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Upcoming 2018 iPad Pro Could Be 5.9mm Thick With No Headphone Jack

Personally I didn’t mind when they removed the headphone jack from the iPhone as I primarily use Bluetooth headphones or would use the adapter.

My use case on the iPad is a little different. I use it for music production and DJing. I’m sure I’ll be able to use a dongle if they remove the headphone jack (which I use for audio output into a mixer) but that does mean I won’t bee able to charge it at the same time, which is occasionally a problem on a long set. I know there are dual-adapters out there but the quality is generally pretty poor with crosstalk between the power and audio lanes. I hope Apple introduce their own dual sound/power dongle this time around.
 
It's kind of stupid to remove the headphone jack, when people use this in flight, and there's no reason to fully waterproof it. I think a USB-C headphone should still work. It may look nice, but my older iPad Pro works just great for inking charts and equations. The only reason I would upgrade if I could develop code, or run Photoshop or FinalCut, but without a mouse, it's not so exciting as a refreshed iMac or Mac mini.
 
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Took a flight the other day with Air Canada and they said bluetooth was prohibited the entire flight (not just takeoff and landing). Aparently those are the rules on the Dash-8 models. The stewardess was coming around during the flight and forcing people to take off their headsets if there was no attached wire. I do a lot of traveling for work so it makes no sense to buy electronics without a headphone jack.
 
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cppguy said:
It's kind of stupid to remove the headphone jack, when people use this in flight, and there's no reason to fully waterproof it. I think a USB-C headphone should still work. It may look nice, but my older iPad Pro works just great for inking charts and equations. The only reason I would upgrade if I could develop code, or run Photoshop or FinalCut, but without a mouse, it's not so exciting as a refreshed iMac or Mac mini.
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Do you think lightning headphones won't come in the box? This is what most people will use on a plane.
 
Thinner bezel for iphone is understandable. But ipad? How are you going to handle such big screen without bezel?
 
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ikir said:
Are you joking? Really? Kill that damn jack, with a digital connection, audio cardo, simply adapter you can everything. If you are a pro you already use an external device like iRIg
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KEEP the damn jack.

The delay in any wireless or digital connection makes it so I can't speak, play or sing into a microphone and listen to the monitor at the same time. I've already tried it and it's utterly useless for music making. The native analog out is a MUST.
 
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MacRumors said:
According to Twitter user CoinCoin, the upcoming iPad Pro will measure in at just 5.9mm, and due to its thinness, there will be no room for Apple to include a headphone jack.
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Well, I probably wasn't going to buy this device anyway - so all this does is change "probably" to "definitely".

I watch movies or other video on my iPad most evenings, and I'm generally wearing a pair of wired headphones when I do that. I've tried many different brands of Bluetooth headphones, and while they all are fine for music - when using them for video there are video/audio sync issues which come up far too often.

What's funny is this wasn't really an issue with older Bluetooth headsets.
 
farewelwilliams said:
to accelerate the death of the headphone jack. let's move on.
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Yeah why keep a no-fuss standard for audio that works far easier and more reliably than bluetooth.

Who would want a jack where you plug in your headphones and audio comes out when you can switch to bluetooth and deal with device pairing, multiple bluetooth standards that may or may not be supported by your device, having to recharge your headphones, and likely the interference and bandwidth issues that are going to come up when more and more devices switch to using bluetooth.
 
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farewelwilliams said:
i dont care about thickness, but i care about weight. i stopped holding the 12.9" iPad Pro in the hand because it's just too heavy. instead it's on the keyboard cover 90% of the time.
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Yes, it may be a touch heavy. When I bought mine, it was the only device that supported the Apple Pencil. If I could choose now, I would probably go with the smaller and lighter 10" version. But it's not enough for me to upgrade.

I like the Surface, too. Back in the day I liked the Apple Pencil more than the Surface pen. And no constant Windows Updates on the iPad. As nice as my Surface was, I had to type in my password without a keyboard every time, then I would be greeted with Widows Update and 15 minutes of rebooting. For real programming work, fine. But you know, it's not an appliance. Just to take a few notes, the iPad turns on instantly, and you can use it right away, no need to mess with Whimsical Windows haha.
 
Mark Holmes said:
Sorry, but Apple has no business calling this "Pro" if they pull the headphone jack. They would be much better off pulling their heads out of their a%^&s than the headphone jack from something that audio and video professionals are supposed to use.
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Use a dongle! All pros are use to using dongles of some sort video/audio right and I’m baffled as to what professional work flow would require an iPad?
 
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MTW said:
Those defending removing a port should explain what is gained by doing so. The iPad has always had lots of empty space inside of it. That isn't changing this year - it is the reality of batteries having weight (so that filling the device to capacity with battery is unwise) and boards being tiny. There is room for it, so what is gained by removing it?
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The analogy I like to use is how Apple blocked flash to promote HTML5 and its own App Store. While users were inconvenienced in the short run, we gained in the long run because developers shunned an inferior standard (flash) in favour of better ones, which manifested in the form of a better browsing experience and native apps optimised for touch and direct input.

So what Apple is likely trying to achieve with the removal of the jack in the iPad is to further push users to embrace wireless headphones. The arguments claiming how the iPad easily has space for it kinda miss the point. It's like people arguing how Apple could have allowed flash and HTML5 and let the market decide for itself. Apple just doesn't work that way.

I am not saying the removal of the headphone jack won't hurt. I am saying that it will be worth it in the future, as people start to embrace wireless headphones and companies respond with better quality headphones, but all this won't happen if Apple doesn't make the first move and light a fire under everyone's collective behinds.

You have to be willing to look beyond your own immediate needs and realise that Apple is playing the long game here.
 
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Loge said:
Headphones don't come in the box with iPads.
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Okay my mistake. Its been awhile since I bought an iPad. Anyway people can use a lightning headphone that came with their phone or any headset with a dongle..
 
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