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Re: iPhone 7

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Post by j2bax »

BurningFrog wrote: post #155
acomjean wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't get over the headphone jack either. Another dongle to loose. Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can't charge while listening. Laggy audio. more batteries in the world. They're ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones? I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day). I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If onl…

I expect iPads will still have the headphone jack. It doesn't have the space issues of the phone.

I kind of doubt Apple would retain legacy support for the iPad just because they have the space. If they are pushing a lightning/wireless future, they are probably planning to deploy/force that future on their entire device line.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by thebaer »

kirykl wrote: post #140
slg wrote: post #5

I still can't get over the headphone jack. Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time. The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more conve…

One of Apple's core tenents is 'to hell with legacy' Lightning headphones are a stop gap. The future is wireless.

I might be convinced of that when they improve the battery technology. No company on the planet except for Apple can say "wireless is the future" and charge $159 for buds that last 5 hours.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by buckbova »

SurrealSoul wrote: post #25

Honestly if you had an iPhone 6 why would you upgrade? Better battery life is cool, and it being waterproof is novel. However, its basically the same phone for the end consumer.

Majority wouldn't. They'll get the 7s or wait for the 8.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by wodenokoto »

alkonaut wrote: post #71

They claim the plus as "optical zoom" and talk about a 2x factor. Do they mean it can switch between a wide and tele focal length? That isn't "zoom" (at least not in the normal sense) - it's just two focal lengths with a switch. Did I understand the feature correctly?

The way I understood it is they can mix data from both cameras to produce smooth, optical quality zoom between the two focal lengths.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by cozzyd »

brian-armstrong wrote: post #158

I'm curious if this spells the end for the headphone jack in the industry. Now that's gone from the iPhone, should we expect other phones to drop it? What about tablets and laptops?

The original iPhone did not usher in the era of the 2.5 mm audio jack.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by cm2187 »

eli wrote: post #29
slg wrote: post #5

I still can't get over the headphone jack. Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time. The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more conve…

At the time it really did feel like they were jumping the gun with floppies and optical drives too.

I wasn't but I still was annoyed that many MacOS drivers were only available on floppies.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by LordHumungous »

tajen wrote: post #98
acomjean wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't get over the headphone jack either. Another dongle to loose. Tons of headphones obsoleted. Can't charge while listening. Laggy audio. more batteries in the world. They're ok with a bulge for the camera but not headphones? I work in a lab and a phone with headphones is standard equipment on the commute and work (for at least part of the day). I would seriously move off iOS if I was making music with it. If onl…

> Tons of headphones obsoleted. They do provide the lightening-to-jack adapter in the box for free.

The other thing about that though- you can't listen to your headphones or hook up aux speakers while your phone is charging.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by softawre »

throwanem wrote: post #64
usaphp wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently paid $350+ for Bose wireless noise cancelling headphones, the problem with over the ear headphones is that I can't wear them for a long time while I work for example, my head become hot and I want to hear what is around. I like the weight of the regular iphone headphones, I can wear them indefinitely, I am pretty sure case will be the same with AirPods, so I think the price is justified.

If you want a really comfortable set of headphones (not earbuds) that sound good and don't block your hearing, consider the Sennheiser HD 558. They're circumaural, so they sit comfortably on the sides of your head rather than mashing your pinnae flat, and their velour pads are nicely breathable; they also mass only a quarter kilogram (260g), and they're an open-back design so that ambient noise is merely reduced rath…

I have the HD 598s and I can wear them all day.

Re: iPhone 7

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Post by lowmagnet »

TillE wrote: post #61
slg wrote: post #5

I still can't get over the headphone jack. Apple does have a good record of abandoning technologies at the right time (floppies, CDs, Flash, etc) but the biggest difference is that those technologies were all on the downward slope of their popularity when Apple made the move and all had solid replacements available at the time. The headphone jack is just as popular today as it has ever been and it is still more conve…

And the adapter is digital, right? Phil said the Lightning port was great for "digital audio". They have to cram a DAC in each one? I could just about tolerate a very simple small analog adapter, but this is going too far.

A DAC with an amplifier good enough to power those little headphones fits into the control box on the cord.
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