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More rumors that Apple might drop the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7

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Re: More rumors that Apple might drop the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7

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Is there any major downside to the 3.5mm jack? Especially that hold a candle to the cheapness of them and how widespread they are?

And the interoperability. You don't need an "iphone" set of ear buds or headphones. So other than "aesthetics" by that meaning "different" I dont see much benefit and lots of usability downside.

Re: More rumors that Apple might drop the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7

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Is there any major downside to the 3.5mm jack? Especially that hold a candle to the cheapness of them and how widespread they are?

For Apple it is probably just a space / size issue. It is probably one of the biggest things limiting them from making the phone thinner.

Re: More rumors that Apple might drop the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7

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But it'll stick with Lightning port, instead of adopting usb type C, the article suggests. That's disappointing. I wonder if ever the iphone will switch to usb type c -- every other phone will later this year.

Apple would probably piss more people off than they would make happy. The amount of lightning port gear out there has to be huge. People flipped when they went from the 30-pin to lightning just a few years ago.
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