Fully Functional iPhone 7 Lightning EarPods Shown Off in New Video

[gabeo]

Bad idea to remove the ubiquitous 3.5mm audio jack that works on laptops, desktops, automobiles, music players, mobile phones, even the in-seat audio connections on airlines.

Millions of people have spent good money on high quality headphones and earbuds that use the 3.5mm standard to be left out in the cold.

There are plenty of reasons why this may not be the best idea, but because everyone else is still using 3.5 is not one of them. USB probably wouldn't even exist on our computers now if it weren't for Apple pushing it on us.

 

[gregoryalee]

pretty sure you can have lossless audio from any headphone jack...

100% correct sir.

 

[jdillings]

So, is it even possible to charge while listening to music or watching video?

Sure it is.....after you buy a $129 hub from Apple to solve the problem they created.

 

[Sunny1990]

Not shocking seeing these. The 3.5 Jack will be deleted with a high probability. If Apple offers a premium set of Bluetooth EarPods, then this would make my transition easier for me.

They will be sold separately Anyway I don't mind what ever they give as i will still be enjoying my headphone jack for one more Year

 

[mtbgtr]

Not shocking seeing these. The 3.5 Jack will be deleted with a high probability. If Apple offers a premium set of Bluetooth EarPods, then this would make my transition easier for me.

When has Apple ever given us premium earbuds. What comes in the box now is the quality you will get with lightning almost assuredly. Margins margins margins

 

[predation]

Does apple conduct clinics? Being in the automotive industry, we host countless clinics and get opinions from the PUBLIC. Time to ditch Johnny.

 

[iLog.Genius]

If true, this will be the first time I don't opt for the newer Apple product and actually be happy that I'm saving money. My 5S is on its last leg and was looking forward to the 7. If the 3.5mm jack is officially gone, I would have no problem saving money and getting a 6S.

 

[gregoryalee]

I've been firmly on the fence about everything we've heard about the iPhone 7. As a musician, I place a fairly high priority on being unencumbered in listening to material on my phone. It is looking like it's increasingly likely that the use of the lightning port for headphones will not be mated to a method of charging by some other non-lightning means.

That's simply infuriating to me. And - get this - it's actually a deal breaker. I know, so many talk the talk about abandoning the iPhone, but I am willing to walk the walk. I will wait until the iPhone 7's official announcement before finalizing my decision, but since my contract's expiring this fall, I'm fully anticipating purchasing a Nexus device instead of a new iPhone. Further, the 6P is $0 from my phone provider; I'll save a couple of hundred bucks in the process.

In no way does the inconvenience of migrating some of my iCloud information to Google's cloud suite outweigh the inconvenience of not having the 3.5mm headphone jack on my phone.

Shame on you, Apple! While you may think the elimination of the 3.5mm jack is innovation or progress, I only see a reversion to the pre-smartphone era of awful proprietary earbuds bundled with flip phones. Except you could charge and listen simultaneously with those.

I am in this exact same space. You should expect to be attacked by Apple zealots now for your unwillingness to go to lossy delayed BT signal.

 

[44267547]

They will be sold separately

Either way, will be a selling point for me.

 

[Kobbr]

Their obsession with thinness may be the downfall of Apple.

 

[400]

Out of curiosity, how would you recharge? Obviously not always will you want the ear phones in the same time as power and i assume a docking station charges.

 

[Black Magic]

Now there will be a lack of consistency across the devices. iPhone 7 - Use Lightning Ear Pods or Bluetooth. iPad, iMac, MacBooks can use all but the lightning EarPods.

 

[chrisbru]

Bad idea to remove the ubiquitous 3.5mm audio jack that works on laptops, desktops, automobiles, music players, mobile phones, even the in-seat audio connections on airlines.

Millions of people have spent good money on high quality headphones and earbuds that use the 3.5mm standard to be left out in the cold.

You've seen the post about the lightning-to-3.5mm adapter right? Just like you could get an external SuperDrive when they first dropped the disc drive from laptops. People can still use their coveted 3.5mm headphones until they upgrade to bluetooth.

 

[yesjam]

There are plenty of reasons why this may not be the best idea, but because everyone else is still using 3.5 is not one of them. USB probably wouldn't even exist on our computers now if it weren't for Apple pushing it on us.

I think the infuriating thing isn't that Apple is eliminating the headphone jack in itself, it's that the alternative is in no way an advancement on the current standard technology. While it would be total B.S. to say that the introduction of USB C is illegitimate since everyone uses USB 2.0, for example, I have yet to see ANY advantage to eliminating the phone's headphone jack. That's why it's so maddening.

 

[magicschoolbus]

So cool! Now i can't charge my phone and listen to headphones at the same time! What a fantastic innovation!

 

[thisisnotmyname]

I'm perfectly happy losing the old TRS port. I expect within a few years the other manufacturers will have followed suit. Eventually as battery and wireless technologies improve the whole concept of having to plug in a listening device is going to seem antiquated.

 

[maninhat]

can't wait:
1) not being able to listen to music when I'm charging the phone
2) carrying an adapter around or having to buy headphones I can't use anywhere else or buying wireless headphones to have one more device to worry about...

and the phone is not thinner...

 

[myrtlebee]

To have two cords coming from one little hole from the top of the controls is a recipe for disaster - by that I mean the thin rubber will split in no time - you have two wires pressing in opposite directions left and right from a tight area - it has already done this on my current EarPods with one wire coming from the controls.

 

[yesjam]

You've seen the post about the lightning-to-3.5mm adapter right? Just like you could get an external SuperDrive when they first dropped the disc drive from laptops. People can still use their coveted 3.5mm headphones until they upgrade to bluetooth.

Anybody who cares about audio would not see bluetooth as an "upgrade" over great wired headphones.

While a dongle may be an option, I still do not see any solution for charging+listening. And dongles are simply ****** ways of getting me to pay an extra $29.95 to use my phone how I want to use it (and have been using it.)

 

[gregoryalee]

You've seen the post about the lightning-to-3.5mm adapter right? Just like you could get an external SuperDrive when they first dropped the disc drive from laptops. People can still use their coveted 3.5mm headphones until they upgrade to bluetooth.

You have no idea that you "don't know what you don't know", do you?

 

[44267547]

When has Apple ever given us premium earbuds. What comes in the box now is the quality you will get with lightning almost assuredly. Margins margins margins

Well..I was referring if we would see an option for premium Bluetooth EarPods, sold separately or bundled, which we don't if Apple is releasing these at the time of the launch or not.

 

[iapplelove]

The innovation train keeps rolling at Apple

 

[jdillings]

You've seen the post about the lightning-to-3.5mm adapter right? Just like you could get an external SuperDrive when they first dropped the disc drive from laptops. People can still use their coveted 3.5mm headphones until they upgrade to bluetooth.

People who have invested in quality headphones aren't going to "upgrade" to bluetooth. It's a downgrade because it is compressed. It's like "upgrading" your flac files to mp3s.

 

[pat500000]

If Apple really does ditch the standard audio jack its going to go down as the biggest mistake the company made since the round puck mouse. There is literally no upside to this. I don't need my phone to be one more mm thinner. I need it to have a better battery. Its small enough as is (actually the screens are too big, 4.5" would have been better than 4.7"). *sigh*

But you know...Apple got ad team to make jack less iPhone all "wow."

 

[magicschoolbus]

Next on the Innovation list - Macbook Pro with no screen! Simply buy an adapter and it plugs into your iPad for use as a screen! Insane innovation! Wonderful! Simply unapologetic!