Apple executives told BuzzFeed that
removing the headphone jack made it possible to bring that image stabilization to the smaller iPhone 7, gave room for a bigger battery, and eliminated a trouble - spot when it came to making the iPhone 7 water - resistant.
Not exact matches
Apple's decision to
remove the
headphone jack in the iPhone 7 brings to light an important question: Would Apple have
made the move now if it didn't own Beats?
But that is where audio junkies are going to have a fit, because despite the step forward in the speakers, many believe that Apple have
made a weird choice in
removing the
headphone jack.
Many smartphone makers decided to
remove the
headphone jack from their premium devices, but it seems that OnePlus won't
make such a move.
One thing is clear, though: Apple has
made it a hobby to
remove features from our devices, and after the
headphone jack, another one is gone.
But this whole mess of
removing headphone jacks from phones before the technology has caught up to
make those
jacks unnecessary has been a massive pain in the neck for a great many people.
If recent rumors are to be believed, Apple is about to do something that will
make a lot of users very angry:
remove the standard
headphone jack from the iPhone 7.
Early reports claimed Apple was planning to
remove the
headphone jack from its upcoming iPhones in an effort to
make them thinner.
Just like how Apple got rid of the
headphone jack with the iPhone 7, the iPhone X
makes moves toward
removing the rest of the phone that isn't a screen — the home button has been outright
removed, as have much of the bezels around the screen.
It was widely speculated that Apple was
removing the 3.5 mm
headphone jack to
make next generation iPhones even thinner.
Because the physical buttons have been
removed from the sides — leaving only the
headphone jack, microUSB port, and IR sensor — the G4 is round and slim, which
makes the phone incredibly comfortable to hold.
In a nod to Apple, Google is planning to
remove Walleye's
headphone jack so it can
make room for stereo speakers.
The only potential thing that
removing the
headphone jack can objectively do is allow OEMs to
make phones thinner.
The Rayz earbuds are no doubt
made in response to Apple's decision to
remove the iPhone 7's
headphone jack, leaving those who prefer wired earbuds with a dilemma: listen to audio or charge the phone, but not both at the same time.
Apple could muster some more courage to
remove the
headphone jack from the iPhone SE 2, to
make space for a bigger battery, a 3D Touch display, or a camera with OIS.
If you're upset Apple
removed the
headphone jack, that'll
make it even easier for you to want to buy the S7 Edge or LG V20.
The top of the case features an opening that could surround a 3.5 mm
headphone jack but with HTC being adamant to
remove this conventional port from its devices throughout 2017, it's unlikely to be
making a return this winter.
In 2016 when Apple
removed the dedicated 3.5 mm
headphone jack from its iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, Google had a field day
making fun of Apple's new iPhones.
Google similarly
made fun of Apple, when it originally
removed the
headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in 2016, but then
removed the
headphone jack from its own Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices in 2017.
Removing the
headphone jack would allow Apple to
make the iPhone 7 thinner than its predecessor.
When the first Pixel was released, Google
made fun of Apple for
removing their
headphone jack.