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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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Do you also complain you cant use the iPad one handed?
Also, wouldnt making the screen LARGER make it even harder for people with small hands to reach the edges of the screen?
/logic
No headphone jack?, I'll keep my Samsung S9
Sorry but that’s a ridiculous comparison.
I went from an iPhone 4 to a 6 Plus and back to an SE. My experiment with over-sized, over-priced phones is over. I have no regrets moving back down in size and I have no desire for any form factor larger than the current SE.
In fact, I would love a move back down to the vertical size of the iPhone 4 with the slim bezels of the iPhone X. The only hitch would be FaceID, which I dislike intensely.
I know it's a long shot, but 3D touch would really seal the deal for me.
I'm somewhat surprised that people still care this much about the 3.5mm headphone jack. Apple includes EarPods with a Lightning connector and the 3.5mm dongle in the iPhone box. Even my wife who is a naysayer when it comes to technological change (if she had her way, we'd still be using Windows XP at home) has gotten along just fine with the iPhone 7.
There are only two use cases I've come across where the 3.5mm jack came to mind. First, since you need to set your device to airplane mode on flights, you can't use Bluetooth. If you're fine with EarPods, this is a non-issue, but if you use noise cancelling headphones (e.g., Bose QC35s) you'll need the dongle to connect them to the device. Is this a marginal inconvenience? Sure, but I'm only forced to wire in when on a flight and the dongle fits easily inside the QC35 case.
The second instance is that I have legacy technology, in particularly a PayPal card reader, that connects via the 3.5mm headphone jack. The newer readers for chip cards and NFC all connect via Bluetooth, so this really won't be an issue once I upgrade to a newer (and more secure) credit card processing unit.
There are only two use cases I've come across where the 3.5mm jack came to mind. First, since you need to set your device to airplane mode on flights, you can't use Bluetooth. If you're fine with EarPods, this is a non-issue, but if you use noise cancelling headphones (e.g., Bose QC35s) you'll need the dongle to connect them to the device. Is this a marginal inconvenience? Sure, but I'm only forced to wire in when on a flight and the dongle fits easily inside the QC35 case.
The second instance is that I have legacy technology, in particularly a PayPal card reader, that connects via the 3.5mm headphone jack. The newer readers for chip cards and NFC all connect via Bluetooth, so this really won't be an issue once I upgrade to a newer (and more secure) credit card processing unit.
Again though, they did that exact thing in 2015. iPhone 6s had the A9, six months later the SE had the A9
That's something expected from Apple since the removal of the HJ from the iPhone 7 no?
I hope that the new SE continues with its current form and style and continues to sport a 3.5mm headphone jack. I've had mine for 2 years and it has been terrific. Battery life is still insane (in a good way) and it is just as snappy as the day I bought it. (though I'm running on iOS 10.x) I know that I'm not alone in my admiration of the SE.
Apple knows that they now have 2 tiers of customers. The SE satisfies us in the "lower" tier. Apple got the mix of form and features right. No need for them to create a wannabe iPhone X.
Apple knows that they now have 2 tiers of customers. The SE satisfies us in the "lower" tier. Apple got the mix of form and features right. No need for them to create a wannabe iPhone X.
If they aren't changing the form factor to make it significantly thinner, there is zero good reason to remove the headphone jack. Zero.
Fantastic! Now instead of listening to music and charging my phone, I get the privilege of either listening to music or charge my phone! #thinkdifferent
A10 or A11 - depends on which chip Apple produced more efficiently, in volumes. The older chip is not necessarily cheaper if it was more expensive to produce, even as they try to move the focus onto the A12 chip for the flagship.
Love the 5S/6SE design not just for the size; it is very solid in everyday use and mishaps.
Love the 5S/6SE design not just for the size; it is very solid in everyday use and mishaps.
Remember it takes “courage” to downgrade your user experience like this
I can't figure out why Apple would remove the headphone jack if they are keeping the existing form factor, and the internal components are essentially the same.
I came here expecting 100 comments about removing the headphone jack being the end of the world. I'm pleasantly surprised that's not the case. I guess Apple was right and we got over it.
There's a real need for a small phone in the lineup, for sure! But if they aren't making it slimmer, they should keep the headphone jack- people who opt for the cheapest model are SO much less likely to have/use any kind of wireless earbuds. I personally think if you're making a phone this size, the design is timeless. Just keep it practical too and leave the jack.
For me, it’s a matter of convenience, because I have several sets of wired headsets that I use for different occasions and in different locations (and the aux jack in my car.)
I actually own two pairs of Bluetooth headsets, including AirPods, but I rarely use them. My AirPods have little connection pauses in the music all the time, which drives me nuts.
Not going to happen. First, it wouldn't make any financial sense. Apple owns the overall wireless and premium wireless headphone markets now, and giving away free wireless heaphones would unnecessarily cost Apple many billions of dollars in both up front costs, and then billions in lost sales of highly profitable headphone markets. We don't have the figures, but beyond just revenue, it's likely that Apple is raking in most of the profits, ala the smart phone market, as well. Apple is now the top seller of wireless headphones in the world, and is also number one by far in worldwide premium headphone sales (>$200). Another home run by Apple.
Secondly, there's no reason for Apple to do so. Consumers have already made the switch to wireless headphones on their own with some prodding by Apple. Two years ago, wireless headphone sales, by revenue, became the majority of sales. Since then they have taken the market over even more. An anecdote--stopped by Costco around Christmas and they had many different headphones for sale--every one was a wireless model. In December 2017, during the holiday season, Apple pocket 50% of every dollar spent on total wireless sales in the US.
I like to easily take my phone in and out of my front pant pocket and have held onto my old 5S just for that reason, love the form factor. However, I’m getting older and the screen size is rapidly shrinking so I’m ready to bump the size up, a little, no plus size phones for me. Looking forward to these new, cheaper, and larger than my 5S, phones coming out.