Ondrej Holzman The latest iPhones 6S and 6S Plus have only been on sale for a few weeks, but speculation about the next generation is already active. This could bring a fundamental innovation in connectors, when the traditional 3,5 mm headphone jack would be replaced by an all-in-one Lightning connector, which, in addition to charging and data transfer, would also be used for audio.
This is a preliminary estimate of the Japanese site for now Mac Otakarawhich cites its "reliable sources", however the idea of a single port and sacrificing the 3,5mm jack makes sense. Who else should kill the standard headphone jack, which has been around for a really long time and takes up a lot of space inside phones, than Apple.
The new Lightning connector should be the same as before, only an adapter would appear to ensure backward compatibility with headphones with a standard 3,5mm jack. However, this jack would be removed from the body of the iPhone, which could make the body of the phone even thinner, or create space for other components.
Also, according to influential blogger John Gruber, this move would be totally in Apple's style. "The only good thing is its compatibility with current headphones, but 'backwards compatibility' has never been very high in Apple's priorities." he said Gruber and we can remember, for example, the removal of CD drives in Apple computers before others started doing it.
If Apple doesn't kill the headphone port, no one else will. Over 105 years is long enough. pic.twitter.com/VdG3IFlKQy
— Zac Cichy (@zcichy) 27. November 2015
Like on Twitter pointed out Zac Cichy, the headphone port is also really old. It wouldn't be that surprising if Apple wanted to get rid of the more than 100-year-old technology. At first, there would certainly be a problem with the mentioned compatibility, and carrying an adapter with the headphones (plus, of course, an expensive one) would not be pleasant, but it would only be a matter of time.
Apple introduced a new part of its MFi (Made for iPhone) program more than a year ago, allowing headphone manufacturers to use Lightning to connect them, but so far we've only seen a few products from Philips or JBL.
For this reason, if Apple sacrifices the audio jack with the new iPhones, it should also introduce the new EarPods, which are included in the box with the phones and would receive Lightning.
It is not clear whether Apple will make a fundamental change already next year in the case of the iPhone 7, but we can expect that sooner or later it will indeed go in this direction. After all, he prepared a similarly controversial change in 2012 when switching from the outdated 30-pin connector to Lightning. Although headphones and a 3,5mm jack are not just a matter of his products, the development could be similar.
I remember that HTC once tried this with microusb for headphones and it was a big flop..
however, Apple will certainly offer us a corresponding reduction…
I hope this is just speculation as it has been many times. I don't want the reduction of all reductions, and on the Macbook, in addition to USB C, there is also the Jack, so perhaps on the phone as well. That wouldn't be a good move, it's so nice to have a favorite headphone for all Apple and non-Apple toys.
Not that I don't like the idea in itself, but it should also not be forgotten that, in addition to backward compatibility, the possibility of listening and charging the phone at the same time would also be sacrificed. That the time has come for standard lightning connectors? ;)
it will be more like a Macbook, after all, one connector is enough :) When someone wants to transfer data to you on a USB stick, you just smile and ask them to transfer via the cloud, or you reach into your bag and find a reduction of all reductions.
Isn't it possible to have both at the same time through the current original dock? 1 lightning for the phone and the output from the dock is another lightning and 3,5 mm. If this is confirmed, there will be a dust-free bifurcation.
Well, I don't know, I like falling asleep listening to music and not recharging overnight... Well, it's probably time to switch to wireless.
well, there would be a way if induction charging finally comes..
wireless is the most lossy way to transmit sound. if you really don't rely on the quality of the music and 128kbps recordings with headphones up to 1000 kc are enough for you, then this will definitely be the way for you.
but I personally hate it. I don't fully enjoy an audio orgasm with lossless music and studio headphones for 30 because I'm not such an audiophile, but I just like to listen to a high-quality recording with high-quality headphones. you would be surprised how many musical instruments you can suddenly recognize in that sound that you can really hear individually when you listen to each other. and not that it all merges into one mishmash.
I have Sennheiser Momentun M2 AE wireless and I must admit that the sound seems really good.
And isn't it more likely that it will only have one connector, but that it will be USB-C?
Apple just doesn't get it right. Since then, everyone followed the switch to USB. One connector that rules all usb-c is not being promoted, not to the extent that it can be the connector itself. Here, Apple wants to cancel the 3,5mm jack, that's also a mistake. In addition, it was already here: mobile phones with other than 3,5 mm headphone jacks had, for example, Motorola slvr and others, and it was a nice spring, shanet reduction. If they were concerned about dimensions, there is a 2,5mm jack, but not that, right? Apple just wants to rush.
I can't really imagine that people who have an iPhone and mostly base it on design and style, will push my phone for 20+ thousand for some kind of reduction. It's disgusting and quite dangerous. If you put the phone with the adapter in your pocket, the connector may be damaged. A lot of people have really high-quality headphones connected to their phone, mostly from brands other than Beats by Apple. Reputable companies may make some type with lightning, but probably not. It's not a good way. Otherwise, it's about as much as you are chasing after a little fat girl. If the phone is enormously thin, it will have a small battery. They are already tragic. In addition, I now have a Note 3. Without a flip case, a phone of this size is unfathomable to me. Now I tried to take the Note 3 out of the flip case and put the classic back cover on it. My phone slipped out of my hand 10 times within 3 minutes. The idea that I need to control it when I'm poor, like I do with a flip, is unthinkable. Flip's case is almost as thick as the Note 3. I'm considering an iPhone 6s Plus. The dimensions are larger than the Note 3. I can't imagine it without a flip case. So I will have a 6mm brick instead of a 10mm phone. I would rather have 11 mm and the battery needs to be 3500mAh. But it's just my opinion, most people will prefer a 4mm phone. Hopefully Apple knows what it's doing.
The gospel truth…. it's better that it has a good battery life than chasing the lowest possible dimensions... but I think it's just a marketing move, the smaller battery will last a day and I charge it at night, so it's not really a problem, but for a 2-3 year old iPhone it won't even last a whole day anymore and it will push a lot of people to buy a new version of the iphone….