Potential Mega Rumor - Apple to ditch headphone jack & require Lightning for iPhone7

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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 Apple’s 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.
 
I love how they made fun of protruding cameras on Androids then released the iPhone 6 with one. Now they want to make it even thinner; possible for even more protrusion?

So...if they do this, this would mean two lightning slots right? How can I charge and listen to my music?
 
Ive been using BT headphones for a few months now so Im OK.

And my car connects to my iphone via Lightning cable already, so double fine.
 
Hopefully it leads to more headphones having detachable cables. I'll just switch out the old ones for the new lightning ones.

But more and more are becoming Bluetooth anyways...
 
can see it being true due to a pursuit of thinness. Can see it being untrue because people come up with all sorts of crazy bullshit by reading the supply chain like tea leaves.
 
Apple gonna Apple. Moves like this are exactly why I haven't been able to stomach any Apple products since the iPod Classic (and my 160GB one is still kicking!). Rather than care about customer convenience they always go for proprietary stuff like this just to sell more of their branded items.
 
This has been a rumor for a long time and I doubt it'll happen. All this would do is piss off consumers that own a variety of headsets and force them to buy bulky conversion dongles.

I just don't see it happening.

Maybe at some point in the future they'd ditch the 3.5mm jack altogether and go pure bluetooth. I do that know w/ my headphones and speaker. But even then when the battery gets low I need a wired headset.
 
i loved switching from android to ios but apple deciding to apply the macbook design ethos to the iphone would be enough to make me go right back
 
Why the obsession with thin phones? Who exactly is asking for this, and what's the end goal? Phones are thin enough already. Use the additional thickness for more battery capacity.
 
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Nice to see Apple finally catching up to Nintendo on hardware design.
 
Hopefully it leads to more headphones having detachable cables. I'll just switch out the old ones for the new lightning ones.

But more and more are becoming Bluetooth anyways...

Hmm i didnt think of this at all. I have detachable 3.5mm headphones. If someone just make a lightning cable version, then all is good.

Sucks for those with earbuds though, but some are also detachable.
 
I don't see why they are so obsessed with thinness, everyone has to buy 6 inch thick cases so their 800 dollar phone wont shatter after it falls from the height of your waist.
 
Phones are thin enough for me.

I'd rather the phone stay the same size and they just keep making the battery bigger.
 
Feel like the source is wrong and there is a higher chance headphones will be bluetooth and use the lightning port for charging

But I could be the one wrong since I'm just speculating
 
Hmm i didnt think of this at all. I have detachable 3.5mm headphones. If someone just make a lightning cable version, then all is good.

Sucks for those with earbuds though, but some are also detachable.

Agreed. At first i was appalled but if they make lightning cables that are adapatable with my ie8s I'll be fine. Detachable earbuds were the greatest things i ever bought as all my headphones previous always had an issue with the cable prior.
 
Yeah this would be the only thing that could make me get an Android.

Having to use different headphone for my phone and for everything else would be awful.

Also they don't need to be any bloody thinner. Focus on other shit.
 
They're working hard on getting rid of that pesky battery, it's the only obstacle in the way of a phone that easily crumples in your pocket.
Ah, I totally forgot the battery capacity. I guess it will keep on decreasing then. 2915 mAh > 2750 mAh > ???
 
well android will get rid of the headphone jack eventually but likely for bluetooth

obviously not all android phones, there are too many. This is gonna be the same as ditching flash and cd drives and whatever else. People will complain for a while then not care.

Ironically no one knows that OPPO already had a phone with no 3.5mm jack.
 
What's new?

It's thinner.

You know those sturdy ubiquitous headphone jacks, this is the opposite. Amazing right!

You know what else is amazing, 16GB of storage in 2016.

Pre order today.
 
Could phone companies just fucking stop with the thinness bullshit? Seriously, it doesn't need to be any thinner. It just fucking doesn't. Give me more battery, not a more thin phone. It's perfectly fine as it is. Taking out useful ports just to try and make things thinner is well beyond insanity at this point.
 
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