Sketchy Video Shows Possible iPhone SE 2 With Glass Back and Headphone Jack

[eplchamps]

This is more for the market that can't afford bluetooth. It makes sense.

If you can afford an iPhone SE2 you can afford Bluetooth which costs as little as $10.

 

[geta]

Lightning port is better because less likely to break or become loose than an audio jack. Also, since more data can go through it, I would think you could theoretically get better sound quality. But I don't know if I'm right about that.

For sound quality it all about the DAC, not the connection.
As for breaking the connection, the 'lightning jack' is much more fragile, spacial the lightning to 3.5mm jack adapter. And it will never become a 'standard' coz only one company using this connection... let alone nobody use it in the professional audio field.

 

[Prime Mover]

Cheap Bluetooth headsets exist. 3.5 is on its way out. I doubt we’ll ever see another iPhone with it.

Do they make my AKG K271 Studio Headphones in Bluetooth with zero latency, then? If not... My current iPhone 6s will be my last iPhone. I do too much audio work, and never know when I'm going to need to plug my iPhone into a PA system. I guarantee I won't always happen to have a dongle with me.

Really sad, I love Apple and iPhone and am on my fourth one since the 3G, but because of my trade, I'm probably going to have to go Android...

 

[Mac 128]

Do they make my AKG K271 Studio Headphones in Bluetooth with zero latency, then? If not... My current iPhone 6s will be my last iPhone. I do too much audio work, and never know when I'm going to need to plug my iPhone into a PA system. I guarantee I won't always happen to have a dongle with me.

Really sad, I love Apple and iPhone and am on my fourth one since the 3G, but because of my trade, I'm probably going to have to go Android...

But you do know every PA system you need to plug into has a 3.5mm cable to plug in your iPhone?

As an industry professional working in audio, I can tell you I can't use that label without being prepared to plug into whatever situation I encounter, and that means carrying a host of adapters and cables in my backpack wherever I go. The Apple Lightning to 3.5mm adapter is just another one to add to the pile. I haven't had a single problem plugging into anything since Apple dropped the headphone.

 

[PickUrPoison]

If you own an iPhone X, I'm sure you could afford an SE2 on the side. Or just buy any other iPhone.
[doublepost=1524933449][/doublepost]I'm an Android user who does web development, and we have an iPhone 5s in the office we use for testing websites. I've been using it the past week, and while I'm a bigger fan of the Android ecosystem, I gotta say, it's really enjoyable to use an old iPhone. The size is right, the touchscreen feels more accurate, and it zips around with no lag, even for a 5-year-old phone. Seriously, I don't know why I'm a more accurate typist on a 4" iPhone vs a 5.5" OnePlus phone.

I've been looking at iPhone SEs on eBay, but with this rumored device a supposed month away, I think I'm going to hold off. I'd love a small iPhone with wireless charging (if the rumors are true). I'm slowly getting back all the features of my Palm Pixi!

If you happen to have AT&T, you can buy the Go Phone (AT&T’s prepaid wireless service) version of the SE at Best Buy and it will activate just fine for AT&T’s regular postpaid plans. It’s under $200, sometimes it’s on sale for $150 or less. It can also be found on eBay and Swappa regularly.

Who knows if/when they’ll have an SE2 available for Go Phone, assuming the SE2 even happens. I think SE2 will happen but maybe not until next spring, if it isn’t released soon.