There are quite a few changes and improvements in the iPhone 7, but the most radical and polarizing one is without a doubt the lack of a 3.5mm headset jack, the standard that we've been using with out headphones and stereo systems in the last few decades.

A change of massive proportions, the removal of the 3.5mm headset jack is something that will affect everyone: from those audiophiles who have spend hundreds of dollars on expensive headphones and obsessing over music quality to your regular users trying to hook up an iPhone to their home stereo or their old car audio player via an AUX port (not possible anymore without an adapter). Apple itself admits this willingly, saying that it took courage to remove such a widely used port.



So why did it do it?

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Interestingly, it all started with a new and better camera. It was also a much larger camera than before. The reason for that is the addition of optical image stabilization, and with the growing size of the camera, the hardware engineering team at Apple had to look for a place to move one other key component, the 'driver ledge', a tiny circuit board that controls the iPhone's display and backlight.

Traditionally positioned at the top of the phone, out of the battery's way, it now had to find a new place.

The best place that the team found for it was at the bottom, but there was conflict: the 3.5mm headset jack interfered with the space required to put the driver ledge there.

Then, the unthinkable happened: the team decided to try and see what would happen if it removed the audio jack. A number of benefits showed up: the taptic engine was now easier to install. But then, engineers realized it was possible to also increase the size of the battery, a feature that practically every iPhone users has requested at a certain period in time. In fact, the iPhone 7 battery is now 14% bigger than the one on the 6s, while for the 7 Plus that growth amounts to 5%.



Thirdly, removing the audio jack removed one of the biggest obstacles towards making the iPhone waterproof: it was a point of ingress and removing it made it possible to water-proof the phone.

"It was holding us back from a number of things we wanted to put into the iPhone," Apple senior VP of hardware engineering Dan Riccio says."It was fighting for space with camera technologies and processors and battery life. And frankly, when there’s a better, modern solution available, it’s crazy to keep it around."

So there you have it: three big reasons for removing the 3.5mm headset jack, the possibility of a much larger and better, optically stabilized camera, the larger battery and the water-proofing of the phone.

Interestingly, though, Apple never mentioned anything about sound quality during its presentation. Sure, you can use wired headphones via the Lightning port that can do some cool tricks like user-adjustable noise cancellation.

And yes, the company also wants you to buy its new $160 AirPods completely wireless headphones, but if you were thinking that the main reason behind the removal of the 3.5mm headset jack is vastly improved audio quality... well, at least Apple is not mentioning this at all as a reason.

And with our homes, cars and all sorts of gadgets equipped with that good old 3.5mm jack, it would be a very tough transition. Nonetheless, if we dared look in the future and imagine the perfect set of headphones there - a task that Apple put forth to its engineers - we likely also would have imagined something cool and wireless. Until that future arrives, though, Apple is putting a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter in every iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus box. Even Apple is not that courageous to leave its users without that option at the moment.



You can't charge the iPhone 7 and listen to music, will you be going wireless?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdtHX15sXiU

The only major downside with moving to EarPods with a Lightning connector in the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus seems to be that you can't really charge the handsets, and plug the headphones at the same time to listen to some tunes.

Everything else in terms of compatibility is kinda taken care of when Apple included a Lightning-to-3.5mm-port adapter in the new iPhones' box, or else the European Commission would have given them the stinky eye even more. Plus, the new AirPods that will ship next month are cheaper and offer longer battery life than most truly wireless earbud solutions out there, not to mention that you can charge them five times over from the carrying case alone. We like it when Apple feels queasy.


That is why i wanted to ask you whether, if you are used to charging and listening to music at the same time, you are considering going wireless with your audio gear, be it headphones, earbuds, or speakers. There is an ever-growing collection of Bluetooth headsets and speakers out there, and it is only bound to increase after Apple's iPhone 7 announcement, so lets talk on your plans and opinion on the matter in the comments.

