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iPhone 7 May Feature Thinner, Waterproof Body With No Headphone Jack and Wireless Charging
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I'd be willing to bet this sentence has never been written before.
"According to Fast Company's source, Apple may not ship Lightning-connected EarPods alongside the iPhone 7, instead opting to sell noise-canceling Lightning-connected headphones separately"
This would be a step too far, even for Apple. If it's true, this would signal a shift to complete arrogance and customer abuse. I would sell all my Apple stock if that rumor was true.
*and if I actually owned any Apple stock.
This would be a step too far, even for Apple. If it's true, this would signal a shift to complete arrogance and customer abuse. I would sell all my Apple stock if that rumor was true.
*and if I actually owned any Apple stock.
Customers, and the market, will not react well if Apple comes out with a new design that could be perceived as another way to "gouge" their customers. Eliminating the head phone jack and not providing wireless earbuds would be a big mistake.. I'm almost certain that they could even provide wireless earbuds and charge an extra 15-20 dollars per device, and they would be far better off with their customers than eliminating the headphone jack, no longer providing headphones in the box, and then trying to capitalize by making their customers spend an extra 50-100 dollars in order to actually listen to what's on their phones.
@unobtainium --- Well look at that, almost at the exact same time. Funny.
@unobtainium --- Well look at that, almost at the exact same time. Funny.
It will defiantly come with headphones. Apple Music is a big part of Apples plans and future. If anything they will be better in some way to make up for the missing port. "The new EarPods connect directly with lightning connecter, allowing much higher bitrates and higher fidelity music."
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
And it shouldn't be long until the protruding camera must go... and then the battery too. Shift both of those to this accessory and they might be able to double the average sale (basically for stuff that used to be included IN the phone) while still claiming "thinner & lighter" at each launch.
Why include that pesky (heavy) battery? Take that out and they could get much thinner and much lighter.
And why keep including that protruding camera that will only protrude further with an even thinner phone design? Physics isn't going to allow an overly-thin camera built in.
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a little bit more thinner and I can shave with it
Wireless charging is useless... Ok it's nice and stuff that you put your phone on something and then bam! It charges... But you can't use your phone nicely or it will stop charging. People saying that wireless charging and lightning headphones is just nuts...
It is asking to much to USE the frigging phone WHILE listening to music AND charging? Removing jack is not the problem for me per se, but making my phone less useful because the motives above is the problem...
It is asking to much to USE the frigging phone WHILE listening to music AND charging? Removing jack is not the problem for me per se, but making my phone less useful because the motives above is the problem...
If Apple get rid of the 3.5mm jack, they'll be selling a phone without AptX and therefore it will be the worst sounding smartphone on the market!!
Oh and don't forget the NFC is crippled so you'll have to faf around pairing stuff like its 2003
Oh and don't forget the NFC is crippled so you'll have to faf around pairing stuff like its 2003
Why is this a story again??? How many times are you going to report on this??
And yet it redefined what a smartphone should be. I'll admit my Palm Treo had more overall features but it wasn't a better phone than or as cool as my original iPhone. What really made the iPhone stand out was the non-stylus required touch screen and Apple signature intuitive GUI. Of course as the generations roll on the iPhone becomes more complicated and less intuitive.
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As for the removal of the headphone jack I think Apple IS arrogant enough to do it and not only not include an adapter but also not even make one available at launch, except one will be included in every pair of Beats headphones. Easy way to stop including headphones. Saves Apple a ton of $. They'll also push BT earphones even though they truly sound awful compared to wired headphones. If this scenario does come to pass I know I'll have to pass on the 7 until a cheap adapter is available. I assume the usual Chinese 3rd parties will rush to provide an option.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
So far it's the big innovation in the next iPhone... "thinner & lighter" by jettisoning the most ubiquitous standard left in the iPhone. We all must upgrade for that.
Yes, but they didn't say which part of the iPhone was getting thinner....
Really hope Apple would do this, just for the lols.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
Don't you think that since the adapter will have to have a chip (DAC) anyway, Apple will stick some proprietary (approved by Apple) tech in there so the knockoffs struggle to actually work dependably (like early Lightning cables)?
And don't you think there will be some kind of evaluation process required by Apple for approval so that only Beats headphones will work with this new option for at least a few months (again like Lightning-based accessories)?
They will include the adapter. iPhone is their bread and butter. They are not going to alienate everyone right off the bat with i7.
As best rumored features never actually come out (liquid metal, saphire glass etc) while worst actually do (bendgate, mapgate, antennagate...), we now know that:
- iPhone 7 won't be waterproof,
- iPhone 7 won't have wireless charging,
- iPhone 7 won't have a headphone jack.
- iPhone 7 won't be waterproof,
- iPhone 7 won't have wireless charging,
- iPhone 7 won't have a headphone jack.
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
I honestly don't think the market is ready for devices without 3.5 mm jacks. If Apple goes this route, I fear people will jump ship.
Still a dealbreaker.
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Except that this is a case where a better solution doesn't exist. Hence the controversy.
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Except that this is a case where a better solution doesn't exist. Hence the controversy.
I'll go further! They'll jump off bridges!
Imagine! A different headphone jack! The humanity!!
HobeSoundDarryl
macrumors G5
We need a specific definition of "better." Some are going to passionately argue for waterproof and others for wireless charging. But others can easily fault the latter (and already have in this same thread).
Myself? I've been around the block enough to know that when a dirt-cheap, ubiquitous, patent-unhindered, "just works" standard is replaced by a "better" option that is completely controlled by only one company, the result tends to be great for that company('s bean counters and maybe the shareholders) but not necessarily better for that company's consumers.