beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yes, I care. Means you won't be able to play music and charge at the same time.
Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)
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8den
No I'm pretty sure that was 8ball...
Wireless Headphones cost from £15 upwards from Amazon. If you've splurged for a iphone7 spent another £15 on wireless headphones.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I can't plug wireless headphones into a mixing desk
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hiraethified
Let me merge them into an uber-thread
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hiraethified
It's quite the stupidest decision ever. The humble headphone socket may be old school tech, but it's cheap, universal and works just fine.
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hiraethified
If you want the added faff of having to charge your headphones and having to endure lower sound quality per buck.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Yep. All in the name of making it 0.2mm thinner
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
People are idiots. Getting angry over nothing more than a rumour...[emoji23]
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
As rumours go it seems fairly likely...
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
I don't see why! I can charge and use a VGA lead at same time.
Yep. All in the name of making it 0.2mm thinner
iPod touch is 1mm thinner and has a standard socket.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Even more silly then
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Likely isn't the same as fact though...not going to lose sleep over rumors...
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hiraethified
This is supposed to be the most likely candidates for the iPhone 7 Pro spotted alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Not exactly lookers.
iPhone 7 Pro spotted alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus | TechRadar
iPhone 7 Pro spotted alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus | TechRadar
discobastard
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Those articles are nothing but speculation. And some pictures of a 6S.This is supposed to be the most likely candidates for the iPhone 7 Pro spotted alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Not exactly lookers.
iPhone 7 Pro spotted alongside iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus | TechRadar
skyscraper101
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I can't wait for this phone to be released. Hopefully it'll be nice and thin with no mini jack, and have 32GB as base level storage. Really looking forward to replacing my 5S with something zippier with force touch and a better battery.
2 more months hopefully.
2 more months hopefully.
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hiraethified
Of course, but the days of Apple maintaining total secrecy over all the details of their iPhone updates are long over.
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hiraethified
Why on earth do you not want a mini jack?
skyscraper101
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Because it's a limiting factor in getting the thickness of the phone to a minimum. Also as I've discovered, they have a tendency to wear out after a lot of use and I'm forever having to twist the headphone into the mini-jack socket to get the sound to come out properly.
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hiraethified
Apart from the fact you're going to have to throw away all your old headphones or get a clunky adaptor, why do you think these new leads/sockets won't go wrong too? And I'm not sure if a phone needs to get any thinner to be honest.
skyscraper101
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I use the apple headphones, and every new phone I've got includes a pair so I'll just use the pair that come with the iPhone 7. Nobody can say that the leads/socks won't go wrong but my experience with mini-jacks is that they almost always do wear out over time, so I'm welcoming any developments which mean I won't be twisting the cable round in the socket to get stereo to come out. And sure nobody needs a thinner phone but I tend to see improvements on making phones thinner as a good thing. I always add a case, so anything which keeps the bulk down is a good thing.
FridgeMagnet
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I use a pair of AKG K451 headphones now with my iPhone which have replaceable cables—I don't think I'd get a pair which didn't, nowadays. This really does get rid of the possibility of the "fucked cable so have to buy new 'phones" issue, not that I've had the issue with this model anyway as the cables seem to be pretty tough. (They also have a remote built in.)
The basic trouble with cables is that they get fucked at the socket end; I don't think a new connector type is going to change that.
skyscraper101
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Of all the concerns, this for me is probably the most important one. But does anyone actually know for sure yet that there won't be an easy solution to all this like a one in/two out adapter?
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hiraethified
Who wants the burden of an adaptor to carry around/lose/forget?
skyscraper101
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It really just depends on how you value it. I personally don't mind sacrificing a mini-jack socket if there will be a benefit of greater worth. For me, an even thinner phone with more reliable audio socket may just be worth the small sacrifice of attaching a small adaptor to a power lead or a non-apple set of cans.
I already carry round an external battery and a charging lead these days because smartphones eat through battery life. I'm sure a little adaptor wouldn't be too much extra inconvenience and probably they'll be knocked out on eBay for a couple of quid within days.
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pesh
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It's probably just full of fluff... Deploy the iPaperclip
Getting rid of the minijack is a fucking stupid idea.
skyscraper101
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It certainly seems to have a lot of people in distress.
I reckon like with every other tech shift which means a sacrifice of some sort, people will just get used to it.
I reckon like with every other tech shift which means a sacrifice of some sort, people will just get used to it.
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