Source:http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here-is-why-Apple-removed-the-3.5mm-headset-jack-from-the-new-iPhone-7_id85220
http://www.phonearena.com/news/You-cant-charge-the-iPhone-7-and-listen-to-music-will-you-be-going-wireless_id85214

Reserved for my own opinion

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the truth is, after reading a lot of people's idea from all over the web, i am a little bit disappointed.

i am not the "average Nigerian phone user" that bashes apple iphones on everything claiming "high price for rubbish"

i've always appreciated every apple move and count it as an innovative strategy that just works. but this is sadly not.

innovation is not removing something to add other things, innovation is adding other things without removing anything. so apple was not being innovative here.

including the fact that wireless earphones or headphones does not produce as much quality as wired ones with a 3.5mm jack. that's sad. if i was asked by apple to choose between quality of audio and "bigger camera sensor, battery, bla bla bla" i would choose audio quality. so as a music person, i'm not going near the iphone 7.

then air pods itself is a complete joke. if i happen to consider it, ill probably be buying a brand new one twice a day, cos it would so get missing like a pregnant lady period.

even when using lighting cord, to think that i cant listen to music while using a power bank on the go? is a nightmare!

that's my opinion

PhonePlanet:
Reserved for my own opinion

Greed

I still think they are not saying the truth yet, cos they are not the first water phone. and I dont think those ones use this kinda ear piece.

Well I like to argue objectively. What about the Samsung S7 edge with 3.5mm adapter and still IP68 certified with big battery and Super AMOLED Display? Well like someone said, they are not entirely telling us the truth yet.

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Nau d 400k dey wind me jor

if them like make dem put 4.55mm.....e no concern me

apple ko banana ni. ... pls have dem prosponing the Edo elecshunzs

Okay

make I just comment with NY. techno

I rep pidgin

Buhari

Na them sabi.

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PhonePlanet:
Reserved for my own opinion

*modified

the truth is, after reading a lot of people's idea from all over the web, i am a little bit disappointed.

i am not the "average Nigerian phone user" that bashes apple iphones on everything claiming "high price for rubbish"

i've always appreciated every apple move and count it as an innovative strategy that just works. but this is sadly not.

innovation is not removing something to add other things, innovation is adding other things without removing anything. so apple was not being innovative here.

including the fact that wireless earphones or headphones does not produce as much quality as wired ones with a 3.5mm jack. that's sad. if i was asked by apple to choose between quality of audio and "bigger camera sensor, battery, bla bla bla" i would choose audio quality. so as a music person, i'm not going near the iphone 7.

then air pods itself is a complete joke. if i happen to consider it, ill probably be buying a brand new one twice a day, cos it would so get missing like a pregnant lady period.

even when using lighting cord, to think that i cant listen to music while using a power bank on the go? is a nightmare!

that's my opinion

Should I agree with you? ?

I think so

That air shiit go dey loss well well

OK

It is not as if l will be buying one, abeg make l go sleep!

Only God knows how many Girls will sacrifice their down below for this piece of technology... ..

Oyinbo no go kill us with Technology

Forget apple samsung galaxy s7 is better in pretty much everything design features,like i said better at everything

But it isn't free.

It costs over $150 on its own.

When most Nigerians are thinking of daily bread, under this harsh economic recession, Apple are busy fooling around with 3.5mm port, my question is how many Nigerians Apple help?

iphone7......even people dat dnt av hope of buying it will cum here nd comment....

Story story story.
Apple una try.
trust me this featue was a deliberate attempt!
yes you've got competent engineer at various departments
they have schematic designs in productions line,
How come they didn't know the components they needed to make certain things work?
next year Samsung will tell us why they removed the 3.5mm
audio jack as well.

Story story story.
Apple una try.

Trust me this feature was a deliberate attempt!
yes you've got competent engineers at various departments
they have schematic designs for productions line,
How come they didn't know the components and the actual sizes they needed to make certain things work in the first place?
Next year Samsung will tell us why they removed the 3.5mm
audio jack as well.

silly response..

They didn't tell you the phone lasts 57hours while playing music continously but the wireless airpods only lasts 5 to 7 hours after full charge.

Also you can never compare the sound production of a wirelessly transmitted music to that of a wired one. The difference is clear and what even happens to the 3.5mm jack on Macs? Can you imagine not being able to use your $160 iphone airpod on a mac? Comical.

Let's assume i want to play music in my car while driving and charging my phone. How do i do that?

Innovations doesn't have to be complex. They are simple solutions. So just to use my normal earpiece i have to be carrying an adapter around?

So what happens if i don't have one? I won't be able to listen to music.

Anyone who loves freedom and is rational enough would understand the iPhone is a useless phone with bunch of restrictions which hinders you from maximising the potentials of a phone and getting value for the device you are buying. But they are lucky, not all consumers are rational in their thinking. No wonder they stil exist.