Considering I’m sitting at the airport about to board a plane and I forgot my lightning headphones all I can say is GGGRRRRRRRRR to YOU apple!!
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New iPhone SE Could Launch in May With Touch ID and A10 Fusion, Without 3.5mm Headphone Jack
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If going on the new iPad then i think the new SE2 will also get the A10 which will last easily the next couple of years before it replaced again with the SE3.
I may only be one person, but it's the only reason I don't have an iPhone 8 right now.
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That aren't compatible with any other device I own either. I don't get why people have such a hatred for the headphone jack, if you don't use it, great. But a lot of people still do and the dongle is a ****** solution to a problem that didn't need to exist.
I'd rather use the included lightning cables and have a choice rather than to have to pay an extra $150 for wireless earbuds. Or did you mean for the same price? And if so why not include all the current iPhones too?
The A10X is a SOC with a high performance graphics on the chip and uses much more power to run. There is no way with the SE tiny battery that it would even run a hour before need to be recharged. LOL!
Make the screen a bit bigger, but keep the body (and headphone jack).
That will be a winner chicken dinner phone.
That will be a winner chicken dinner phone.
If its cheaper with thin bezels, dual cameras and Touch ID on the back I just might sell my X.
The 5S is/was my favorite iPhone design.
The 5S is/was my favorite iPhone design.
I’m Not forgetting anything. I simply have taking advantage of the convenience of the AirPods without the 3.5 mm Jack. I don’t expect others to share my preferences, but nor do I care about the “Big picture”. Everybody will have varying opinions with wired or wireless.
I always find it interesting when someone uses the word “Forced” in their posts about what a tech company does. Apple doesn’t _force_ anybody to do anything. You have options and they provide the 3.5 adapter. If you don’t like it, then simply find another smart phone manufacture that doesn’t include the 3.5 Jack.
Apple made the decision to delete the 3.5 MM Jack. Again, if it inconveniences that much, you have options. It’s one of those decisions that you have to make that either you move on to something else or use the alternative where you can use an adapter that allows you to charge and listen to your headphones at that same time, and of course there are Bluetooth options. The consistent complaining about it isn’t going to change anything Apple Already did.
For you. I’m completely content using the AirPods, great products that delivers excellent battery life and decent audio.
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Phew ! For a moment I thought that after a long time they will release a device that will not screw the users in some way, taking away something useful for absolutely no reason.
Then I read the final part of the title...
Then I read the final part of the title...
********, A10>A11 is much bigger than A9>A10
A11 10500 multiscore
A10 6000
A9 4500
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100 year old technology that still sounds better than bluetooth junk.
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explain how s9 and v30 have headphone jacks and IP68?
What is the SAR Radiation emission on the AirPods? Strangely, Apple won't tell us for the device that goes in our ears, but it does for their other devices. https://www.apple.com/legal/rfexposure/ and 3rd party testing doesn't look good. http://macintoshhowto.com/hardware/extreme-emf-exposure-from-apple-airpods.html https://www.saferemr.com/2016/09/airpods-are-apples-new-wireless-earbuds.html
Neurosurgeons are concerned. Why assume the product is safe and regret it later? Is it OK to make that decision for minors? I'll stick with wires or speakerphone...Just not worth it.
The A10X won’t be appearing in any iPhone - it’s designed for the larger thermal envelope of iPads, doesn’t have the RAM on board (so you’d have to find space elsewhere on the logic board) and the GPU isn’t nerfed to make an 1,800mAh battery sufficient to run it for more than a couple of hours...
I’m certainly not trying to be dismissive of your post, but I could actually _could care less_with any type of radiation from the AirPods. I use them solely for my personal enjoyment without worry about unsubstantiated claims about radiation. I would be more concerned about radiation from a microwave or the sun than I would be from the AirPods.
Get Airpods. I even paired it with my PC and been using it on Windows 10 with no issues. Apparently it even works well on Android phones
Apple's AirPods may be the best Bluetooth earbuds for Android <--- on www.androidcentral.com
while the correlation between radiation and brain tumor has not yet been scientifically proven with studies producing contradictory results while claiming it may simply be too early, I for myself try to be aware of how and for how long I use my cell phone and/or any wireless headphones. And I ask my loved ones to do the same
I prefer not to end up being the first case proving a clear connection, when there really is no need to, you know
I am well aware there is plenty of radiation surrounding us almost anytime anywhere, but the same is true for smog if you live in or near any big city and I am glad I quit smoking anyways
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The SE really is a confusing product. It looks about 8 years old at this point but is a good design. If apple just removed 99% of the bezel from this design it would look better than the iPhone X.
The key to a successful SE is it should be small, have a great camera and no bezels at all, Touch ID on the back. Be super cheap with a lower powered cpu for longer battery life.
The SE really should stand for Small Edition only. Not Cheap Edition where it currently stands.
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The key to a successful SE is it should be small, have a great camera and no bezels at all, Touch ID on the back. Be super cheap with a lower powered cpu for longer battery life.
The SE really should stand for Small Edition only. Not Cheap Edition where it currently stands.
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I certainly don't need Taptic or haptic feedback, if they put the Touch ID on reverse and use swipe to home instead. Also no need for force touch either, both represent large amounts of internal space and huge costs for no real benefit.
Just because they allow other BT headphone brands, doesn't mean it's not purely a revenue driving decision on Apple's part.
Most/lots of Apple users want the best - so they'll buy the headphones made for/by Apple.
Apple don't need to aggressively lock the audio output to apple headphones only - they still make more money than they did, and gain control over the audio signal right to your ears (future DRM anyone?)
3.5mm jack makes them no money.
Now though, a sizeable proportion of all iPhone purchasers also buy AirPods, which, if bought year after year, make apple money FOREVER....
On the dongle: I'll repeat:
The provided dongle is absolutely no solution - what happens when you switch headphones from phone to laptop say....do you leave the dongle hanging from your $1000 phone? Or do you put it in your pocket until you can lose it?
It’s a total joke to think anybody can consider that dongle a viaible alternative to a 3.5mm jack. It’s a bullsht gesture from Apple. The experience using a dongle is designed to further ‘encourage’ people to upgrade to their expensive, disposable Airpods.
No one is satisfied with using a dongle to use 3.5mm headphones.
Finally - genuine question - you own a phone without a headphone jack don't you? No-one would ever try to justify an anti-consumer money grab unless they'd bought into it personally.
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If you'd like to debate these issues, happy to discuss - just replying with sarcasm reveals you have no argument.
Saying "switch to android" might be the most ridiculous suggestion ever.....Why don't I sell my house and live in my car because I don't like the view from my window?!?
Apple removing that jack was anti-consumer. I find it bizarre that consumers end up defending the moves which f*ck them. You must own a phone without a headphone jack - the cognitive dissonance is strong....
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I'm glad you like them - they are great for some people.
But I don't want to subscribe to my headphones (after ~2yrs they stop working because of the battery and you have to re-subscribe/re-purchase to continue the experience).
For me, no wires is not worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars, every couple of years, forever..
Now give me back my headphone jack....
No one alive can justify the removal of that headphone jack for anything other than profit, and I challenge anyone to attempt to do so.
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