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Apple Launches the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus; Feature Water-Resistance, Lack Headphone Jack (www.bgr.in)
Apple on Wednesday unveiled its new flagship smartphones: the iPhone 7, and the iPhone 7 Plus. Both the iPhones look similar to the last year's iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, but offer a range of new features. Chief among those features are water and dust resistance, stereo speakers, improved cameras (the iPhone 7 Plus has a pair of 12MP cameras that are able to take SLR-quality images. It offers bokeh capability). And yes, the new iPhones indeed lack the headphone jack. "it's the best iPhone we have ever created," Apple CEO Tim Cook said. The home button is getting taptic feedback, similar to that of the MacBook.
So why is Apple removing the headphone jack? Apple's SVP Phil Schiller said, "courage."The company also announced AirPods wireless earphones. A pair of these will be priced at $169. The iPhones will go on sales starting September 16 in several regions including the United States In places like India, however, it will be available starting October 7.
So why is Apple removing the headphone jack? Apple's SVP Phil Schiller said, "courage."The company also announced AirPods wireless earphones. A pair of these will be priced at $169. The iPhones will go on sales starting September 16 in several regions including the United States In places like India, however, it will be available starting October 7.
Here's hoping the rest of the market doesn't make like apple-obsessed sheep for once and make the 3.5mm headphone jack obsolete.
the most shocking announcement this afternoon. i really thought it would be $29.99
Yay, you can no longer listen to headphones at your desk and have your phone charging. Listen all day at the office, phone is dead for the walk home. GREAT Idea.
the iPhone 7 Plus has a pair of 12MP cameras that are able to take SLR-quality images
Don't lie to me.
It has a tiny little sensor that assuming has perfect glass is just providing false magnification as the lens is a f/1.8 with a pixel edge size of about 1.2um (assuming the same size sensor as in the Apple iPhone 5S) but the diameter of the airy disk would be 3.7um. So the smallest item resolvable would fill about a 3x3 grid. Granted software can get rid of some of that but it isn't going to magically make it deliver results like a full frame SLR with good lenses.
While it is probably a better camera than most other cellphones (seriously these cameras are shit) don't say it holds a candle to an older full frame DSLR or even my 40+ year old film SLR that has some really nice lenses with good film.
Time to offend someone
Courage my fat fucking ass. They removed the headphone jack to SCREW every customer into needing to either replace ALL of their sound equipment, or purchase expensive ass proprietary dongles. That is the 1 and only reason, no, the headphone jack is NOT the reason your phone isn't a millimeter thick, it's because fucking technology has not got there yet, forcing all of my stereo equipment into obsolesce is not courageous. It's clearly a desperate move from a company that's losing marketshare everytime they check the numbers, a company that flat out refuses to actually innovate while promoting their stolen features from competitors who beat them to the market by years "innovation" is pretty fucking funny. But this is indeed innovation, it's an innovative method to fuck each and every customer into having to replace a bunch of shit that doesn't need replacing.
Exactly my point, the applefan boys will argue, but you've nailed it 100%, we used to point to apple as the definition of "planned obsolescence" but this.... this is just obscene. This is too much. This is beyond bullshit and every single braindead apple moron thinks its GREAT! YAY! static and bullshit for all, continually disconnecting earbuds for EVERYONE.. But don't you dare attach this to a non apple device, no sir, we're going to tax you for that buy licensing the pretend better bluetooth tech at ridiculous amounts.
So don't buy their headphones if they don't meet your needs? It's not like they're removing Bluetooth or something.
What is it about Apple making accessories for their products that enrages people? Just don't buy the fucking thing.
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More importantly what the FUCK is wrong with people like you who should be embracing technology, being steadfastly against any change?
Not all technology or change is good or desirable.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
Essentially most people will now have to carry two items around with them - a phone and a dongle - rather than just the one, or else not be able to hook the phone up to a standard audio system.
I haven't connected my phone to an external audio system over wires for about two-three years now. That's doubly true of any non-technical people I know, who all simply use bluetooth for smaller external speakers and just do not connect phones to stereo systems at all. 99% of people will just carry earbuds with them as they do today, either the included ones or other ones they like with the adaptor attached.
Just today I wanted to watch a presentation in an office, but had forgot my headphones... a co-worker offered to loan me his. They were wireless...
I also wish we'd wait for an agreed standard. Lightning is essentially a Apple-only standard.
If you just keep waiting it could be nothing will ever change. If everyone waits, nothing will ever happen - by Apple doing this perhaps it will drive Android makers to form a standard.
What I would do, if I had a million dollars, is produce an iPhone 7 case with the 3.5mm adapter built in. I'd also add USB (with charging available) just for completeness.
You could call it the HomerCase. :-)
It's probably a really good thing you do not have a million dollars.
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The phone ships with an adaptor that gives you back the audio jack you could copy from if you wished... no more DRM than before.
Except apps/the phone could refuse to play back certain "rights managed" media if it detects the adapter, or even worse, a non-beats/apple manufactured headset is connected.
"Sorry, this media is exclusive to Beats(tm) headphone users only."
I find the non-technical people I know use 3.5mm jacks to hook up their phones to car stereos. They don't like Bluetooth, it's fiddly and awkward and, if it's not your car, means you have to figure out how to pair with that model. 3.5mm "just works".
First off, let's remember we're talking about setting a standard. Android phones already come with a "just works" digital hookup for headphones, and speakers, and 5.1 speakers, and whatever else you want - it's called a USB port.
There's a difference between Apple going first saying "Let's make a standard" and Apple going first and saying "Here's our proprietary way to do this." It certainly won't drive Android makers to encourage the use of the USB audio, because Apple's showing no signs of being prepared to adopt USB. And without universal adoption, you're just going to end up with a Betamax/VHS set of competing headphones, if Android phone makers went in that direction.
They won't, of course, they'll just carry on with the 3.5mm jack, for better or worse. I'm not a fan of 3.5mm - especially the hacky version we use today where slight voltage changes are used to signal "Play/pause/hangup/skip next track", and would like to see USB take off as a replacement. But, no, I don't see it taking off if the industry is split.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
And yet, no one else seems to have problems creating a 3.5mm jack, including Apple before today.
"First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
It just ALSO gives you an improved audio path that provides power to headphones.
No, the new phone doesn't give you anything improved. The old phones could already do this. The lightning port always did route audio and power.
What is wrong with having an improved set of choices?
Nothing. This phone gives you fewer choices. It's exactly the same capability as the previous model with one option removed.
More importantly what the FUCK is wrong with people like you who should be embracing technology, being steadfastly against any change?
Um gee, I dunno. Maybe because we're capable of thinking rather than blindly calling all change good?
The only extra capability you get with the new phone is a marginal improvement in thinness compared to the old one. This is at the expense of heavier use of a less robust connector. Change is only good if it's an improvement.
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USB-C could be a good standard but it was released after Apple had decided on Lightning. USB-C is slightly bigger than Lightning. I also find the setup of USB-C may not be as durable, IMHO.
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