I can just see the phone dropped when a big adapter is plugged into it messing things up. That's all I'm saying.
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I can just see the phone dropped when a big adapter is plugged into it messing things up. That's all I'm saying.
"universal standard across laptops, automobiles, desktops, music players, stereos, mobile phones, tablets, even in-seat audio jacks on most passenger airlines" Hope you will be fine with your BT headset
Removing the jack just to make stereo speakers?
My old old Sony Ericsson W760 had that...
What a poor excuse to get rid of that audio jack
And my Macintosh Performa had a floppy drive... Doesn't make it a better computer than a Mac of today (though in processing terms they're probably pretty similar, considering the age of the chips Apple are using at the moment...
).I'm only joking really, I was listening to music in the car via the headphone jack today and it just struck me how inconvenient it would be to carry around adapters all the time. I don't think it'll be a very easy transition, but hopefully it'll speed up the adoption and quality of Bluetooth systems. What I don't understand (apart from the money they can make...) is why they've been so blasé in adding Lightning to all their Mac accessories, whilst USB-C is patiently sitting there waiting to become 'the one port to rule them all, the one port to bind them'. Surely dropping the 3.5mm is the perfect time to switch the iPhone to USB-C and begin a happy period of every headphone, charger and accessory working with every smartphone, tablet and laptop. I knew the promise of USB-C was all too good to be true.
Bet you cant wait for the Tesla 3.
My favorite 'potential' car is the Tesla model "X" 4x4 the under 4 sec 0 to 60mph one but really 'green' too. That Musk guy is doing a fine job fair play.
I actually feel like the glossy might be easier to grip than the regular finish. But we'll see.
Haven't seen anyone really talk about the new home button feature. Is there not going to be a cutout on the lower bezel?
Bluetooth might be fine for audio/music only but I notice significant lag when watching movies/video. The audio just doesn't pare up with on screen. Hopefully they address this.
Bluetooth might be fine for audio/music only but I notice significant lag when watching movies/video. The audio just doesn't pare up with on screen. Hopefully they address this.
I think that eventual 3.5 audio Jack removal is connected to DRM files management too.
I was being perhaps hyperbolic, but to whit: here is my dream set of cans http://www.gradolabs.com/headphones/professional-series/item/23-ps1000e
About $1700... and to steal a quote "they don't have FEW peers, they have NONE". A large investment, yes. But completely worth it, in my eyes (or... to my ears I suppose. Lol). When people are serious about audio; they may have a dedicated "listening room" in their home... they may have, when they 1st bought the house, had an audio engineer come out and place speakers, etc.
This may seem like a grand expense, but it only would be borne ONCE. Audio equipment & standards are such that that is true. They are NOT similar to consumer electronics specifications.... they don't rapidly change. That is what that industry is built on & centers around. Now, I applaud and embrace ALL tech advances! I can't wait to use my fancy (skinny!!!! waterproof!!!) iPhone 7; I don't mind at all that it doesn't have an audio jack, and I certainly DO believe all the copycats will follow suit.
What I don't believe and won't do- is stick my head in the sand & claim death knell for the 3.5mm jack in NON consumer equipment... equipment that does NOT need to be thinner and lighter, equipment that does NOT need to be waterproof. It would be such an expensive and pointless and industry destroying move, it is literally unthinkable. I recognize there will be a slight fork, if you will, in audio equipment in the near future- in that consumer equipment will change connectors every three or four or five years, to the latest/thinnest/securest/power optimized option; while professional equipment will march along for the foreseeable future with their standard.
THERE IS NO ISSUE HERE!!! Nobody will be stepping on any one else's toes. Trust me.
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Here's what Apple currently offers that may help explain it:
And here's how it could be simply incorporated into the Lightning charging cable already included in the box, without being as bulky as those other docks and adapters:
I think the "AirBuds" will have a male lightning jack to plug into iPhone -
"AirBuds" charged off iPhone 0-100 in about 30 minutes.
So very very fast.
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Just to clarify (regardless of your opinion on this change), it's not an either/or scenario with regards to digital v. analog, if the audio source is an iPhone, it's starting digital, when it gets to your ears, it's been converted to analog - i.e., even the analog output from 3.5mm headphone jack starts as digital, is passed through a DAC, then to the port/cable/headphones/drivers.
