People keep mentioning the floppy drive, this is not even remotely comparable. Most people stopped using floppy disks and CD's years before Apple stopped including them, with the headphone jack the same can not be said. Also, the design compromise to keep a headphone jack would not greatly change the end product whereas as CD ROM would completely change the Macbook, the only reason Apple got rid of the headphone jack was to sell 160$ airpods. Apple is making billions with this move of theirs, and it was the right move because Apple's number one concern should be their shareholders.
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Quick Takes: 'Why Hasn't Samsung Ditched the Headphone Jack Yet?'
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You know that if Apple does something and Samsung doesn't copy it, it probably wasn't a good idea anyway since they pretty much copy everything.
Yet millions and millions keep buying the products
So clearly what cook is doing is working
This. When I heard they were dropping 3.5mm, I figured they’d move to USB C at the same time. They weren’t courageous enough to do another port conversion on their customers though.
Question, how many more millions are walking and not buying.
Majority of the world is on andriod, North America is the last hold out. Tech community has mostly spoken... not Apple either
Millions yes but many Millions less than before.....
https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/29/iphone-x-sales-production/
Considering pixel sold what 4 million devices?
Samsung with S8 and S8 plus and note 8 sold around 50-60 million tops while apple sell more iPhones in one quarter.
That says it all..the last Financial reports says it all when it comes to sales. Apple are as strong as ever even with android being as great as it’s been.
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Doesn’t matter they still had record breaking sales. Sales tend to slow down after releases. Hardly news.
You can’t expect to sell 50 million units every quarter. Comp is too good price wise and feature wise. It’s still destroying the comp in individual sales.
Considering Airpods are still in short supply, I would guess not many. If this was a big mistake I would think that sales for the airpods would be in the toilet. I moved to android but I think I am the small minority of apple users that actually vote with their wallet.
I miss the headphone jack. It's not a deal-breaker for me, but I still miss it. I have many synth apps on my iPhone that I can't use with my MIDI keyboard because sound comes out of the same Lightning port as the MIDI signal. The audio quality of Bluetooth headphones just isn't there yet, either. And, frankly, I see the W1 as a deterrent. I'd much rather have an APT-X chip that provides near wired quality audio.
$100 buys you a MUCH better sounding pair of wired headphones than Bluetooth headphones.
$100 buys you a MUCH better sounding pair of wired headphones than Bluetooth headphones.
Anyone remember how the original iPhone needed an adapter to use non-Apple headphones? Memories
We've come a long way to get back to where we started
It is bizarre that apple got rid of the headphone jack on the iPhone, especially as it is the only device they did that for, so now you can't use one pair of headphones with your iPhone and iPad, or iPhone and Mac, without an adapter. Yay. IF they had gone to USB-C with the phones it would have made sense, the one port to rule them all, but instead they fragmented with iOS going lightning and Macs going USB-C, which was also too soon when at the expense of every other port on those laptops, jeez.
Equally bizarre is the apple pen with the male lightning out instead of a female. Sure, there's the niche case of running out of battery while for some reason drawing on your iPad deep in the wilderness, but on any other occasion, having that thing stick out the side of the device is as mad a solution as the magic mouse with the port on the bottom. And that's pretty mad.
In short, thank goodness someone is keeping the headphone jack - thinking different is not what it used to be!
And you couldn't use them, UNLESS the headphone jack was removed?
Well we can agree to disagree on it being competitive feature wise. In short Apple will need to come up with an incredible phone if they are going to tempt me back despite my having a house full of Apple products. The Note 8 is my first departure from Apple and you have to own one to know why the feature set is better. But I digress and this would be an endless debate I'm sure.
I might not expect to sell 50 Million units true, but the point is that Apple did. And in other countries they sold less than Samsung for the first time.
Yes their sales are ok but when sales are less than expected Apple will be wondering why. If they're not then they should be.
Bringing this back to the headphone jack point....
Is the drop in sales because of the headphone socket? I'm sure the reasons are more than just this but it will be a contributing factor.
I can honestly say I haven't missed the headphone jack one second after I got my airpods.
That's funny. I've got Sony BT headphones and they connect with my iPhone just fine.
I got rid of my floppy discs years ago, and haven't looked back. I realize a lot of people like their jack security blanket. Start preparing yourselves now for life without it. Samsung will ditch it as well. Join the rest of us in the future.
My memory must be slipping. I don’t ever remember anyone hoping the headphone jack would be removed. I’ll bet that all those here who are happy it is gone never even thought of it before Apple removed it. I’m also betting that if the iPhone still had a headphone jack none of you would be complaining that you wish it didn’t.
Ummm, you mean 18 months ago? This is still a sour point for many consumers, as evidenced by this comment thread. A decision clearly made to push consumers to Apple's Beats/AirPods...
AirPods are priced quite reasonably. And they literally outperform every other Bluetooth headphones.
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I'm an ex sound engineer that grew up with the headphone jack. I don't miss it at all. AirPods rule.
On the airplane, badly in need of music to add to my sound cancellation. Crap! the one thing I forgot was my damn connector! And how many times I cut a call short to charge my iPhone 7. No I am not buying 2-port connector. Apple, get your head out of your butt!
It’s like an oposite of “I didn’t know I needed a thing until I saw it”. I never hoped they would remove it, because I did not see an alternative to it. Then Apple gave us an alternative and explained why they removed it. I thought it was a good explanation (for my usage) and a really good alternative. I’m not saying everyone should like it, just that I prefer to have extra battery space than a port that I (emphasis on “I”) no longer need.
It’s like.... if they removed the speaker holes and found a way to emit the sound through the glass, like some modern TVs do. I would be glad they removed the speaker holes. But do I complain they are here today? Of course not.
They did it so they had the chance to sell you a pair of bluetooth headphones. Like they removed widely used ports to sell you overpriced(you'd agree with that, right?) dongles.
It certainly wasn't done to benefit the consumer
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I hate not having a headphone jack. It's meant a lot *less* music listening because I can't always have my wired headphones with me.
Apple doesn't listen though, so there's no point complaining.
Apple doesn't listen though, so there's no point complaining.
I agree, I like my AirPods. And I have an iPhone 6S with a headphone jack. I like the wireless option even though it has its peculiarities. If I wanted the best sound, or was listening critically, I’d be using a wired set. I understand why most people prefer to have the headphone jack and I’m glad that I have the simple option of using wired or wireless. If I want to do serious listening, chances are a phone wouldn’t be my electronic of choice.
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Thanks for the clarification. Understood.
I don’t see the big deal. Leave the lightning adapter plugged in on your headphones, and you can bring them just like normal.