The new wireless earbuds resemble the company's
existing EarPods only with the wires cut off, and take a spot at the pinnacle of Apple's new sound offering with the brand new phone.
They also look a lot like Apple's
existing EarPods.
Not exact matches
Regardless of how you feel about that, both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will come with a special dongle that lets you use your
existing wired headphones, as well as a pair of Lightning
EarPods.
Sure, Apple offers a $ 9 adapter that lets you use 3.5 mm headphones with the new iPhone, but it doesn't sell a dongle that makes the new
EarPods compatible with
existing technology.
For those who don't have wireless headphones, who don't want to purchase Apple's new $ 159 wireless AirPods, and who aren't thrilled about the idea of using an adaptor to connect their
existing headsets to the iPhone 7's Lightning Port, the company includes a wired set of
EarPods with a Lightning connector, along with the phone.
The new
EarPods look almost identical to the
existing earbuds Apple sells with similar shape of the ear inserts, inline button and mic.
What we can say is that Mobile Fun demonstrates that the
Earpods work, we can see that the finish is of a high quality and the design is consistent with Apple's
existing 3.5 mm
Earpods.
Apple gives you new Lightning
EarPods that will be more than enough for the average user, and a free adapter lets you connect all your
existing 3.5 mm headphones to the Lightning port so they're not redundant.