I'm not sure the lightning cable idea will work. How would you listen to music and charge at the same time?
I'm not sure the lightning cable idea will work. How would you listen to music and charge at the same time?
Y-cable; 2 female ports going to a male plug.
It's not out and you are saying it's too thin. Go test one out at the store when it comes out before making that argument.
I don't think apple is going to drop it yet. wireless headphones are just a tiny minority and apple doesn't need more reasons for people to switch to android.
The thickness of the iPhone SHOULD be based on the camera apparatus.....say NO to protruding cameras!
im sorry to say but 3.5 jack will see the last 2 years in Apple products now with them working for new in ear headphone with lightning connector for HD audio
That would be great if they removed the 3.5mm jack and came up with a lightning jack to continue making the device thinner.
The jack was 3.5mm, but it was recessed and the opening around the jack was so narrow that most headphones would not fit. Aside from Apple's, there were only a handful of headphones on the market that could fit inside.
Price isn't why I don't use bluetooth headphones. Quality is.Once bluetooth headphones come way down on price
3.5mm coax digital audio connector exists and works great with any lossless or lossy audio. In fact Apple has used them before on Macs (unsure if they still do).
Headphone port
- Support for audio line out (digital/analog)
I have been thinking for a while Apple will remove the 3.5mm stereo jack.
With the removal of the 30pin the thickness of the iPhone is dependent on stereo jack, The iPhone 6/6s could be the last phone we see with a stereo jack. Apple could make a lightning headphones and a lightning to 3.5mm adapters. Buying Beats could give them another brand to support lightning headphones/earphones. Now with news of Apple adding hd audio to Lightning (https://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/13/hd-audio-ios-8-new-in-ear-headphones-lightning/) they could offer higher quality audio as well.
This is all dependent on Apple releasing the Lightning spec to the public for general use much like MiniDisplayPort, this also leads to my theory of Lightning replacing USB-c as an IO connector. I wrote about that in theverge http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/28/5...ded-lightning-connector-and-a-great-jerk-move
Thoughts?
The 3.5mm jack is far too universal to do away with.