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Citing a reliable source, a report from Japanese blog Macotakara claims that Apple plans to remove the 3.5mm headphone port from the upcoming iPhone 7, helping to achieve a more than 1mm reduction in thickness compared to the iPhone 6s. While the screen shape and radius will remain similar, the device will once again become Apples thinnest iPhone ever, albeit with a new restriction: headphones will only be able to connect over Lightning or Bluetooth
The report claims that Apple will bundle Lightning connector-equipped EarPods with the next iPhone, incorporating a tiny DA (Digital to Analog) converter into the connector. To insure iPhone 7 compatibility, third-party wired headphone makers will need to include either Lightning cables or 3.5mm to Lightning adapters with their headphones. Bluetooth headphone makers will have no such issues.