPhone 8.

I'm waiting for the iPhone 9, it'll be even better dude...

 

[yesjam]

Google Pixel here I ****ing come.

 

[super chimp]

iPhone 7: £599, £699, £799
iPhone 7 Plus: £719, £819, £919

UK pricing is crippling lol

Good god that's verging on the ridiculous.

Thanks Brexit...grrrhh

 

[csglinux]

As expected, no 3.5mm jack socket. It must have taken courage for Phill to call this move about courage, rather than about ripping consumers off by forcing them to buy more Apple products that will support Apple's proprietary wireless format or Apple's proprietary lightning port, and that won't work with any other consumer electronic devices.

Well, that makes my decision easy. Adios, Apple!

 

[tubeexperience]

...but would it get the Touch Disease?

 

[Iconoclysm]

That's nothing that wouldnt happen to any other gloss black product ever made. You'd be surprised to find out that nearly every car on the road has a gloss surface that is susceptible to micro abrasions, yet they seem to do just fine.

I wonder if Ceramic Pro would work on a phone?

 

[brsboarder]

No ipads, no pencils, no OS X, no new notebooks, everything in the keynote had already been leaked. What a disappointment

 

[MeasterHD]

Price not too bad, now it'll depend on camera in reality, especially in low light, because it's still big pain for iPhones..

 

[0007776]

The benefits are improved water resistance, freeing up space for other hardware, and pushing people toward superior audio technology. You might not personally care for any of these benefits, but nevertheless they are benefits.

I had a water resistant android that had an open headphone jack, water resistance is not a valid reason. As for superior audio technology it is always going to have to be converted to analogue at some point, apple could have just put in a better DAC in the iPhone, or the people that care about it could have already bought lightning headphones.

 

[EgbertAttrick]

The adaptor shows how little faith Apple have in removing the headphone jack.

Imagine Apple under Jobs including an adaptor.

I'm fairly certain that the first iPhone needed/included an adapter for third party headphones, as well.

 

[AppleBytes]

Yeah, at least they provide the adaptor and the adaptor isn't too obtrusive... my Bose will live to play another day.

.....unless you get low on battery and need the lightning port to charge the phone...

 

[Cuprous]

What is the problem?

They are providing you an adapter free of charge. And they're moving into the fully digital world.

To me it sounds like a win-win.

Losing the ability to charge the phone at night while listening to music.

 

[alexgowers]

It had to happen sometime. I'd say courage is accurate.

no it didn't have to happen, proprietary items from apple, adapters. it's all bad and doesn't require losing the headphone jack at all. They could have easily kept it there with minimal to NO IMPACT on the phone. It's just a shill to make you pay for more apple only products.

 

[Piggie]

If Apple had any courage, they'd admit Lightning is a mistake and switch to USB-C. If they're going to remove the headphone jack, at least use a different standard connector.

I have to agree.
Say in a few years time, all headphone sockets finally vanish on all devices.
Android Phones, Laptops, Desktops, MP3 Players etc, to be replaced with USB-C over the entire world (after a period of years) and there is Apple on it's own with Lightning ones.

Does not really seem that great a thing does it ?

 

[bkaus]

Not at all a win-win.
Audio is and always will be a analog signal, no getting around this.

And on the note of "free of charge", what happens when you loose your adapter (which, a ton of people will) that comes free?

There is a reason the headphone jack has been a standard for so long, its because it makes sense practically audio speaking, removing it is an inconvenience and there is no getting around that.

Yup, the reason is digital didn't exist when they created the 1/8" audio jack.

 

[KPOM]

Those of us on the iPhone Upgrade program will have to make a reservation to go into an Apple Store. They will verify our eligibility (you can pre-check it online), and then process the sale.

 

[jrbdmb]

Ya, I'm annoyed by the move. But them deciding to pull the plug (hehe) is truly an act of courage. Time will tell if it was also intelligent.

If there is to be a new standard for wired headphones I'm pretty sure it will not be Lightning.

 

[yaxomoxay]

.....unless you get low on battery and need the lightning port to charge the phone...

which to me is a daily occurrence.

 

[NoleATL]

You buy the phone and AppleCare+ with a 24 month interest free loan, make twelve payments and then Apple buy it back from you by paying off the balance of the loan and you get a new phone on a new 24 month loan. Some will say "I can sell a year old phone for more than 50% of its original cost" so it's up to you if you think it's worthwhile.

And, it includes Apple Care...