Same with Lightning, USB, BT, it simply changes where the D-to-A occurs, however, the reduction in data across a digital wireless signal (due to speed, compression, etc.) can cause a lower quality analog output.
I get what you're saying and I don't mean to be too pedantic (see first reply
) but the resolution _did_ change between the 4S and 5, and the 5S and 6. The PPI stayed the same, as a result of the resolution increasing, but also the physical display size increasing (which was by originally by design, to keep scale for icons, touch points, layouts etc., the same). Sounds you want both an increase is PPI _and_ resolution (not unlike the 6+/6S+).
You haven't seen all of the posts that say "well now I'm excited!" or "now we're talking!" ??? ...
Piano black? I almost wanted to change sides but if you give me piano black I'm all yours Apple!
And Yes: I am that easy!
And Yes: I am that easy!
Oh, but the stereo sound!!!So those are the amazing new features that required dropping the most ubiquitous connector in consumer electronics?
("When the device is held in the landscape position")
Should be a big hit with the MicroCephalic.
Yeah I agree. it is dispiriting how much people complain about the minutiae of things... devices and concepts which were miraculous a few years before, and downright impossible a few years before that.
It is not necessary to be totally convinced by every facet of every smartphone, but sometimes to take a step back and marvel that we are the first people in history who have access to the knowledge of humanity literally at our fingertips, can watch any movie anytime anywhere, can take a pic of our children and send it to their grandparents in seconds, and so much more besides. And yet so many people complain about bezels, PPI, etc.
As you say: People are never satisfied.
Which is often a good thing as it drives us forward to newer devices and possibilities, but i wonder: do people actually enjoy the possibilities they possess right now? I certainly do. I find it healthier and basically more fun to be positive rather than grumble any moan.
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When is Blu Ray finally coming to the iPhone ?
The biggest issue I have with the design is the wasted space especially on Plus models. Instead of trying to make a phone as trim as possible to hold a 5.5" screen they just simply enlarged the 4.7" model and called it good. Yes it's thin, but it's bulky. I ended up with a Note 7 because I refuse to have a small screen phone, but the Plus is just an inefficient design. It feels massive compared to most of the other phablets on the market. You can't tell me Apple couldn't come up with a more efficient design. Even if it was slightly thicker, cutting that bezel down would help a lot.
I know there are tons of jokes about the recalled Note 7, but I'm really liking mine and will wait for my new replacement. If you compare the style and efficiency of design between the Note 7 and the Plus there is no comparison.
Apple would be fine to continue this design if it was a good one, but in the case of the Plus models they really need an overhaul. I'll consider an iPhone once they offer a trim large screen model. Until then I'll enjoy my 5.7" Note which is actually quite a bit trimmer then the 5.5" Plus.
A phone without bezels that still retains all the existing conveniences like touch ID? Yup, I'd call that innovative, given that nobody has managed to build it yet. If they want to really blow me away, make a foldable phone.
Oh let's just take that list shall we:
1) Laptops -- have BT radios
2) Automobiles -- new ones have BT radios, old ones can be retrofitted with inexpensive BT dongles
3) Desktops -- have BT radios
4) Music Players -- iPod Touch & Nano have had BT radios. Wouldn't be surprised to see the shuffle get an upgrade too, once they make room by removing the 3.5mm headphone jack. Who uses anything else? And why should Apple care if they do?
5) Stereos -- most modern receivers have had BT for several years now, some even have wifi. See #2 Automobile above for older stereos.
6) Mobile Phones -- have BT radios
7) Tablets -- have BT radios
8) In-seat audio jacks on most passenger airlines -- well there you got me. Looks like you'll have to pack a pair of wired headphones along with the dozen other things you'll need for your digital equipment on that trip, which you're probably doing anyway because that's the only place you use your noise canceling headphones -- or just use the cheap pair the airlines give you for free. If you insist on using your wireless BT headphones, I refer you to #2, Automobile above for the most convenient method that doesn't require you to unplug your headphones in order to let the window seat passenger out to go to the bathroom. However, I would encourage anyone buying a a pair of BT headphones to get one with a detachable cable for use with 3.5mm jacks when the battery runs out. In the future it will likely be hard to find a BT headphone without a detachable cable.
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